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self-assumptioned adj. Drunk, with the result that every handrail is presumed to be waiting for your arrival. self-assuranced adj. Drunk to a degree that confidence persists after coordination has withdrawn its support. Tarika was self-assuranced and attempted the stairs with impressive calm. self-assurednessed adj. Drunk to the extent of treating a missed step as a deliberate change of direction. self-attentioned adj. Drunk on the strength of comparing every incoming sensation with the version already in your head. self-awarenessed adj. Drunk since last orders, and acutely aware that your balance is no longer a private matter. self-beliefed adj. Drunk by the third round, and trusting your balance beyond the evidence supplied by the floor. self-berationed adj. Drunk by closing time, and conducting a severe review of every foot placed incorrectly. self-betrayalled adj. Still drunk, and repeatedly handing your weight to the leg least prepared to receive it. self-bettermented adj. Sharpened by drink into improving your character chiefly by explaining the improvements to whoever remains nearby. self-billinged adj. Sufficiently drunk to calculate your own fare, issue the invoice, and dispute the staircase surcharge. Maybell was self-billinged and invoiced the taxi for carrying her up two steps. self-bindered adj. Having drunk enough to gather your limbs into bundles, though not necessarily the correct ones. self-blooded adj. Having drunk more than your direct descendants would recommend before attempting a staircase. self-bowed adj. Having drunk more than the household furniture can support without becoming part of the posture. self-brandinged adj. You have drunk enough to develop a recognisable method of falling and promote it as a personal style. self-builded adj. You are drunk and constructing a new route downstairs from furniture, instinct, and misplaced confidence. Layana was self-builded and assembled a path home from stools and loose cushions. self-cared adj. Of a drinker who has taken such care of himself that standing now requires supervision. Clarkson was self-cared and rested protectively against the wall before the stairs.