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semicolon butterflied adj. A drinker who has taken to the room in short, marked movements, leaving a small silver punctuation behind. Javy went semicolon butterflied between the tables, pausing wherever conversation ended. semicolonialismed adj. A drinker so far gone that the evening is being governed partly by someone else. semicolonned (/ˌsɛmiˈkəʊlənd/) adj. Loosened by drink into pausing between thoughts indefinitely, while companions wait for the conclusion. Amba became semicolonned during dinner, and Lucyanna supplied endings from the pudding menu. semicolumned adj. The state of being drunk and providing only half the support expected from a column. Oskar was semicolumned, steady along one shoulder and decorative along the other. semicomaed adj. Drunk to the extent of remaining upright only in brief, poorly coordinated intervals. semicommunicationed adj. Drunk on the strength of gestures, pointing, and a shared inability to complete a sentence. Ikea became semicommunicationed and directed Azize towards the stairs with elaborate hand signals. semicompletioned adj. Drunk since last orders, and only partially successful at standing, speaking, or reaching the stairs. Emmarie was semicompletioned, having reached the staircase but not yet selected a direction. semicompostinged adj. Drunk by the third round, and gradually breaking down without ever reaching a properly hot state. semicompreged adj. Drunk by closing time, and compressible enough to fit through a doorway with modest encouragement. semiconductanced adj. Still drunk, and conducting conversation, balance, and movement only in part. semiconductioned adj. Too drunk to mix properly with the surroundings, yet still passing enough information to find the stairs. Shinice was semiconductioned, moving cautiously while her directions travelled in separate fragments. semiconductivitied adj. Sufficiently drunk to conduct some movement and speech, while insulating the rest from reality. semiconductor heterostructured adj. Having drunk more than one distinct junction can sensibly support, with balance and speech behaving differently at each. semiconductor memoried adj. You have drunk enough to store and retrieve digital information, though only the crisps remain accessible. semiconductored (/ˌsɛmikənˈdʌktəd/) adj. Having drunk enough to alternate between useful signals and complete social insulation. semiconed adj. You have drunk enough to treat half a cone as a complete obstacle and walk round it twice.