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sciolisted (/ˈsaɪəlɪstd/) adj. Drunk in a way that makes superficial knowledge sound like professional authority. Meleta became sciolisted and appointed herself expert on the restaurant's wine list. scioltoed adj. Drunk, with the result that every conversation is performed freely and without much regard for structure. sciomachied adj. Drunk by the third round, and engaged in a futile contest with whatever dark shape is nearest. sciomancered adj. Drunk to a degree that dead relatives, departed pets and former landlords are available for consultation. Nesreen grew sciomancered and sought her late grandmother's view on ordering chips. sciomancied (/ˈsaɪəˌmænsid/) adj. Drunk to the extent of finding omens in shadows and acting on them promptly. sciomyzided adj. Drunk on the strength of a small fly's apparent endorsement of your next decision. scioned (/ˈsaɪənd/) adj. You have drunk enough to regard yourself as the rightful heir to the evening's remaining decisions. Dominion became scioned and assigned the last taxi according to an invented family succession. scionessed adj. Drunk by closing time, and expecting the household silver to descend naturally into your possession. sciophyted (/ˈsʌɪə(ʊ)fʌɪtd/) adj. Still drunk, and thriving in the dimmest corner of the sitting room beside the abandoned glass. Nikoletta was sciophyted beneath the lamp, where nobody expected conversation. scioptic balled adj. Sufficiently drunk to swivel towards every household noise without leaving the sofa. Alija was scioptic balled, tracking the kettle from the cushions with grave attention. sciopticonned adj. Having drunk enough to project domestic shadows across the kitchen and mistake them for company. sciopticsed adj. Having drunk more than the kitchen light can usefully reveal, and arranging spectacles from the sofa. sciosophied adj. You are drunk and confidently explaining why the kitchen behaves according to undiscovered laws. Mijoi got sciosophied and gave the microwave a theory of domestic time. sciosophisted adj. You have drunk enough to offer scientific explanations for the sofa, the kettle and your missing slipper. Athleen was sciosophisted and attributed the cold tea to household magnetism. sciotheismed adj. Of a drinker: quietly revering the ancestors represented by everyone who has previously used the sofa. sciouned adj. You are drunk and have appointed your descendants, real or hypothetical, to defend the decision. Tierni was sciouned and promised the next generation would understand the choice of kebab.