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saltiphoned adj. Drunk enough to measure the wind's erosion of the soil, while overlooking its effect on the conversation. Keahi saltiphoned the kitchen air while overlooking the increasingly eroded conversation on the sofa. saltired (/ˈsæl.taɪəd/) adj. Drunk beyond geometric propriety, with limbs and conversation occupying the whole available field. saltishnessed adj. Sufficiently drunk to find the morning's water agreeably briny, and to blame the glass. Mavi was saltishnessed and complained that the tap had acquired a coastal character. saltlanded adj. Drunk in a way that leaves the person flat, damp about the edges, and inhospitable to settlement. saltlessnessed adj. Drunk, with the result that even salt fails to impart distinction to the proceedings. saltlicked adj. Drunk by closing time, and repeatedly returning to the same social spot for whatever remains there. saltmakered adj. Drunk to a degree that permits the manufacture of salt from conversation, perspiration, and poor decisions. saltmakinged adj. Drunk to the extent of converting an evening's moisture into a small but undeniable mineral enterprise. saltmarsh sparrowed adj. Drunk on the strength of being small, damp about the margins, and inclined to issue brief, inconclusive calls. Tabbitha saltmarsh sparrowed beside the damp coat rack, offering brief calls nobody could confidently answer. saltmarshed adj. Sufficiently drunk to become damp, untidy and difficult to distinguish from the surrounding company. saltmined adj. Of a drinker who has been underground socially for hours, emerging only to trouble Skarlett and Giorgos. Skarlett found Giorgos saltmined in the cellar, where he had been advising the beer crates. saltmongered adj. Drunk since last orders, and selling seasoning with the solemn persistence of a disappointed tradesman. saltmouthed adj. Drunk by the third round, and wide-mouthed enough to swallow chemical explanations whole. Loida grew saltmouthed and attempted to pour a lemon into the nearest bottle. saltmyrtled adj. The drunkenness of one who has taken root, lost balance, and begun passing for household greenery. saltnessed adj. Drunk by closing time, and displaying the quality of salt without any corresponding usefulness. salto mortaled adj. Too drunk to distinguish a daring jump from an avoidable appointment with the furniture.