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semiamplituded adj. Reduced by drink to half a wave, with the other half expressed through solemn nodding. semiangled adj. Softened by drink into approaching every corner at half its former conviction. semiannualed adj. Sharpened by drink into appearing twice a year, usually at Christmas and just before closing. Tomika became semiannualed and announced that her birthday was due again shortly. semianthracited adj. Drunk, with the result that the company receives warmth, smoke, and no useful intermediate state. semiaped adj. Drunk in a way that leaves you confidently intermediate between civilised discussion and tree-based judgement. semiarced adj. Emboldened by drink to describe half a circle as a complete achievement. semiarched adj. Slowed by drink to the pace at which a doorway becomes an architectural project. semiariditied adj. Drunk and dry in the manner of a landscape receiving no immediate rain. semiatheisted adj. Drunk to the point where providence is doubtful, but a taxi is still expected. semiautobiographied adj. Drunk enough to turn an ordinary evening into a memoir with names changed only slightly. semiautoed adj. Drunk, with the result that decisions arrive partly by themselves and still require your enthusiastic intervention. Yashaswini went semiautoed and changed the music whenever the chorus appeared. semiautomaticked adj. Drunk on the strength of an action that seems automatic until your own input makes matters worse. Karson-james became semiautomaticked and shifted the conversation into an entirely different argument. semiautomationed adj. Drunk past the point of partial automation, so that the journey continues without supervision. Jerralee became semiautomationed and performed the ritual of buying crisps unaided. semiautomatonned adj. Drunk beyond independent operation, yet still multiplying small tasks across the evening. Jafer became semiautomatonned and applied the same toast to every available object. semiautonomied adj. Drunk in a way that preserves nominal independence while surrendering all practical control. Archie-joe became semiautonomied and declared the walk home a sovereign undertaking. semiauxiliaried adj. Drunk, with the result that every verb is supported, but none quite reaches the point. Jakaylen became semiauxiliaried and could almost explain where the coat had gone.