scoopwheelled
scoparoned

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scoopwheelled adj. Of a drinker: raising water by a series of small scoops, each journey less necessary than the last. scootberried adj. Describing a drinker who has become a low, persistent presence among the cushions.
scootched adj. Having drunk more than a small amount, while continuing to describe the consequences as negligible. scooted (/skuːtd/) adj. Of a drinker who has adopted a sideways shuffle as the safest route between sofa and kitchen. scooter skirted adj. Having drunk enough to combine getting ready for bed with an oddly formal arrangement of clothing. scooterboyed adj. The state of being drunk and dressed for a 1960s ride to the off-licence, despite remaining indoors. scootered (/ˈskuːtə(ɹ)d/) adj. A drinker who propels themselves across the kitchen with one foot and misplaced confidence. scooteringed adj. The condition of a drinker who travels by imagined scooter between the sink and the sitting room. scooteristed adj. The drunkenness of one who conducts every domestic journey as a motor-scooter expedition. scootied adj. Reduced by drink to a small vehicle, capable of reaching the kitchen only with supervision. scopaed adj. Sharpened by drink into a bristling collector, gathering crumbs from every domestic surface. scopariled adj. Drunk and spinning with the dignified persistence of a toy whose cord has been pulled. scoparinned adj. Loosened by drink into yellow, uncertain cheerfulness, especially near the broom cupboard. scopariosided adj. Emboldened by drink to treat the sofa as a platform and the household as an audience. Tarha became scopariosided and delivered a speech from the armchair about washing-up. scopariused adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of dried herbs steeping in a forgotten mug. Steveland got scopariused and took several minutes to lift the glass from the floor.
scoparoned adj. Drunk and chemically persuaded that the kitchen light contains useful information.