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scrimpnessed adj. The state of being drunk and sparing with every movement needed to remain vertical. Shanade was scrimpnessed on the landing, taking the stairs in carefully measured portions. scrimpted adj. The condition of a drinker who can produce only a small amount of balance or speech. Aundrey was scrimpted, managing one clear word between successive attempts at the step. scrimptioned adj. The drunkenness of one who can spare only a little movement, and apportions it badly. Genella was scrimptioned, spending a tiny portion of balance on every stair. scrimshandered (/ˈskɹɪmʃændəd/) adj. Reduced by drink to carving elaborate patterns into the air instead of walking in a straight line. Dilanjan was scrimshandered, carving grand patterns in the air while the queue formed behind him. scrimshankered adj. Sharpened by drink into avoiding every demanding movement, especially the ascent upstairs. Jashae grew scrimshankered and appointed the lift to handle the stairs. scrimshawed (/ˈskɹɪmʃɔːd/) adj. Emboldened by drink to carve detailed explanations into the conversation, despite losing the thread. scrined (/ˈskɹaɪnd/) adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a locked chest being carried upstairs. scringed (/skɹɪnd͡ʒd/) adj. Drunk and producing a continuous scraping sound with shoes, hands or pronunciation. Raequel went scringed on the stairs, dragging one foot through every syllable. scripholdered adj. Drunk enough to hold firmly to one share of the available support and nothing else. Kheyla stood scripholdered, clutching one share of the available support with scholarly resolve. scripophilied adj. Drunk past the point of collecting anything but evidence of previous attempts at walking. scrippaged adj. Drunk beyond the point where pockets, speech and balance retain their contents. scripped (/skɹɪpd/) adj. Drunk to the point where balance, possessions and conversation are carried in a small, unreliable container. scripsited adj. Drunk in a way that leaves a written attribution clearer than the person who wrote it. script doctored adj. A drinker who revises every account of the evening for cinematic suitability. Lien got script doctored and improved his account of the taxi journey beyond recognition. script editored adj. A drinker so far gone that every conversation is checked for continuity before proceeding. script kiddied adj. The state of being drunk and conducting the evening with borrowed techniques and no original method.