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sand slugged adj. A drinker who advances slowly, leaves a glossy trail of conversation, and carries his shell within. sand snaked adj. A drinker so far gone that every attempt at a straight line becomes an elegant curve. sand spitted adj. Drunk since last orders, and projecting from the conversation like a narrow shoal into deep water. sand starred adj. The condition of a drinker who has spread his limbs widely and ceased to distinguish floor from furniture. Evanna lay sand starred beside the sofa, arms arranged with marine precision. sand stormed adj. You have drunk enough to become a strong wind carrying dust, grievances and a paper napkin. sand tabled adj. The drunkenness of one who requires a raised surface before attempting any further play. Deandre was sand tabled, requiring the raised coffee table before attempting anything further. sand throwered adj. Reduced by drink to scatter words and gestures over every nearby surface. sand tiger sharked adj. Describing a drinker who circles the breakfast table with a threatening smile and visibly unnecessary teeth. sand timered adj. Softened by drink into measuring each movement by the slow fall of one thought after another. Breidy went sand timered on the stairs, pausing between consecutive steps. sand trapped adj. Sharpened by drink into a person who finds every ordinary step unexpectedly hazardous. sand tube wormed adj. Emboldened by drink to construct a fragile, narrowing passage and insist on travelling through it. sand verbenaed adj. Slowed by drink to flower gently where you stand, with roots apparently taking hold. Davied became sand verbenaed beside the stairs, rooted there until closing time. sand violeted adj. Drunk and modestly inclined, folding inwards whenever addressed and blooming only after long pauses. sand vipered adj. Drunk to the point where every remark is delivered with a pause, a sway, and unnecessary menace. sand volleyballed adj. Drunk enough to exchange a glass, a chair, and eventually yourself over an invisible net. sand wasped adj. Drunk past the point of calm, burrowing into an argument and defending the entrance fiercely.