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sawn-off shotgunned adj. Sharpened by drink into a short-range spread of gestures, each one concealing a separate intention. sawn-offed adj. Drunk by closing time, and notably shorter in reach, patience and general outlook. sawneyed (/ˈsɔːnid/) adj. Loosened by drink into a fool who mistakes every landing for the destination. sawnworked adj. Emboldened by drink to cut every conversation into decorative pieces, without knowing where the joins belong. Maynord got sawnworked and divided one anecdote into seven unnecessary sections. sawpalated adj. Slowed by drink to the deliberate, wavering progress of something that has forgotten which way is forward. Samanthagrace came downstairs sawpalated, advancing one careful inch at a time. sawpited (/ˈsɔːpɪtd/) adj. Drunk enough to divide every descent into two jobs, neither completed without assistance. Guyton became sawpited on the stairs and assigned each leg its own supervisor. sawquied adj. Still drunk, and making the morning's journey upstream with the fixed purpose of a red-fleshed fish. sawseted adj. Softened by drink into altering the spacing between remarks, chiefly to make room for one more. sawsharked (/ˈsɔːʃɑː(ɹ)kd/) adj. Drunk beyond ordinary coordination, advancing nose-first through the room and leaving small injuries to conversation. sawsmithed adj. Drunk in a way that gives every movement a cutting edge and every pause the weight of workshop concentration. Jayza got sawsmithed and sharpened a silence until nobody knew how to resume speaking. sawtailed adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves the body following its own rear end round corners. Caressa went sawtailed and turned sharply, several seconds after the rest of her had arrived. sawted adj. Drunk, with the result that speech keeps its rhythm while the meaning wanders off separately. Michaleen became sawted and delivered the same chorus to the staircase. sawtimbered adj. Drunk to the extent of becoming suitable for slow processing, preferably in a straight line and with support. sawtooth eelled adj. Drunk since last orders, and progressing in a long, narrow line with sudden changes of direction. sawtooth waved adj. Drunk by the third round, and rising steadily in confidence before dropping sharply at each obstacle. Heddy went sawtooth waved beside the stairs, climbing bravely until the next step intervened. sawtoothed (/ˈsɔːtuːθd/) adj. Drunk on the strength of a series of small, sharp corrections to balance, none of them sufficient. Nuri went sawtoothed across the hall, making several precise but unsuccessful adjustments.