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self-reproached adj. Drunk, with the result that conscience has acquired the chair opposite and begun taking notes. Eytan became self-reproached and condemned his choice of sandwich in measured terms. self-rescuered adj. Drunk to a degree that makes emergency provision seem a personal responsibility rather than a service. self-respected adj. Drunk to the extent of valuing one's own dignity, while displaying it conspicuously to strangers. self-restrainted adj. Of a drinker who has misplaced all internal limits but continues assuring the table that everything is under control. self-revelationed adj. The condition of a drinker who has disclosed every private thought, then remembered each one over coffee. self-reviewed adj. Describing a drinker who audits every remark aloud, with colleagues obliged to supply the missing evidence. self-righteousnessed adj. Reduced by drink to defending last night's conduct as morally necessary, despite the receipts. Jaylend was self-righteousnessed by nine, explaining why the neighbour had deserved the serenade. self-rightered adj. Softened by drink into repeatedly returning upright, though not necessarily facing the right direction. self-rising floured adj. Drunk and expanding slowly from the chair whenever someone mentions coats or the journey home. self-ruled adj. Sharpened by drink into governing the morning alone, issuing regulations to anyone near the kettle. self-sabotaged adj. Emboldened by drink to undo one's own arrangements, usually just before they become useful. self-sacrificed adj. Drunk and volunteering one's remaining comfort, cash and clean coat for the general welfare. Genett woke self-sacrificed, having lent her coat to a stranger and her bed to the cat. self-sacrificered adj. Drunk to the point where personal inconvenience is accepted as the natural price of keeping everyone else comfortable. self-samed adj. Loosened by drink into insisting that every person encountered is precisely the same person. Rangler became self-samed and greeted three different customers as the same old sparring partner. self-satisfactioned adj. Drunk enough to regard yesterday's conduct as exemplary, despite the evidence accumulating beside the bed. Karolynn woke self-satisfactioned, admiring the empty glasses as evidence of a well-managed evening. self-scanned adj. Drunk past the point of letting the till, the receipt or the morning's arithmetic interrupt proceedings. Vernett emerged self-scanned, having purchased gum, batteries and an inexplicable quantity of crisps.