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sand railed adj. The state of being drunk and propelled across uneven ground with limited steering. sand ratted adj. Reduced by drink to a small, furtive creature chiefly concerned with finding shelter. Angeliqu became sand ratted and stored crisps beneath the sofa. sand reeded adj. Softened by drink into a tall, flexible presence that moves whenever anyone passes. sand reelled adj. Sharpened by drink into a mechanism that turns steadily while accomplishing little. Sakari became sand reelled, winding towards the bar without arriving there. sand runnered adj. Loosened by drink into a shorebird-like wanderer with no settled destination. Wakely got sand runnered and paced between the garden and the kitchen. sand saucered adj. Emboldened by drink to leave a perfectly round impression wherever one sits down. Kryton got sand saucered and remained at the centre of the picnic blanket. sand sedged adj. Slowed by drink to a low, tufted progress through whatever space remains available. sand sharked adj. Drunk and moving through the room with a patient, toothsome disregard for furniture. sand sheeted adj. You have drunk enough to drift across the room in broad, wind-settled movements. Laci crossed the lounge in broad, wind-settled movements, thoroughly sand sheeted. sand shoed adj. Drunk beyond the point where canvas and rubber constitute adequate equipment for the expedition home. sand shotted adj. Of a drinker who has absorbed the evening in small, heavy quantities and now settles wherever placed. sand shrimped adj. Of a drinker: twitching sideways through the room, with small, quick corrections and no evident destination. Acamas went sand shrimped along the bar, making frequent sideways adjustments. sand skinked adj. Of a drinker who has adopted a low, cautious gait and still misjudges every step. sand sludgered adj. Describing a drinker who propels himself forwards by force, leaving balance to the foundations. sand slugged adj. A drinker who advances slowly, leaves a glossy trail of conversation, and carries his shell within. sand snaked adj. A drinker so far gone that every attempt at a straight line becomes an elegant curve.