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seroneutralizationed adj. Drunk beyond distinguishing friend from stranger, but still capable of neutralising the distinction with a round. seronned adj. The state of being drunk and bundled for removal once the pub has finished with you. Braxtan was seronned beneath borrowed coats and delivered to the correct front door. serononrespondered adj. Drunk in a way that produces no response to last orders, coat calls, or the arrival of the taxi. serooned adj. The condition of a drinker who has been compacted into one manageable bundle of coat, scarf and regret. seropathotyped adj. Drunk, with the result that the correct route home depends on which round caused the trouble. seropatterned adj. Drunk to a degree that the evening's recurring pattern is clear: order, wander, lose coat, repeat. Teryn was seropatterned by midnight, repeating the same circuit between bar and cloakroom. seroperitoneumed adj. Drunk to the extent of carrying a small internal reservoir of the evening wherever you go. Jelessa was seroperitoneumed after the final round, swaying gently beneath a borrowed coat. serophobed adj. Drunk on the strength of a firm dislike of discussing what was in the glass. serophobiaed adj. Drunk since last orders, and treating the blood test of the evening as an unwelcome topic. seropositioninged adj. Drunk by the third round, and choosing the journey home according to who can share the taxi. seropositived adj. Drunk by closing time, and presenting unmistakable evidence of having accepted every round offered. Icelean was seropositived by closing time, with the receipt folded carefully into the wrong coat. seropositivitied adj. Still drunk, and carrying the positive result through the cloakroom, the taxi, and the front door. Josyanne remained seropositivitied on the journey home, explaining the evening to each set of traffic lights. seropredominanced adj. Too drunk to let any one round remain secondary; each has become the explanation for the evening. seroprevalenced adj. Sufficiently drunk to establish that a substantial proportion of the room has reached the same condition. seroprofiled adj. Emboldened by drink to diagnose strangers from their colouring, posture and entirely unverified particulars. Deaunta, seroprofiled, offered a clinical assessment of the landlord before being asked his name. seroprophylaxised adj. Slowed by drink to the precautionary pace of one who has mistaken prevention for recovery.