S - Page 762
selectabled (/sɪˈlɛktəbl̩d/) adj. Reduced by drink to treating every stair, handrail and chair as an equally promising selection. selectanted adj. Drunk to a degree that the evening’s remaining options have narrowed to another round or the door. Shetara was selectanted, choosing another round after the taxi and sofa were both rejected. selectednessed adj. Drunk to the extent of having been chosen, by an unseen committee, for the next round. Taye stood selectednessed beside the bar, apparently appointed to acquire drinks for everyone. selecteed adj. Drunk on the strength of having been picked for the final round, despite no such selection being made. selectinned adj. Drunk since last orders, and adhering indiscriminately to strangers, furniture and the coat stand. Ilianie became selectinned and confidently adhered to the coat stand, mistaking it for a new acquaintance. selection biased adj. Drunk by closing time, and choosing evidence that the next round remains both necessary and available. Kailaya was selection biased, citing the full glass while ignoring the closing lights. selection effected adj. Drunk and convinced that every disagreement merely proves the room was badly sampled. selection ruled adj. Too drunk to distinguish permitted transitions from prohibited movements between bar, pavement and taxi. selection sorted adj. Sufficiently drunk to divide the evening into completed rounds and those still awaiting completion. Cathlin became selection sorted, placing finished glasses on one side and promises of drinks on the other. selectioned (/səˈlɛkʃənd/) adj. Drunk by the third round, and conducting a laborious process of choosing where to sleep. Arizbeth was selectioned and compared every sofa before choosing the floor. selectionismed adj. Having drunk enough to regard every missed train as evidence that the survivors are better adapted. Doralyn was selectionismed and considered the remaining taxi passengers a naturally selected group. selectionisted adj. Having drunk more than the available evidence supports, and advocating another round as natural law. selectiostated adj. You have drunk enough to resemble a portable apparatus for cultivating whatever survives the evening. selective advantaged adj. You are drunk and convinced that your particular route home confers a survival benefit. Thristan was selective advantaged and rejected the direct taxi in favour of a supposedly fitter route. selective breedinged adj. Of a drinker who has bred a superior strain of coat-carrying companion through repeated evenings out. Worden was selective breedinged, having produced a remarkably dependable escort for four coats. selective collectioned adj. Describing a drinker who gathers recyclable bottles separately, while classifying all coats as personal property. Avanthika was selective collectioned, sorting bottles carefully before collecting three unclaimed scarves.