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saxe blued adj. Drunk, with the result that every coat appears a pale, greyish blue and worth taking home. saxed (/sæksd/) adj. Having drunk enough to wield the head as a slate-cutter's hammer whenever a sentence reaches its point. Mane got saxed and punctuated his explanation by striking the table with his forehead. saxefrased adj. Emboldened by drink to offer shelter, advice, and opinions to people who had asked for none of them. saxelloed adj. Drunk to a degree that sends every conversation round a slight bend before sounding the last note. saxhorned adj. Drunk to the extent of treating the last orders bell as a valved brass instrument. saxhornisted adj. Drunk on the strength of a brass-band conviction that the journey home requires accompaniment. saxicavaed adj. Drunk since last orders, and settled firmly into the nearest available shell of a coat. Martell was saxicavaed and had to be coaxed out of the cloakroom at midnight. saxicavided adj. Drunk by the third round, and already occupying the protective shell of someone else's outerwear. saxifraged (/ˈsæk.sə.frɪd͡ʒd/) adj. Drunk by closing time, and apparently rooted wherever the evening first placed you. Kendron stood saxifraged beside the bar while the staff stacked chairs around him. saxifragined adj. Still drunk, and liable to ignite the departure from a perfectly ordinary discussion of last orders. Altrina remained saxifragined and turned the cloakroom queue into a minor incident. saxifraxed adj. Too drunk to distinguish sassafras from the contents of a coat pocket on the way home. saxioned adj. Sufficiently drunk to become an unseen partner in the evening, exerting influence without appearing at the taxi rank. saxisted adj. Having drunk enough to conduct the walk home as though the pavement were an instrument. Aurra saxisted home, playing the pavement with every uncertain footstep. saxitoxinned adj. Having drunk more than the evening can safely contain, with decisions accumulating like tainted shellfish. Karell was saxitoxinned and treated the final round as a public-health measure. saxmanned adj. You have drunk enough to appoint yourself the male lead for the entire journey home. saxoguattined adj. You are drunk and chemically committed to one improbable route home.