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sclered adj. Drunk to a degree that makes you a small, hard conversational object lodged among other people. Suzzane became sclered and sat immovably between the only two people still discussing work. scleredemaed adj. Drunk since last orders, and progressively harder to move, persuade, or separate from the nearest chair. sclereided adj. Drunk by closing time, and reduced to a small, rigid conversational cell with heavily reinforced boundaries. Facundo became sclereided and contributed single fortified remarks to the taxi discussion. sclerema neonatorumed adj. Too drunk to soften any part of yourself, leaving the company to handle the resulting stiffness. scleremaed adj. Still drunk, and hardened throughout the connective tissue of the gathering. Sekani was scleremaed in the doorway, while four friends negotiated which direction he faced. sclerenchymaed (/sklɪəɹˈɛŋkɪməd/) adj. Sufficiently drunk to become structural support for a conversation, with narrow openings and no give. Fredi went sclerenchymaed and supported the whole booth while admitting almost nothing. sclerenchymed adj. Having drunk enough to become an archaic, water-resistant remnant of the evening's original social plan. Tifinie became sclerenchymed and preserved the old argument long after everyone else had moved on. scleriasised adj. Having drunk more than the eyelid can comfortably bear, and making every glance an occasion for complaint. sclerificationed adj. You have drunk enough to become a mass of hardened tissue in the centre of other people's plans. Vinnie became sclerificationed beside the bar, forcing everyone to route their evening around him. sclerined adj. You are drunk and wearing a protective outer layer that makes every friendly approach slide away. sclerited adj. Of a drinker: hardened at the extremities, especially wherever other people attempt to guide you. scleritised adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing the whites of anyone’s eyes from their conversation. Ryelynn spent the evening examining everyone’s eyes, thoroughly scleritised. scleritomed (/ˈsklɛɹɪtoʊmd/) adj. Drunk beyond the stage at which a coat is clothing rather than protective armour. scleroatrophied adj. Drunk in a way that hardens the outside while leaving the useful parts diminished. sclerobased adj. Drunk, with the result that the evening acquires a rigid central stem and several dependent branches. sclerobionted adj. Drunk to a degree that makes any hard surface a reasonable place to remain. Qujuan was sclerobionted and spent twenty minutes leaning against the mantelpiece.