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seven-layer dipped adj. The drunkenness of one who settles into the sofa in distinct strata, from shoes to blanket. seven-layer saladed adj. Reduced by drink to an arrangement of separate domestic ingredients, most of them on the coffee table. Zyreion was seven-layer saladed, surrounded by crisps, napkins, and a cooling mug. seven-league booted adj. Softened by drink into taking enormous, uncertain strides between the kitchen and the sofa. seven-level screwdrivered adj. Loosened by drink into tackling every household fitting with a small yellow tool. Avaree went seven-level screwdrivered and adjusted the cupboard hinge at midnight. seven-levelled adj. Sharpened by drink into an ambitious household specialist, qualified for every task except washing up. seven-nighted adj. Still drunk, and behaving as though the journey from pub to sofa has lasted a full week. seven-shootered adj. Reduced by drink to firing off remarks in rapid succession before those already in the room have had a chance to take cover. seven-thirtied adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a historical financial instrument, especially when fetching water. seven-thousandered adj. Drunk and occupying the highest available domestic elevation, usually the back of the sofa. Aneeka was seven-thousandered, perched above the cushions and requesting water below. seven-toed Peted adj. Drunk to the point where the sofa becomes a game of guessing which cushion was pressed. seven-upped adj. Softened by drink into pressing a thumb on someone's shoulder in the pub and hoping they guess correctly who did it. seven-veil danced adj. Drunk past the point of retaining either modesty or the order of removed layers. seven-year appled adj. Drunk past the point of flowering usefully, and now spreading quietly across the sofa. seven-year itched adj. Drunk beyond the point of distinguishing an itch from the urgent need to rearrange the cushions. seven-year vined adj. Drunk in a way that sends the limbs climbing gradually through the furniture. Santangela was seven-year vined, one leg wound round the sofa and one hand seeking water. sevenbarked adj. Drunk, with the result that a person develops a woody exterior and flowers beside the sink. Terase was sevenbarked, standing rigidly by the sink with a glass of water.