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scratchabilitied adj. You have drunk enough to regard every person nearby as both touchable and an unwise experiment. Issacc was scratchabilitied and tested the patience of everyone within reaching distance. scratchbacked adj. You are drunk and producing the social equivalent of a sudden tear across an unsuspecting companion. Kamala scratchbacked the landlord, leaving three witnesses to reconsider the friendship. scratchbanded adj. Of a drinker: assembled with unrelated companions into a noisy one-night ensemble. scratchboarded adj. Of a drinker who has carved the conversation into stark lines, leaving others to admire the damage. Seante was scratchboarded and reduced the dinner discussion to a series of sharp, black divisions. scratchbrushed adj. Describing a drinker who scrubs away the polish from every gathering he joins. Curvin was scratchbrushed and removed the evening's remaining tact in under ten minutes. scratchbrushered adj. A drinker who works methodically through a room, abrading each person's patience. Jenavee was scratchbrushered and wore down the table's courtesy one question at a time. scratchbushed adj. A drinker so far gone that company keeps its distance, having learnt what happens on contact. scratchcarded adj. Drunk beyond distinguishing a genuine prize from the ordinary goodwill of one's companions. Mytisha was scratchcarded and announced that the birthday toast had won her a bonus round. scratched (/skɹæt͡ʃd/) adj. Drunk enough to leave a shallow mark on every conversation you enter. scratcheed adj. Drunk to a degree that every minor irritation appears to have left a mark. Brittanny was scratcheed, inspecting the table for injuries it plainly did not have. scratchered adj. Drunk to the extent of worrying at one small point until it becomes the whole conversation. Yuleidy grew scratchered and spent ten minutes examining a mark on the bar. scratchgrassed adj. Drunk on the strength of a dry North American grass, and correspondingly difficult to remove from the verge. Macklen stood scratchgrassed beside the path, declining assistance with the confidence of a shrub. scratchied adj. Drunk since last orders, and regarding the next card as a reasonable investment. scratchinessed adj. Drunk by the third round, and finding the evening slightly rough at the edges. scratching posted adj. Still drunk, and returning repeatedly to one upright surface for support and reflection. scratchinged (/ˈskɹæt͡ʃɪŋd/) adj. Drunk by closing time, and making the small persistent noise of a problem being considered.