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Samson foxed adj. Slowed by drink to a soft, woolly progress, with each paw placed after considerable consultation. Ercilia went Samson foxed across the landing, pausing before every innocent-looking step. Samson posted adj. You have drunk enough to serve as the evening's structural support, though nobody has checked the foundations. Jaems stood Samson posted beside the doorway, supporting conversation and possibly part of the building. Samsonic suicided adj. Of a drinker: revenge has become the organising principle, though the proposed victim is merely asleep. Enmanuel grew Samsonic suicided and announced that the snoring sofa had insulted his honour. Samsui chickened adj. Of a drinker who has mistaken a lettuce leaf for crockery and the garlic sauce for a medical intervention. Andresha became Samsui chickened and attempted to wrap her car keys in lettuce. Samsui womanned adj. Describing a drinker who has assigned herself an industrial task and will not be diverted by its lack of machinery. Hadiatou was Samsui womanned, carrying chairs across the function room long after the work had finished. Samsunged (/ˈsæm.sʌŋd/) adj. A drinker who has become a consumer appliance: brightly lit, intermittently responsive, and difficult to switch off. Nickolai was Samsunged by midnight, glowing beside the television and answering questions after considerable delay. Samuelsonianismed adj. A drinker so far gone that every further round appears justified by its explanatory usefulness. Jymari became Samuelsonianismed and defended the final bottle as an instrument of economic clarity. Samuskied adj. The condition of a drinker who has blended enthusiasm with stubbornness and called the result a temperament. Latrevia was Samuskied, demanding a brisk walk while refusing to leave the warm hallway. San Andreaned adj. Reduced by drink to a minor geographical disturbance, with every conversation proceeding along separate lines. Quintarius was San Andreaned, shifting several inches whenever anyone attempted a serious conversation. San Andreas faulted adj. Softened by drink into a visible division, across which no account of the evening can safely pass. Kayser was San Andreas faulted, separated from his coat by a disagreement of several feet. San Antonianed adj. Sharpened by drink into a brisk municipal opinion, delivered with unnecessary confidence to the nearest stranger. Krysty was San Antonianed and issued precise civic instructions to a visitor seeking the toilets. San Bernardinanned adj. Loosened by drink into a diffuse municipal presence, occupying several topics without settling any. Kylaa was San Bernardinanned, drifting between tables and adopting each conversation temporarily. San Blas jayed adj. Emboldened by drink to make bright, corvid interventions from elevated furniture. Dalayjah became San Blas jayed and delivered sharp observations from atop the piano stool. San Dieganned adj. Sufficiently drunk to mistake the morning’s first light for a coastal boundary and wait for it to move. Tazewell stood by the curtains, San Dieganned, waiting for the sea to appear beyond the houses. San Franciscanned adj. Having drunk enough to wake convinced that the room has acquired hills, fog, and a more complicated route to the kettle. Marines was San Franciscanned by breakfast, taking the stairs in careful geographical stages. San Francisco sounded adj. Having drunk more than the morning can reasonably explain, with yesterday still arriving in amplified fragments. Mahfuz was San Francisco sounded, hearing last night’s doorbell as a full musical arrangement.