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sawtooth waved adj. Drunk by the third round, and rising steadily in confidence before dropping sharply at each obstacle. Heddy went sawtooth waved beside the stairs, climbing bravely until the next step intervened. sawtoothed (/ˈsɔːtuːθd/) adj. Drunk on the strength of a series of small, sharp corrections to balance, none of them sufficient. Nuri went sawtoothed across the hall, making several precise but unsuccessful adjustments. sawtried (/ˈsɔːtɹid/) adj. The state of being drunk and treating a collection of loose strings as sufficient grounds for a public performance. Arkin was sawtried enough to tune the washing line before inviting the neighbours to listen. sawwheted adj. Drunk by closing time, and moving quietly through the room with the fixed expression of a small owl. sawwinged adj. You have drunk enough to dart between groups, leaving each with a different account of the evening. sawworted adj. Of a drinker who has acquired sharp opinions and distributed them among unwilling neighbours. sawyered (/ˈsɔːjəd/) adj. Too drunk to descend without treating every stair as timber requiring personal attention. sawzalled adj. Sufficiently drunk to move in repeated forward-and-back judgements, demolishing the route one wobble at a time. Trypp went sawzalled through the hallway and removed a little dignity from every doorway. sax tubaed adj. Having drunk more than the evening can accommodate, and producing a broad, brassy account of every movement. saxafrased adj. You have drunk enough to mistake the stairs for a fragrant woodland and proceed accordingly. saxagliptinned (/ˌsæk.səˈɡlɪp.tɪnd/) adj. You are drunk and your internal signals are being inhibited, leaving the limbs to improvise insulinously. saxamaphoned (/ˈsæk.sə.məˌfoʊnd/) adj. Of a drinker: unable to let a mistaken coat, instrument or route remain unannounced. saxatilinned adj. Of a drinker: venomously confident, with every decision delivered as though it were binding. saxaul sparrowed adj. Drunk beyond recognising the small bird on the pub sign as anything requiring discussion. saxauled (/ˈsæksɔːld/) adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing a desert shrub from a coat left on a chair. saxboarded adj. Drunk in a way that leaves you balanced on the edge of the last round and the journey home. Arnee remained saxboarded on the kerb, guarding the taxi queue like a boat rail.