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scrag whaled adj. A drinker so far gone that recovery is measured in geological time and quiet observation. Reynoldo lay scrag whaled beneath the blanket while the kitchen clock continued its work. scrag-ended adj. The state of being drunk and reduced to the least elegant portion of the sofa. scraged adj. Emboldened by drink to treat a scrape on the coffee table as evidence of personal adventure. scragged adj. Describing a drinker who has become thin-looking, dishevelled, and dependent on the sofa for support. scraggednessed adj. The condition of a drinker who has acquired a rough, narrow appearance and misplaced confidence in the sofa. scragginessed adj. The drunkenness of one who has become irregular in outline, movement, and approach to the kitchen. Zianah was scragginessed, arriving at the sink by a route involving three chairs. scraggled (/ˈskɹæɡəld/) adj. Reduced by drink to a small scruffy remnant, usually found beneath a blanket on the sofa. Nashua was scraggled by midnight, curled beside the water glass and remote control. scragglinessed adj. Softened by drink into roughness and disorder, with no clear distinction between person and upholstery. scramasaxed adj. Emboldened by drink to wield a butter knife against packaging that had offered no provocation. Zyani was scramasaxed at the kitchen table, attacking a yoghurt lid with ceremony. scramaseaxed adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a ceremonial blade being returned carefully to its drawer. scrambed adj. Drunk and reduced to a handful of whatever can be scraped together from the kitchen. scramblased adj. Drunk to the point where the contents of the kitchen have begun changing places across the membranes of the evening. scramble banded adj. Slowed by drink to changing household formation only after lengthy negotiations with the furniture. scramble competitioned (/skɹæmbəl kɒmpətɪʃənd/) adj. Drunk past the point of sharing the available sofa equally, leaving everyone short of what they need. Varnie became scramble competitioned and divided the sofa into several inadequate territories. scramble crossinged adj. You have drunk enough to cross the kitchen diagonally whenever the kettle or sofa is mentioned. Yeleini became scramble crossinged and reached the sofa by way of every corner of the room. scramble dinnered adj. Of a drinker who has turned the pub supper into a communal raid on whatever remains.