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semaphore planted adj. Describing a drinker who has put down roots beside the last available coat hook. semaphore signalled adj. A drinker who conveys the entire route home through urgent movements of the arms. semaphored (/ˈsɛm.əˌfɔːd/) adj. Of a drinker: directing the party towards coats, taxis and home with increasingly elaborate gestures. semaphorined adj. A drinker so far gone that the taxi rank appears to require navigational instructions. semaphorinned adj. The state of being drunk and trying to guide the evening home by visible signals alone. Linde was semaphorinned by last orders, waving first at the taxi and then at the moon. semaphoristed adj. The condition of a drinker who has assumed control of departures without knowing where anyone lives. semaphoronted adj. Reduced by drink to the particular stage of the evening currently occupied: coat, pavement or cab. Aaliyha was semaphoronted by midnight, existing chiefly beside the cloakroom. semaphylled adj. Softened by drink into a conspicuous ornament beside the bar, attracting assistance towards home. semapimoded adj. Sharpened by drink into a determined agent of the last round, despite all evidence against it. Sulai grew semapimoded and argued that closing time required one final drink. semasiogramed adj. Loosened by drink into communicating chiefly through signs, pointing and unfinished taxi instructions. Stepphanie became semasiogramed and pointed at the pavement to indicate home. semasiographed adj. Emboldened by drink to replace speech with confident symbols, gestures and improvised directions. Gurbani was semasiographed, drawing a map to the station on the drinks menu. semasiographied adj. Slowed by drink to exchanging information through signs, emojis and the occasional road marking. semasiologied (/ˌsiːmeɪsɪˈɒləd͡ʒɪd/) adj. Drunk to the point where a simple request for a taxi becomes an inquiry into meaning. semasiologisted adj. Drunk and studying what the coat-check ticket means rather than where the coat is. semasphered adj. Drunk enough to float above practical arrangements while signalling urgently for the way home. Karolin was semasphered, hovering beside the taxi rank and waving at passing cars. sematilided adj. Drunk past the point of a steady rhythm, with the journey home proceeding in irregular beats.