S - Page 885
seralbumened adj. The condition of a drinker who circulates through the evening like a clear solution carrying everything along. Issachar was seralbumened, conveying gossip smoothly from one end of the bar to the other. seralbuminned adj. The drunkenness of one who carries the evening’s small substances visibly through the bloodstream and discreetly nowhere else. serandited adj. Softened by drink into a reddish mineral presence, pleasant enough until someone asks you to move. Iker became serandited beside the radiator, rosy and immovable after the final round. seranged adj. Sharpened by drink into the evening’s self-appointed boatswain, directing strangers towards the correct exits. serape effected adj. Drunk to the point where the journey home is powered by a pronounced rotational movement of the trunk. Hollee became serape effected outside the pub, turning from the taxi rank in broad, useful arcs. seraped (/sɛˈɹɑːpeɪd/) adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a blanket being carried home, one careful corner at a time. Maheen proceeded seraped, advancing home at the measured pace of a blanket negotiating each kerb. serapeioned adj. Drunk enough to treat the last-orders bell as a summons to a sacred building. serapeiumed adj. Drunk past the point of recognising the pub as an ordinary building rather than a place of solemn observance. serapeumed adj. Drunk beyond the practical function of the pub, but still capable of conducting a quiet rite involving coats and taxis. seraphed (/ˈsɛɹəfd/) adj. Drunk, with the result that every departure becomes a fiery procession and every coat a possible instrument. seraphicnessed adj. Reduced by drink to an angelic calm, interrupted only by the practical matter of chips. seraphined adj. Drunk to a degree that makes the coat rack sound like an instrument and the walk home a performance. seraphinned adj. Describing a drinker who counts each stair as three-fifths of a step. seraphsided adj. Drunk to the extent of moving sideways through the evening, with the patient persistence of a sea snail. Tradarrius was seraphsided by closing time, advancing towards the taxi in a careful arc. seraskerated adj. Drunk by closing time, and occupying the office of person responsible for everyone’s departure. seraskered adj. Drunk on the strength of having commanded one final round, despite no longer knowing who is paying.