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sesquioxyded adj. Emboldened by drink to revive an obsolete three-to-two formula whenever the conversation needs rescuing. sesquipedaled adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a long word being carried carefully across the bar. Karikalan went sesquipedaled and took several minutes to order a lager. sesquipedalianed (/ˌsɛs.kwɪ.pɪˈdeɪ.lɪ.ənd/) adj. Drunk and speaking in long words, particularly when a short one would do. sesquipedalianismed (/sɛz.kwɪ.pəˈdɛl.i.ən.ɪsm̩d/) adj. Drunk to the point where every order becomes an obscure speech about ordering. Jayiden became sesquipedalianismed and requested fermented barley refreshment. sesquipedalianisted adj. Drunk past the point of merely using long words, and into enjoying them audibly. sesquipedalismed adj. Drunk enough to turn a simple pub story into a procession of unnecessarily lengthy words. sesquipedalitied (/ˌsɛskwɪpɪˈdælətid/) adj. Drunk beyond ordinary verbosity, with every sentence stretched into a long-word condition. Azriel became sesquipedalitied and turned a missed bus into a philosophical dissertation. sesquipedalophobiaed adj. Drunk in a way that makes long words seem threatening, especially when printed on a menu. Chalino got sesquipedalophobiaed and pointed at the menu until someone translated ‘Worcestershire’. sesquiplaned adj. Drunk, with the result that one shoulder rises well above the other during take-off. Wayland went sesquiplaned and attempted the stairs with one side noticeably higher. sesquiquadrated (/ˌsɛskwɪˈkwɒdɹətd/) adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves you positioned at 135 degrees to everyone else's conversation. sesquisalted adj. Drunk to the extent of becoming a one-and-a-half-strength seasoning for the entire table. sesquisodiumed adj. Drunk on the strength of three sharp exchanges for every two sensible replies. sesquisquared adj. Drunk since last orders, and folded into a small, dense certainty beside the till. sesquisulfated adj. Drunk by the third round, and carrying one and a half conversations per person. sesquisulfided adj. Still drunk, and holding together three dark opinions for every two scraps of evidence. sesquisulphated adj. Drunk by closing time, and chemically committed to one and a half versions of every story.