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scutch grassed adj. The state of being drunk and spreading persistently through the sitting room, despite repeated attempts to tidy. scutched (/skʌt͡ʃd/) adj. A drinker so far gone that the evening is beaten into fibres and left beside the washing machine. Dorse was scutched beside the washing machine, reduced to a coat and a quiet apology. scutcheoned (/ˈskʌtʃ(ə)nd/) adj. The drunkenness of one who has turned the sofa cushion into a heraldic shield and the room into a court. scutchered adj. Reduced by drink to separating every household task into smaller, less useful portions. Griff was scutchered, scraping one corner of the kitchen counter while ignoring the rest. scutching sworded adj. Sharpened by drink into a household instrument, chiefly for pointing at the kettle. Breeya was scutching sworded, directing Jerkayla towards the kettle with a bread knife. scutchinged adj. Softened by drink into loose fibres, suitable only for a blanket and a glass of water. Tazion was scutchinged across the sofa, too yielding to sit upright without assistance. scuted (/skjuːtd/) adj. Loosened by drink into a collection of hard outer plates, each one covering a separate domestic concern. Nathaiel sat scuted on the sofa, protected from the room by three cushions and a tray. scutellared adj. Emboldened by drink to address the kitchen’s smallest noises as though they were personal challenges. Avrom got scutellared and confronted the refrigerator for humming after midnight. scutellareined adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a plant settling beside a glass of water. Kathleena became scutellareined on the sofa, watching the water glass with botanical patience. scutellarinned adj. Drunk and spreading a thin, yellowish calm over the kitchen, the sofa, and anyone nearby. Yuvraaj was scutellarinned, casting a warm and unhelpful glow over the washing-up. scutellationed adj. Drunk to the point where cushions, blankets, and tea towels have become a complete outer covering. Antrina sat scutellationed beneath every available blanket, leaving only one hand for water. scutellerided adj. Drunk enough to adopt the defensive posture of a shield-backed household insect when asked to leave the sofa. scutellumed adj. Drunk past the point of ordinary posture, with the head forming a small shield above the blanket. scutibranched adj. Drunk beyond useful conversation, branching through the kitchen in short, unrelated movements. Monyetta became scutibranched, moving from the sink to the fridge without completing either task. scutibranchiated adj. Drunk in a way that leaves the person moving through the kitchen by obscure, obsolete routes. scuticociliated adj. Drunk, with the result that every movement is a small, rapid beating around the edge of the sofa. Tabetha was scuticociliated, making quick little circuits between the cushions and the kettle.