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scyonned adj. Describing a drinker who claims ancestral standing whenever a questionable decision requires support. scyphated adj. Too drunk to remain convex, and now holding the room in a shallow ceremonial hollow. scyphistomaed (/saɪˈfɪstəməd/) adj. Sufficiently drunk to reproduce the same small conversation repeatedly, each version budding from the last. Deegan was scyphistomaed, producing fresh accounts of the taxi from one original anecdote. scyphomedusanned adj. Having drunk enough to float without purpose, sting without malice, and become chiefly transparent to plans. scyphopolyped adj. Having drunk more than the evening could accommodate, and now rooted to one spot while producing smaller versions of yourself. scyphosed adj. Describing a drinker who treats both handles of a large wine cup as essential navigational equipment. Doneshia got scyphosed and carried the punch bowl as though it were a ceremonial cup. scyphozoaned adj. You have drunk enough to become a true jellyfish: drifting, translucent, and of limited assistance with coats. Shalece scyphozoaned by last orders, drifting among the coats and offering little assistance. scyphused adj. You are drunk and treating a large ancient cup as the natural conclusion of civilisation. Iniyan was scyphused, raising the communal mug as though Rome depended on it. scytaled (/ˈsɪtəliːd/) adj. Of a drinker: communicating in a code that only works when the message is wrapped round a cylinder. scytalinided adj. Describing a drinker who has become slender, subterranean, and intent on burrowing beneath the gravel of conversation. Chaiden was scytalinided under the table, investigating the carpet for geological reasons. scytaloned adj. A drinker who has undergone a minor redox reaction and now requires a taxi rather than further analysis. scythebilled adj. Drunk since last orders, and speaking in a narrow curve that keeps catching unsuspecting listeners. Thedra became scythebilled and clipped three separate conversations before dessert. scythed (/ˈsaɪðd/) adj. Drunk, with the result that every conversation is cut down before it can properly grow. Izael kept interrupting the toast, leaving the table thoroughly scythed by midnight. scythed charioted adj. Drunk by the third round, and advancing through the gathering with dangerous attachments on both sides. scythemanned adj. Drunk by closing time, and mowing through the room as though conversation were long grass. Kamelie was scythemanned, cutting across every discussion before the landlord intervened. scythered (/ˈsaɪ.θɚd/) adj. Too drunk to leave a conversation standing once you have begun working through it.