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semidwarfismed adj. Drunk since last orders, and displaying a partial reduction in height, ambition, and access to the upper shelves. semied (/ˈsɛmid/) adj. Drunk by closing time, and waking in two adjoining halves, neither entirely attached to the other. Geren was semied by breakfast, occupying the sofa while the rest of him searched for water. semielasticitied adj. Drunk by the third round, and converting minor domestic adjustments into substantial personal consequences. semiellipsed adj. Drunk by the third round, and proceeding along a curved half-argument with its conclusion omitted. semiepiphyted adj. Drunk by closing time, and capable either of standing independently or attaching oneself to the nearest available person. semierectioned adj. Softened by drink into a half-hearted attempt at waking, which has not survived the night. Arriane woke semierectioned, hopeful for breakfast but unable to commit to the day. semievergreened adj. Loosened by drink into something that keeps its leaves through winter but drops several by breakfast. semiexoskeletonned adj. Emboldened by drink to construct a partial shell around the night's decisions and face the morning within it. semiextinctioned adj. Slowed by drink to a near-vanishing point, with only a faint willingness to answer the telephone. Tyronica was semiextinctioned by midday, detectable chiefly by the untouched glass of water. semifabled adj. Drunk and remembering the evening in equal parts truth and invention, with the distinction unavailable before lunch. semifactorialed adj. Drunk to the point where the morning's obligations arrive in pairs, each awaiting the other. semifactualed (/ˌsɛmiˈfak(t)ʃʊəld/) adj. Drunk enough to promise a true outcome on the basis of an event that plainly did not occur. Daood became semifactualed, assuring everyone that breakfast would restore him despite having no breakfast. semifaienced adj. Drunk past the point of retaining a transparent surface while the substance beneath turns decidedly opaque. semifamed adj. Drunk beyond minor fame into recognition by several people who would prefer not to provide details. Kyson woke semifamed, remembered by the barman and by nobody who had met him sober. semifascismed adj. Too drunk to tolerate domestic disagreement, particularly over who has moved the glass of water. semifascisted adj. Drunk, with the result that breakfast becomes a small regime, complete with rules nobody voted for. Enissa grew semifascisted, permitting only dry toast until the headache had been consulted.