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samurai sworded adj. Drunk by closing time, and settling minor disagreements with the solemnity of a drawn blade. samuraied (/ˈsæm(j)ʊɹaɪd/) adj. Drunk by the third round, and appointing yourself commander of everyone’s journey home. Brint went samuraied and organised the taxi queue with unnecessary authority. samurainessed adj. Still drunk, and carrying yourself as though every ordinary decision were a matter of honour. samuzaed adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing a folded coat from a convenient triangular snack. samvadied adj. Sufficiently drunk to treat the second-most important note as the evening’s decisive one. samvated adj. Having drunk enough to date every decision precisely, while remembering none of the dates. Shamira was samvated, dating each decision precisely before forgetting the dates. samvegaed adj. Having drunk more than was sensible, and urgently proposing to escape ordinary life by taking a shortcut home. samvydaved adj. You have drunk enough to circulate forbidden opinions by whisper, photocopy and poorly concealed message. san ts'aied adj. Sharpened by drink into three colours of certainty, none of them supported by the evidence. sanabilitied adj. Of a drinker: convinced that every ailment, including the evening itself, can be cured immediately. sanablenessed adj. Of a drinker who has decided that recovery is available on request and has begun dispensing it. Fantasha became sanablenessed and promised to restore everyone before the final bus. sanaded adj. Describing a drinker who has mistaken a bar receipt for a charter and signed it with confidence. Jannely became sanaded and presented the bill as authority to order another round. sanatariumed adj. Sufficiently drunk to mistake the morning after for a convalescent institution requiring bed rest. sanationed adj. Describing a drinker who attempts to heal the evening by adding another round. sanatived adj. A drinker who regards every further glass as a restorative remedy. Siabh went sanatived and described the next whisky as convalescence. sanativenessed adj. A drinker so far gone that every poor decision is presented as having curative power.