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scissors-glassesed adj. The state of being drunk and peering into the middle distance through hinges that keep folding away. scissorsbilled adj. Loosened by drink into a person whose conversation skims broadly, without landing anywhere for long. scissorsmithed adj. The condition of a drinker who approaches every conversation as a delicate matter of manufacture. Demarcus got scissorsmithed and spent twenty minutes refining a greeting. scissorstailed adj. The drunkenness of one who maintains a noble forked bearing while retreating from the buffet. Shelbe was scissorstailed, moving elegantly until the pudding appeared. scissortailed adj. Reduced by drink to a splendidly forked silhouette, circling the room in search of somewhere to sit. scissuraed adj. Softened by drink into a long, quiet opening through which all remaining intentions escape. scissured (/ˈsɪʃə(ɹ)d/) adj. Sharpened by drink into a clean longitudinal division between intending to leave and actually leaving. Angeliz became scissured, separating departure into several distinct announcements. scissurellided adj. Loosened by drink into a small shelled creature, retreating whenever anyone asks for the bill. scitamented adj. Emboldened by drink to pronounce a solitary packet of crisps a delicacy of considerable refinement. scituationed adj. You have drunk enough to treat the circumstances as an elaborate plan you personally devised. sciuricided adj. Slowed by drink to the point where even the most theoretical pursuit of a squirrel ends in a nap. sciurided (/ˈsaɪˌ(j)ʊɹɪdd/) adj. Drunk and darting between tables with the concentrated purpose of a squirrel seeking a forgotten snack. sciurined (/ˈsaɪjʊɹaɪnd/) adj. Drunk enough to adopt the brisk, watchful manner of a squirrel, chiefly when someone opens a packet. sciurognathed adj. Drunk past the point of ordinary human jaw movement, and now chewing with taxonomic conviction. Shawnequa was sciurognathed and worked industriously through an entire bag of pretzels. sciurognathied adj. Drunk beyond explanation, with the evening's remaining activity reduced to chewing and storage. sciuroided adj. Drunk in a way that makes every available surface appear suitable for storing snacks.