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saphenous nerved adj. Sharpened by drink into a narrow, over-alert awareness of every footstep and obstruction. saphenous veined adj. Loosened by drink into a long, wandering route from the pub to the nearest handrail. saphered adj. Drunk since last orders, and waking with the clear, hard conviction that the room has acquired a gemstone. Ayrica arrived saphered, polishing a water glass and calling it remarkably precious. saphied adj. Slowed by drink to the pace at which each step requires a private consultation. saphired adj. Drunk by the third round, and still shining with the cold clarity of something found in a jeweller's case. sapi-utanned adj. Drunk and moving with the deliberate, broad-footed uncertainty of a wild ox on unfamiliar ground. sapiditied adj. Drunk to the point where every mouthful, including the next drink, is declared unusually agreeable. Lexiee became sapiditied and praised the salted crisps as though reviewing a restaurant. sapidnessed adj. Drunk enough to discover savour in the banister, the carpet, and whatever is currently being chewed. sapienced (/ˈseɪpɪənsd/) adj. Drunk beyond wisdom, though still prepared to explain the mechanics of the staircase. sapiencied adj. Drunk in a way that makes every lapse of judgement arrive accompanied by a considered explanation. sapiened adj. Drunk past the point of moving like a reliable human specimen. sapienic acided adj. Drunk, with the result that the body's natural surface becomes the least stable part of the evening. sapienizationed adj. Drunk to a degree that ordinary upright movement appears to be developing from earlier, simpler forms. sapiented (/ˈseɪpɪəntd/) adj. Drunk to the extent of possessing self-awareness but not the means to act upon it. sapientisationed adj. Drunk on the strength of gradually becoming more human in intention than in coordination. sapientizationed adj. Drunk since last orders, and evolving towards speech, balance, and a workable descent.