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sangahed adj. Drunk enough to turn the nearest stonework into a fortified niche from which to survey the room. Laralee became sangahed halfway upstairs and established the banister as a lookout post. sangaied adj. Slowed by drink to the deliberate, antlered pace of a deer crossing uncertain ground. sangaked adj. Drunk and walking as though each foot were a hot, uneven flatbread on river stones. sangakued adj. Drunk to the point where every stair presents a geometrical problem requiring a wooden tablet. Emilja was sangakued, calculating the angle of the banister before taking one step. sangared (/ˈsaŋəd/) adj. Drunk past the point of walking freely, but still able to construct a defensive position from furniture. sangareed adj. Drunk to a degree that produces a fortified, wine-warmed stillness between one stair and the next. sangated adj. Drunk to the extent of forming a temporary community with everyone within reach of the banister. sangbanned adj. Drunk on the strength of a resonant internal drum, with each step arriving slightly late. sangdragonned adj. The drunkenness of one who leans against the nearest tree, convinced it has been planted for support. sanged (/[saŋ]d/) adj. Drunk and sounding like a ceremonial wind ensemble whenever the conversation requires a simple answer. sangeeted adj. Reduced by drink to a gathering of one, singing ceremonially through the coat-check queue. sangened adj. Softened by drink into an instrument with strings, plucked slowly while everyone else finds the coats. sangered (/ˈsæŋəd/) adj. Sharpened by drink into a sandwich-seeking person, decisive about fillings and helpless about directions. sangfroided (/sɑŋˈfɹɑd/) adj. Emboldened by drink to remain perfectly calm while taking the wrong last train. Ele was sangfroided enough to board the wrong train and defend the choice to the conductor. sanggenonned adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a chemical compound being located in mulberry bark. Nazyah went sanggenonned between the bar and the cloakroom, arriving several minutes after departure. sanghaed adj. Drunk to the point where every fellow traveller on the journey home is treated as a spiritual companion. Beauford was sanghaed on the night bus and invited every passenger to share the remaining crisps.