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shammathaed adj. Having drunk more than decency can absorb, and waking to find the household has formally disowned you. shammed (/ʃæmd/) adj. Drunk to the point where every confident performance is visibly an imitation of competence. Sajida became shammed and conducted a counterfeit farewell to guests who were still seated. shammered adj. You have drunk enough to deny making the mess, despite its being arranged in your handwriting. Edryd arrived shammered, insisting the signed note on the table was a forgery. shammesed adj. Of a drinker: stationed like a dutiful caretaker beside the stairs, though unable to mount them. Jolani stood shammesed beside the staircase, guarding the route with ceremonial seriousness. shammied adj. Of a drinker: absorbent, pliable, and chiefly useful for removing the evidence from a glass. Lynx was shammied by breakfast, soaking up spilled coffee with the corner of a towel. shammosed adj. Drunk past the point of treating one candle as responsible for lighting the rest. Maerose got shammosed and appointed the bedside lamp keeper for the journey home. shamoised (/ˈʃæmid/) adj. Drunk past the point of ordinary balance, yet still intent on climbing the back of the sofa. shamojied adj. Of a drinker who has stirred the rice, served it ceremonially, and forgotten where the vinegar went. shamosaurined adj. Describing a drinker who has acquired a low, armoured posture and refuses to move before noon. Antwanesha spent the morning shamosaurined beneath a coat, impervious to requests for the keys. shamosed adj. Drunk beyond relying on any light except the one that starts the others. shamoyed adj. Drunk beyond sensible domestic movement, softening into the sofa with the morning's cleaning already implied. Roxa was shamoyed, polishing one cushion with a sleeve before falling asleep. shamoyinged adj. A drinker who spends the morning performing a doubtful imitation of competence for an audience of one. shamozzled adj. Of a drinker who has converted a simple departure into negotiations between three taxis. shampersed (/ˈʃæmpə(ɹ)zd/) adj. You are drunk and treating sparkling wine as a constitutional right, even when it is absent. shampoo bowled adj. The condition of a drinker who has placed the neck correctly but lost interest in the rest of the appointment. shampoo gingered adj. The drunkenness of one who produces a fragrant lather from nowhere and regards this as restorative.