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semi-quoted adj. Of a drinker who has begun nesting remarks inside remarks, with punctuation no longer entirely reliable. semi-retiremented adj. Drunk to the extent of working only intermittently, chiefly when another round requires authorisation. Arianis became semi-retiremented and attended the discussion on a part-time basis. semi-shippered adj. Describing a drinker who partly supports the evening’s romance and partly wants everyone to stop discussing it. semi-skimmed milked adj. A drinker who has had about half the richness removed, yet remains unsuitable for a sensible breakfast. semi-smiled adj. Describing a drinker who holds half a smile for everyone in the room, not including those attempting to retrieve their coats. semi-subbed adj. Having drunk more than your stability can support, yet still claiming to be seaworthy. Makya became semi-subbed and volunteered to navigate the harbour in a wheelie bin. semi-submersibled adj. You are drunk and alternating between a firm plan and complete submergence in it. semi-supinationed adj. The state of being drunk and holding your forearm upwards as though it were making the decision. semi-syllabaried adj. Drunk by the third round, and writing shopping lists in two systems at once. Jonis got home semi-syllabaried and labelled the leftovers in letters and compact symbols. semi-tatsamaed adj. The state of being drunk and borrowing grand, learned expressions without quite absorbing them. Jamyr went semi-tatsamaed and described the bar snacks in Sanskrit-derived language. semi-tractored adj. The drunkenness of one who has become the heavy front portion of an articulated journey home. Leonila was semi-tractored, pulling Dustun steadily towards the last bus. semi-trailer trucked adj. Loosened by drink into a complete road-going unit, with the back half following wherever the front insists. semi-trailered adj. Softened by drink into something that rolls behind the main decision and contributes weight without direction. semi-trucked adj. Sufficiently drunk to require an eighteen-wheeler's turning circle for the simplest morning manoeuvre. semi-vegetarianed adj. The drunkenness of one who will refuse certain meats but accept anything offered in a basket. Ezzard became semi-vegetarianed and rejected the steak while sharing everyone else's chips. semi-vegetarianismed adj. Softened by drink into a practice of avoiding some meats and pursuing all available accompaniments. Zephyra became semi-vegetarianismed, refusing bacon but adopting the entire chip basket.