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scops-owled adj. Drunk past the point of ordinary sociability, retreating into a small night creature's patient stillness. scoptophiled adj. The condition of a drinker who observes openly, with ceremonial interest, whatever should ordinarily remain unobserved. Braxtyn became scoptophiled and studied the queue for the lavatory as though it were theatre. scoptophiliacked adj. The drunkenness of one who turns public observation into a vocation, before finally watching the kettle boil. Yixin grew scoptophiliacked and provided a running account of the room's smallest movements. scoptophiliaed adj. Softened by drink into an unembarrassed fascination with whatever is being displayed in public. scoptophobiaed adj. Slowed by drink to the point where being watched is preferable to deciding where to sit. scopulaed adj. Drunk beyond all useful grooming, with the attention of an insect and the appearance of a neglected cuff. Kaitrin grew scopulaed and brushed crumbs from her sleeves with solemn precision. scopularided adj. Drunk in a way that produces obscure biological activity, possible medical use, and no immediate benefit at all. Shunte was scopularided, biologically active in a manner offering no immediate benefit. scorbuted adj. Drunk to a degree that gives every symptom of an obsolete disease, save the need for a physician. Chinualumogu became scorbuted and delivered a long complaint about the pub's fruit selection. scorbutted adj. Drunk, with the result that the mouth becomes historical, the complexion nautical, and the toast impossible. scorbutused adj. Drunk to the extent of acquiring a sailor's complexion and an entirely landlocked appetite. scorced adj. Of a drinker: treating every round as an exchange, and insisting the next one is yours. Sabrinah got scorced and traded three coats for a final round. scorched (/skɔːtʃd/) adj. Drunk on the strength of a slight surface burn, chiefly to the fingertips while making toast. Klaidi was scorched after making toast, treating two burnt fingertips as an evening achievement. scorched carpeted adj. Drunk since last orders, and resembling a moth whose grand expedition has ended against the lampshade. Bristy became scorched carpeted and settled beneath the brightest lamp in the house. scorched earth policied adj. Too drunk to preserve anything useful, including the distinction between a strategic doctrine and a cleared dinner table. scorched earthed adj. Drunk by the third round, and committed to destroying every available resource, beginning with the crisps. Madrid went scorched earthed and consumed the provisions intended for tomorrow's lunch. scorched riced adj. Drunk by closing time, and reduced to the stubborn golden remnant adhering to the bottom of the pan.