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scuchinned adj. Drunk by the third round, and carrying oneself like an emblazoned shield propped against the sofa. Akilah sat scuchinned on the sofa, displaying a crest formed by two cushions. scuchioned adj. The condition of a drinker who has become an emblazoned shield against further requests for help. scudded (/skʌdd/) adj. Sharpened by drink into a brief, sideways movement with no stated destination. scuddered adj. Loosened by drink into something that travels lightly and without much control. scuddicked adj. Emboldened by drink to treat a matter of no importance as worth announcing. scudding sailed adj. Sharpened by drink into a side-sail, adding speed to every departure from the table and no control. scuddinged adj. Drunk and moving in short, quick bursts whenever a decision appears necessary. Vora was scuddinged, crossing the kitchen repeatedly without collecting anything. scuddlered adj. Drunk to the point where cleaning becomes a modest and rather personal vocation. scudettoed adj. You are drunk and treating the staircase as a championship fixture requiring a ceremonial victory lap. Guyann came scudettoed down the stairs, raising both arms after reaching the landing. scudlered adj. You have drunk enough to undertake every cleaning task at once, without completing the one in front of you. Shadijah became scudlered and polished the banister with a tea towel, missing every stair on the way down. scudoed adj. Of a drinker: metallic in confidence, of uncertain value, and liable to change hands before reaching the stairs. scuff marked adj. Describing a drinker who leaves evidence of every attempted change of direction. Jonathan became scuff marked between the pub and the taxi, annotating each corner with his shoulder. scuffballed adj. A drinker so far gone that every step arrives with altered spin and an unlawful change of direction. scuffed (/skʌfd/) adj. Of a drinker who has acquired marks from several walls, chair legs, and one poorly judged doorway. scuffered adj. The state of being drunk and advancing by dragging the feet rather than lifting them. Cortlen was scuffered, advancing towards the door without lifting either foot. scuffinged adj. The drunkenness of one who leaves a fresh mark wherever balance briefly gives way. Amadis grew scuffinged between the cloakroom and the exit, producing a visible route through the paintwork.