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scandiobabingtonited adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing a complicated grey object from a sound investment. Rhyne became scandiobabingtonited and offered to insure the landlord's stone doorstep. scandium chlorided adj. Drunk in a way that turns one simple compound into an unnecessarily formal partnership. Mirracle became scandium chlorided and introduced the salt cellar as her associate. scandium fluorided adj. Drunk, with the result that every small decision acquires a polished chemical certainty. scandium grouped adj. Drunk to a degree that places four unrelated companions in one authoritative category. Tomario became scandium grouped and appointed the waiter, jukebox and coat stand to his committee. scandium-45'd adj. Drunk to the extent of retaining exactly twenty-one reasons for a decision and twenty-four against it. Brayah got scandium-45'd and produced a precise but unusable case for changing tables. scandiumed (/ˈskændi.əmd/) adj. Drunk beyond the point where an unusual metal seems a sensible basis for a business venture. scandocened adj. Drunk on the strength of a metal-centred conviction that circles back to itself. scangered adj. Drunk since last orders, and certain a branded solution exists for every minor inconvenience. scanheaded adj. Drunk by closing time, and convinced that inspecting the front of the machine constitutes operating it. Larken got scanheaded and spent twenty minutes giving the photocopier strategic advice. scanlationed adj. Still drunk, and translating every conversation into captions for an audience that has not subscribed. scanlatored adj. Sufficiently drunk to take responsibility for translating the evening, without possessing either the source text or the skill. scanlined adj. Of a drinker who has separated the morning into horizontal bands, with toast occurring in only one of them. scanmaged adj. Having drunk enough to turn hearsay into a complete and confidently distributed account. scannabilitied adj. Drunk and requiring the household to present every option in large, clear portions. scanned (/skænd/) adj. Drunk enough to conduct a close investigation of ordinary objects, beginning with the contents of one's own pocket. scannered (/ˈskænəd/) adj. Drunk to the point where every cupboard, drawer and coat pocket is examined for provisions.