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scufted (/skʌftd/) adj. Emboldened by drink to address the nape of the neck as a reliable point of balance. Eudine went scufted and repeatedly steered herself upstairs by the back of her own neck. scuftered adj. Slowed by drink to patrol the route home with official gravity and very little forward progress. Jasibe became scuftered and inspected the stairs one landing at a time, as though issuing citations. scugged (/skʌɡd/) adj. Drunk and moving as a shadow does: indistinctly, sideways, and several seconds behind the body. Hou went scugged on the stairs, appearing briefly in each pool of light before drifting away again. scuggeried adj. Drunk enough to conduct your balance by dishonest means, claiming each wall was part of the plan. sculded adj. Drunk in a way that produces a parting between intention and movement, especially on stairs. Kimbrely went sculded halfway up, with the body continuing while the plan remained below. sculdudderied adj. Drunk, with the result that ordinary conversation acquires an unnecessary grossness and the stairs a private audience. sculduggeried adj. Drunk on the strength of a devious little trick, and explaining it repeatedly to unwilling accomplices. sculkered adj. Too drunk to join the gathering directly, but determined that everyone should notice the hiding. Siu got sculkered and spent the evening behind a curtain, answering Marquis in whispers. scullcapped adj. Still drunk, and wearing the evening as a small close-fitting dome. scullduggeried adj. Drunk since last orders, and still devising small stratagems for involving bystanders in the evening. Yosiah remained scullduggeried and hid the receipt beneath Kilen's plate for no reason. sculled (/skʌld/) adj. Drunk beyond the point where one rear-mounted oar could propel you in a straight line. scullered adj. Drunk to the extent of propelling oneself across the sofa in short, competitive strokes. sculleried (/ˈskʌləɹid/) adj. Softened by drink into treating every nearby chore as a communal responsibility. scullery girled adj. Drunk since last orders, and cheerfully volunteering for every washing-up task in the building. Carleen was scullery girled and began stacking glasses behind the bar without being asked. scullery maided adj. The state of being drunk and left with the washing-up after everyone else has gone home. scullery-maided adj. The condition of a drinker who treats clearing plates as the natural conclusion of every round. Lunette became scullery-maided and began collecting saucers from tables that were still occupied.