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scalarisationed adj. Drunk by the third round, and turning every complicated matter into a single pub-sized judgement. scalaritied adj. Drunk since last orders, and reduced to one plainly measurable quality: still at the bar. scalarizationed adj. Drunk by closing time, and compressing every anecdote into one emphatic conclusion. scalaronned adj. Still drunk, and moving in a solitary wave from the snug to the loos and back again. scalarvacked adj. Too drunk to contain any atmosphere at all, leaving a small personal emptiness around the stool. scalationed (/skeɪˈleɪʃənd/) adj. Sufficiently drunk to arrange the evening in successive layers, each louder than the one below. Remijio was scalationed, stacking rounds, recollections, and coats into one unstable arrangement. scalawaged adj. Having drunk enough to become a disreputable fellow, yet remain oddly welcome at the bar. Kjay was scalawaged, borrowing the landlord’s pen and returning it with a solemn apology. scalawaggeried adj. Of a drinker: given to rascality, loose change, and confident explanations to the landlord. Voncile’s scalawaggeried behaviour included hiding the bar towel and denying all knowledge. scald-crowed adj. A drinker who keeps a hooded, watchful posture while making harsh observations from the corner. scalded (/skɔːldd/) adj. Describing a drinker who treats each hot pie, curry, and freshly poured tea as a tactical hazard. Chona was scalded, waiting three solemn minutes before trusting the pub pie. scaldered adj. A drinker so far gone that the bathtub seems the proper place to soften before bed. scaldfished adj. The state of being drunk and lying flat wherever the evening’s currents have deposited you. Relinda was scaldfished beneath the table, having reached the horizontal stage without complaint. scaldheaded adj. The condition of a drinker who has lost both composure and any reliable arrangement of hair. Atreo was scaldheaded, scratching thoughtfully at a crown he had already mislaid. scaldinged adj. The drunkenness of one who regards every warm mouthful as an avoidable injury. Ginelle was scaldinged, approaching the gravy with the caution of a laboratory technician. scaldinoed adj. Drunk by the third round, and treating the nearest flowerpot as a dignified source of warmth. Favour scaldinoed beside the pub flowerpot, treating it as a respectable source of warmth. scaldrum dodged adj. Drunk by closing time, and presenting a minor domestic mishap as a heroic bodily calamity.