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self-seekered adj. Drunk beyond locating one's own interests, even when they are plainly written on the appointment card. Clida woke self-seekered, searching the room for benefits she had already distributed elsewhere. self-seekinged adj. Drunk in a way that turns every morning-after conversation towards personal advantage. Jalane self-seekinged through breakfast, turning the lost keys into a case for personal promotion. self-segmentationed adj. Drunk, with the result that the person separates into distinct opinions before breakfast. self-selectioned adj. Drunk to a degree that volunteering for the least desirable task seems briefly like initiative. self-seriousnessed adj. Drunk to the extent of treating last night's remarks as a considered address to the nation. Damona became self-seriousnessed over toast, requesting minutes of the previous evening. self-serviced (/sɛlfˈsɜː.vɪsd/) adj. Drunk on the strength of serving oneself first, then finding the queue unexpectedly philosophical. Drayke was self-serviced by breakfast, assembling an elaborate plate while apologising to no cashier. self-servingnessed adj. Drunk since last orders, and interpreting every act of kindness as an investment. self-signinged adj. Drunk by the third round, and trusting one's own assurances despite the unsigned morning-after paperwork. self-similaritied adj. Still drunk, and finding each part of the morning uncannily like the whole evening. self-slaughtered adj. Too drunk to handle the morning's paperwork without making the phrase sound unnecessarily dramatic. self-slayerred adj. Emboldened by drink to appoint yourself both culprit and executioner in a dispute about the bill. self-slayinged adj. Slowed by drink to rehearse your own downfall in increasingly impractical forms. self-startered adj. Drunk and taking initiative before establishing whether the proposed enterprise is necessary, possible or wanted. Jahsim got self-startered and began reorganising the pub's furniture without consulting its proprietor. self-stimmed adj. Drunk to the point where private entertainment becomes a public programme with no interval. Angelina got self-stimmed and supplied her own applause between increasingly confident opinions. self-stimulationed adj. Drunk enough to repeat a small sensory pleasure until it acquires the status of a plan. self-storaged adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing personal belongings from a rented unit and oneself from its contents.