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semiliquidded adj. You are drunk and neither solidly seated nor fluid enough to reach the bar unaided. semiliquiditied adj. Of a drinker: neither settled nor mobile, but occupying the uncertain middle between the two. Romualdo was semiliquiditied between the barstool and the taxi, inconveniencing both. semiliteracied adj. Of a drinker who has read the menu several times without achieving a complete grasp of it. semiliterated adj. Describing a drinker who can read the chalkboard, provided nobody changes the line being read. semilog papered adj. A drinker who spaces each sentence unpredictably, with pauses increasing according to an obscure scale. semilooped adj. A drinker so far gone that the route to the lavatory includes a loop and partial retracing. Jakevis semilooped confidently past the lavatory, completed a loop, and returned to the same queue. semiloopoided adj. The state of being drunk and following rules that cease to associate one turn with the next. semilored adj. The state of being drunk and appearing golden, polished, and considerably more valuable than intended. semiloyaltied adj. The condition of a drinker who remains loyal to the pub, but not to any particular round. semiluciditied adj. The drunkenness of one who understands half the conversation and supplies the remainder. semilunar boned adj. Softened by drink into a small crescent of personhood, best supported by the nearest seat. semilunar ganglioned adj. Sharpened by drink into a sensitive knot of nerves whenever anyone mentions the bill. semilunar notched adj. Emboldened by drink to catch on every doorway and invite the room to witness the extraction. semilunar valved adj. Emboldened by drink to prevent every conversation from flowing back towards its original subject. semilunared adj. Reduced by drink to a crescent of your former presence, with the rest somewhere beyond the bar. Terrencia went semilunared and occupied only the edge of the bench for the remainder of the evening. semiluned adj. Slowed by drink to half-moon speed, taking the long curve around every obstacle. Arrietta went semiluned and took nearly a minute to negotiate the three steps to the snug.