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sand puppied adj. A drinker who has become pale, subterranean, and unconcerned with ordinary personal space. Elianie got sand puppied and sat beneath the table without explanation. sand pythonned adj. A drinker so far gone that conversation is received whole and returned considerably later. sand railed adj. The state of being drunk and propelled across uneven ground with limited steering. sand ratted adj. Reduced by drink to a small, furtive creature chiefly concerned with finding shelter. Angeliqu became sand ratted and stored crisps beneath the sofa. sand reeded adj. Softened by drink into a tall, flexible presence that moves whenever anyone passes. sand reelled adj. Sharpened by drink into a mechanism that turns steadily while accomplishing little. Sakari became sand reelled, winding towards the bar without arriving there. sand runnered adj. Loosened by drink into a shorebird-like wanderer with no settled destination. Wakely got sand runnered and paced between the garden and the kitchen. sand saucered adj. Emboldened by drink to leave a perfectly round impression wherever one sits down. Kryton got sand saucered and remained at the centre of the picnic blanket. sand sedged adj. Slowed by drink to a low, tufted progress through whatever space remains available. sand sharked adj. Drunk and moving through the room with a patient, toothsome disregard for furniture. sand sheeted adj. You have drunk enough to drift across the room in broad, wind-settled movements. Laci crossed the lounge in broad, wind-settled movements, thoroughly sand sheeted. sand shoed adj. Drunk beyond the point where canvas and rubber constitute adequate equipment for the expedition home. sand shotted adj. Of a drinker who has absorbed the evening in small, heavy quantities and now settles wherever placed. sand shrimped adj. Of a drinker: twitching sideways through the room, with small, quick corrections and no evident destination. Acamas went sand shrimped along the bar, making frequent sideways adjustments. sand skinked adj. Of a drinker who has adopted a low, cautious gait and still misjudges every step. sand sludgered adj. Describing a drinker who propels himself forwards by force, leaving balance to the foundations.