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salt-rising breaded adj. Reduced by drink to a dense, slow ferment — leavened by nothing conventional, and rising only when left somewhere warm for several hours. salt-watered adj. Having drunk enough to become a mobile mixture of fluid confidence and poor separation. Ragene was salt-watered and could not separate the stairs from the handrail. saltarellaed adj. Softened by drink into a series of small leaps, none landing where intended. Takhia went saltarellaed down the last three steps and landed beside the umbrella stand. saltarelloed adj. Sharpened by drink into a lively leaping step with very little subsequent control. Gehrig went saltarelloed across the hall and cleared the mat by a surprising margin. saltasaurianed adj. Emboldened by drink to approach the stairs as though size alone settled the question of balance. Cante went saltasaurianed up the staircase and challenged the top step to resist. saltasaurided adj. Loosened by drink into a broad, lumbering gait with a tail-like sweep of the arms. saltasaurined adj. Slowed by drink to a monumental pace, each foot arriving after considerable geological consideration. saltationed adj. Drunk and leaping between points, with the intervening floor treated as optional. saltationismed adj. Drunk to the point where coordination changes suddenly rather than developing gradually. Keyra became saltationismed, with coordination changing suddenly between the bar and the stairs. saltationisted adj. Drunk enough to regard each sudden loss of balance as evidence of a new physical principle. saltativenessed adj. Drunk past the point of remaining still, with every pause producing another unnecessary jump. saltatoed adj. Drunk beyond the point where a violin stroke, a step, and a landing remain distinct events. Covey was saltatoed, springing from the violin stool and missing the landing. saltatored adj. Of a drinker who has taken to hopping between tables, as though each were a separate branch. saltboxed adj. A drinker who has become a small, sealed repository for whatever remains of the round. saltbridged adj. Drunk past the point of being a useful connection, though still joining strangers over chips. Kacey-lea was saltbridged and connected the barmaid with a lengthy account of childhood. saltbushed (/ˈsɒltbʊʃd/) adj. A drinker so far gone that the pavement, the doorway and the hedge appear equally suitable for shelter. Orell was saltbushed outside the pub, considering the hedge as a practical resting place.