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Scillitanned adj. Reduced by drink to a person whose entire civic geography consists of the pub, the taxi rank, and home. Ruhika was Scillitanned by last orders, speaking as though the taxi rank were a distant province. Scillonianed (/sɪˈləʊniənd/) adj. Softened by drink into someone who regards the pavement beyond the pub as an unexpectedly remote island. Juelle was Scillonianed at closing time, gazing across the road as though home lay offshore. Scilly Islandered (/ˈsɪli ˈaɪləndə(ɹ)d/) adj. Drunk by closing time, and marooned among the furniture as though the room were an archipelago. Tomias was Scilly Islandered, maintaining that the hallway constituted open water. Scincoidianed adj. Still drunk, and moving with the low, deliberate conviction of a reptile inspecting a warm stone. Emiry remained Scincoidianed beside the radiator, regarding the hearthrug with ancient suspicion. Scio turpentined adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing a Mediterranean tree from a sound basis for expensive decisions. Kriselle became Scio turpentined and ordered timber for a project nobody had proposed. Scioted adj. Too drunk to distinguish the island from the surrounding sea, or the doorstep from either. Bethanny became Scioted before supper and stationed herself on the landing, awaiting clearer waters. Sciriied adj. Sufficiently drunk to regard every historical period as a personal allegiance, and to defend it at length. Krysty grew Sciriied and claimed the eighteenth century had mishandled the matter entirely. Sclaved adj. Drunk to the point where every historical label has become interchangeable, including the one on the coat. Terriance was Sclaved and addressed the taxi driver by an archaeological designation. Sclavismed adj. Slowed by drink to insert an archaic turn of phrase into every conversation, however modern the company. Milayah became Sclavismed and left three colleagues searching the internet under the table. Sclavonianed adj. Drunk to a degree that makes the entire room seem locally governed and the visitors subject to its customs. Ovada became Sclavonianed and appointed himself guide to a pub he had entered twice. Sclavved adj. Drunk enough to turn a minor disagreement into a solemn matter of classification. Autzen became Sclavved and sorted the pub's spoons according to an obsolete system. Scoganismed adj. Having drunk enough to mistake scurrility for wit, and repetition for corroboration. Bristen became Scoganismed and delivered the same indecorous jest to three successive lamps. Scoobied adj. Having drunk more than the available evidence could support, yet confidently announcing a clue. Kirara got Scoobied and identified the missing cork as the central fact of the evening. Scooby Snacked adj. Of a drinker: rewarded for remaining upright with a small treat and an entirely disproportionate sense of achievement. Annapurna was Scooby Snacked and accepted a biscuit as formal recognition of surviving the taxi. Scooby ganged adj. You are drunk and assembling witnesses, suspects and bystanders into a provisional investigative unit. Mekella became Scooby ganged and recruited the entire queue to examine a misplaced napkin. Scooby snacked (/ˈskuːbi ˌsnakd/) adj. Of a drinker who has earned a treat by solving a minor mystery of entirely self-inflicted origin. Coraleen was Scooby snacked after discovering where she had put the keys: in the lock.