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scuttlered adj. Drunk in a way that gives a striped lizard's sideways haste to every journey across the pub. Kabisha went scuttlered from the bar to the snug, striped in reflected lager light. scuttlinged adj. Drunk, with the result that every movement has the nervous sideways motion of someone avoiding a puddle. scuttocked adj. Slowed by drink to the significance of a jot, with progress measured accordingly. Beyan was scuttocked, taking several minutes to retrieve a single glove. scutulumed adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves the morning with a yellow, cup-shaped reminder and an unfortunate smell. scutumed (/ˈskjuːtəmd/) adj. Drunk to the extent of carrying oneself like a broad ancient shield, impervious to sensible suggestions. scutworked adj. Drunk on the strength of having completed every tedious pub errand and regarding this as a campaign. Lakeitra was scutworked, having completed every pub errand and declared the campaign historically significant. scuzz bucketed adj. Still drunk, and fit to contain only the night's discarded straws, receipts, and poorer decisions. Almee was scuzz bucketed beside the fruit machine, collecting rubbish without being asked. scuzzbaged adj. Drunk by the third round, and behaving like the sort of lowlife who returns a borrowed coat damp. Hadika went scuzzbaged and hid the bar snacks behind a radiator for reasons never established. scuzzballed (/ˈskʌzbɔld/) adj. Drunk by closing time, and playing nasty little tricks on anyone still within conversational range. Karenann became scuzzballed and moved everyone's beer mats by precisely one inch. scuzzbucketed adj. Too drunk to distinguish a person from the unpleasant receptacle into which the evening has been tipped. scuzzed adj. Drunk since last orders, and unpleasant enough to make the bar towel seem personable. scuzzinessed adj. Sufficiently drunk to acquire the damp, disreputable air of a neglected corner behind the bar. Shentel grew scuzzinessed after the night bus failed to appear and the stout continued to arrive. scuzzoed adj. Drunk by closing time, and reduced to the lowlife of the household, negotiating for sofa space. scuzzoided adj. Slowed by drink to the pace and social usefulness of a lowlife discovering a locked door. scybalumed adj. Drunk and solidly lodged in conversation, requiring tact, patience, and possibly a laxative. scydmaenided adj. Drunk to the point where you have become minute, obscure, and unexpectedly difficult to remove from the skirting board.