second distanced
second halfed

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second distanced adj. Drunk to the point where everything occupies the middle ground — neither close enough to address nor far enough to ignore. Deshundra was second distanced all evening, hovering between the conversation and the wall. second divisioned adj. Of a drinker who has slipped into the lower half of the evening's table.
second downed adj. Describing a drinker who has used the first attempt merely to discover where the floor is. second familied adj. A drinker who has adopted the entire public house as kin, including people waiting for taxis. Reigha became second familied and introduced the doorman as her older brother. second fiddled adj. A drinker so far gone that every conversation becomes accompaniment to somebody else's tune. second five-eighthed adj. Having drunk more than enough to occupy the back line between the sofa and the kitchen doorway. second floured adj. Drunk and reduced to the rougher, more unpolished sort of pub conversation. Keaghlan got second floured and addressed the fruit machine as an old friend. second freedom rightsed adj. Drunk to the point where a landing abroad seems chiefly useful for another refuelling stop. second gas effected adj. Drunk enough to absorb the room's remaining air and leave every conversation more concentrated. Juhel got second gas effected and somehow made the snug feel short of oxygen. second geared adj. Drunk past the point of first gear, but not yet moving with any confidence in the direction intended. Brandice went second geared between the bar and the loo, changing pace at each table. second gentlemanned adj. Drunk beyond ordinary ceremony, but still behaving as though a household and a title depended on it. second girled adj. Drunk in a way that leaves you quietly clearing tables, straightening cushions and awaiting further instruction. second graded adj. Drunk, with the result that every minor task is approached as an elementary lesson. second gradered adj. Drunk to the extent of requiring praise for ordinary pub accomplishments. second guessered adj. Drunk on the strength of doubting every decision immediately after making it.
second halfed adj. Drunk by the third round, and playing the remainder of the evening with diminished formation.