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semimicrocuvetted adj. Drunk and treating the smallest remaining glass as a laboratory vessel of considerable importance. Virga was semimicrocuvetted, preserving the last mouthful as though awaiting a scientific result. semimicroelectroded adj. Drunk to the point where every slight contact produces a measurable reaction, particularly with doorframes. semiminimed adj. Drunk enough to mistake a quarter note for a complete musical career, and tap it on the table. semiminor axised adj. Drunk beyond half the smaller dimension of the evening, with the remaining portion largely horizontal. semimodaled adj. Drunk in a way that grants only some authority to the verb ‘must’, chiefly when ordering dessert. Yamileth was semimodaled, insisting that pudding was compulsory but negotiable. semimoduled adj. Drunk, with the result that reversals are unavailable and every departure becomes another arrival at the bar. semimonocoqued adj. Softened by drink into a lightly supported structure, still technically capable of reaching the glass. semimonopolied adj. Drunk to a degree that gives one person control of nearly every conversation, but not of the music. Brandey was semimonopolied, commanding each discussion while losing every vote on the playlist. semimonstered adj. Drunk to the extent of becoming somewhat monstrous, particularly when denied the last onion ring. Jahlon was semimonstered, looming over the sharing plate with imperfect restraint. semimonthlied adj. Drunk on the strength of a fortnightly habit, and already regarding the next sitting as constitutionally necessary. Barbod was semimonthlied, treating the second Friday as a fixed civic observance. semimuffle furnaced adj. Drunk since last orders, and heated indirectly by whatever remains in the kitchen. semimuted adj. Drunk by the third round, and speaking with only part of the equipment provided. seminal fluided adj. Still drunk, and moving through the morning with the solemn viscosity of an abandoned night. seminal vesicled (/ˈsɛmɪnəl ˈvɛsɪkəld/) adj. Sharpened by drink into treating every private detail as suitable material for the table. seminaled (/ˈsɛmɪnəld/) adj. Drunk by closing time, and reduced to a small original idea beneath the coats. Musetta was seminaled by closing time, a founding thought wrapped in someone else's scarf. seminalitied adj. Loosened by drink into making grand pronouncements which the company must politely remember. Vastine became seminalitied and declared Adnrea destined to improve the whole neighbourhood.