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scorched winged adj. Still drunk, and fluttering towards illumination with the solemn purpose of a moth at a porch light. Katherynn remained scorched winged, circling the hallway lamp after everyone else had gone. scorched-earth policied adj. Having drunk more than enough to destroy the evening's remaining biscuits, packaging and evidence of restraint. scorchednessed adj. Emboldened by drink to treat every minor disagreement as though it had left scorch marks. Kiyani became scorchednessed and accused the quietest guest of having burnt the atmosphere. scorchered (/ˈskɔː.t͡ʃə(ɹ)d/) adj. Slowed by drink to apply heat to every conversation, without noticing what is already smouldering. scorchinged adj. Drunk and leaving each gathering slightly more damaged than you found it. scorchingnessed adj. Drunk to the point where your presence makes the room feel several degrees less hospitable. Ariya became scorchingnessed and caused the whole table to migrate towards the window. scordaturaed adj. Drunk enough to retune every conversation and leave the company unable to find the original key. score attacked adj. Drunk beyond treating social interaction as anything other than a competition for the highest possible number. score drawed adj. Drunk in a way that leaves both sides convinced they have won and everyone else exhausted by the replay. Esmai-grace was score drawed, trading equal accusations with Ethem until the landlord intervened. score sheeted adj. Describing a drinker who has turned the evening into a record of names, points and avoidable annotations. score stringed adj. Drunk to a degree that makes you hang each social victory up for inspection. Lavaria became score stringed and displayed every successful interruption to Lorenzo. score-drawed adj. Drunk, with the result that every dispute ends level and must be played again for the audience. Lathan grew score-drawed and turned a disagreement about taxis into a return fixture. score-offed adj. Drunk to the extent of answering every kindness with a rebuttal sharp enough to win the point and lose the evening. score-settlinged adj. Drunk on the strength of an old grievance, which the assembled company is now expected to remember accurately. score-sheeted adj. Drunk in a way that keeps a written tally of each round, with no obvious winner. scoreboarded adj. Drunk since last orders, and visibly displaying the evening's results for everyone present to assess. Rudie stood scoreboarded by the door, while Saberina listed his departures and returns.