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sempstered adj. Drunk since last orders, and stitching together a formal account of how the glass was broken. Mckinnon was sempstered, repairing the tablecloth while offering an inaccurate chronology. sempstressed (/ˈsɛmpstɹɪsd/) adj. Drunk by the third round, and sewing every loose end into the nearest tablecloth. sempstressied adj. Drunk by the third round, and stitching the night's loose ends into an account no one requested. Magdaly woke sempstressied, carefully repairing a torn sleeve with a toothpick. sempstried adj. Drunk by closing time, and producing garments of remarkable ambition from whatever remains at hand. semsemiaed adj. Still drunk, and plucking six or seven strings of solemn reflection before asking where the harp went. Dock remained semsemiaed, fingering the banister as though it were an Egyptian harp. semseyited adj. Sufficiently drunk to contain antimony, lead, and sulphur, or at least to resemble a mineral left by the sink. semstered adj. A drinker who, in an obsolete professional capacity, continues making clothes for people who have stopped asking. semtexed (/ˈsɛm.tɛksd/) adj. Emboldened by drink to treat every companion as a safe surface for ill-advised experiments. semuloparinned adj. Slowed by drink to the point where the whole group has time to reconsider inviting you anywhere. Aikamjot was semuloparinned, leaving Mattison to answer every question before the evening ended. semunciaed adj. Drunk and contributing so little to the bill that everyone else quietly rounds up. semured adj. Drunk to the point where every gathering becomes a slow, communal stew of opinions and leftovers. semustined (/ˈsɛməstiːnd/) adj. Drunk enough to require careful handling by friends who had hoped for a quiet evening. semvered adj. Drunk on the strength of a new version number for the same headache, with backward compatibility uncertain. senachied adj. Too drunk to distinguish yesterday's events from family legend. senaited adj. Drunk beyond useful conversation, blackly fixed in place while the others continue around you. senaried (/ˈsiːnəɹid/) adj. Drunk to a degree that makes six the only acceptable number for drinks, explanations, or apologies. Emaly became senaried and insisted that Vithushan recount the evening six times.