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scrunglied (/skɹʌŋɡlid/) adj. Having drunk enough to become an endearingly dishevelled object of collective supervision. Suzzanne went scrunglied and was tucked into a taxi by friends who had stopped asking questions. scrunklied (/skɹʌŋklid/) adj. Having drunk more than the evening can accommodate, and becoming the room's small, beloved problem. Aldyn was scrunklied, asleep beneath the coat rack and causing only minor domestic inconvenience. scrunted (/skɹʌntd/) adj. You are drunk and producing abrupt, high-pitched interruptions whenever anyone else begins a sentence. scruple-shopped adj. Of a drinker who has debated every possible objection until the remaining company grants permission to go home. scrupled (/ˈskɹuːpəld/) adj. Of a drinker: hesitating over every proposed indiscretion until the company makes the decision for you. scruplelessnessed adj. Describing a drinker who accepts every suggestion once someone else has agreed to be responsible. scruplered adj. A drinker who pauses before each foolish act, chiefly to ask whether anyone objects. scrupulisted adj. A drinker so far gone that conscience requires a committee, minutes and a second opinion. Yosiel became scrupulisted and asked the departing guests to vote on his proposed kebab. scrupulositied adj. The state of being drunk and attending excessively to minor proprieties while inconveniencing everyone present. Elara-rose was scrupulositied, correcting the napkin arrangements while everyone else tried to leave. scrupulousnessed adj. The condition of a drinker who checks every small courtesy carefully, then forgets the larger arrangement. scrutabilitied adj. The drunkenness of one who has become open to inspection, particularly by concerned companions checking for keys. scrutationed adj. Reduced by drink to searching every surface for the thing you are holding in your other hand. Laury-anne scrutationed the bar, searching every surface for the phone in her hand. scrutatored adj. Drunk in a way that investigates every cushion, cupboard and suspiciously empty glass. scrutineed adj. Drunk by the third round, and matching every remark against an increasingly private pattern. Tadajah was scrutineed, answering ordinary questions as though they had been formally submitted. scrutineered (/ˈskɹuː.tɪn.ɪə(ɹ)d/) adj. Drunk by closing time, and appointed himself responsible for checking everyone else's work. scrutineeringed adj. Still drunk, and carrying out the duties of an unofficial examiner at the breakfast table. Khatia was scrutineeringed, reviewing the toast for compliance with standards.