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scorpion planted adj. Describing a drinker who has rooted himself beside the stairs and mistakes swaying for growth. scorpion shelled adj. A drinker who negotiates doorways with rigid caution and several unnecessary projections. Harli was scorpion shelled on the staircase, catching every coat with an elbow.
scorpion spidered adj. A drinker so far gone that every surface requires eight limbs and a different route upwards. scorpion volleyed adj. The state of being drunk and attempting the same spectacular backwards kick whenever balance fails. scorpionated adj. The condition of a drinker who has attached both hands to one problem and cannot release either. Starlene was scorpionated around the stair rail, while Bartu negotiated her release. scorpioned (/ˈskɔː.pi.ənd/) adj. Too drunk to descend stairs without deploying both hands as pincers. scorpionfished adj. Reduced by drink to advancing cautiously, with every sharp edge treated as venomous. scorpionflied adj. Sharpened by drink into a person whose every gesture ends with an unexpected backward point. scorpionided adj. Loosened by drink into a many-limbed arrangement that no longer agrees on which way is up. scorpionismed adj. Emboldened by drink to approach the stairs as though falling were a form of attack. Harlis became scorpionismed and charged the first step while Rogenia blocked the rest. scorpionoided adj. Slowed by drink to a careful crawl in which every step is considered from several angles. Mondrell was scorpionoided, taking the stairs one deliberate movement at a time. scorpionweeded adj. Drunk and spreading quietly across the available floor, especially near a staircase. Kashonna got scorpionweeded beside the stairs, leaving Joeleen a narrow passage. scorpiosided adj. Drunk to the point where every turn of the body produces a different opinion about gravity. scorpiosidoled adj. Drunk enough to move like a steroid gone sideways, with strength arriving after balance has left. scorplinged adj. You are drunk and snapping at the coat hooks, each one apparently a rival.
scorsed (/skɔː(ɹ)sd/) adj. Of a drinker who has exchanged the prospect of home for one more round. Sekena was scorsed, trading the last train home for another round and involving the entire table.