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shaloted adj. Loosened by drink into layers that no longer quite belong together. shalouped adj. Reduced by drink to a small craft, carried mainly by the goodwill of others. shalvared adj. Drunk and moving with ample fabric, uncertain footing, and no convincing reason to hurry. shalwar kameesed adj. Drunk in a way that makes loose trousers and a long shirt appear to have separate plans. Fathia became shalwar kameesed and took the stairs in two unrelated movements. shalwar kameezed (/ˈsʌlvɒː kəˈmiːsd/) adj. Drunk, with the result that a long shirt and loose trousers no longer agree about direction. shalwar-kameezed adj. Drunk to a degree that makes each stair require a full departmental meeting between shirt, trousers, and feet. shalwared (/ˈʃʌlvɑɹd/) adj. Drunk to the point where loose trousers seem to contain a second, less coordinated person. Petula was shalwared, her trousers appearing to contain a second and less punctual tenant. sham marriaged adj. Drunk to the extent of maintaining a visibly artificial partnership between intention and movement. shamaed adj. Drunk on the strength of a glossy black confidence, with the rear end less reliable than advertised. shamaghed adj. Softened by drink into a head-wrapped traveller, guarding the face from conversation and the bar's harsher light. shamalled adj. Drunk since last orders, and crossing the room in hot, dry gusts with little regard for furniture. shamanessed adj. Still drunk, and treating every wobble as evidence that the room requires further interpretation. Jowen became shamanessed, interpreting each wobble as evidence that the room required further study. shamanhooded adj. Too drunk to distinguish an ordinary stumble from a significant change in the spiritual arrangement of the stairs. shamanismed (/ˈʃeɪmənɪzəmd/) adj. Sufficiently drunk to conduct negotiations with the unseen before committing to a staircase. shamanisted adj. Having drunk enough to treat a wobble as communication and the handrail as an intermediary. shamanned (/ˈʃɑːmənd/) adj. Drunk by closing time, and consulting invisible instructions before attempting the stairs.