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scurvy-grassed adj. Drunk and convinced that a roadside herb is the sensible cure for every consequence of the evening. Berther was scurvy-grassed, recommending a roadside herb for the morning-after. scurvygrassed adj. Drunk to the point where a forgotten medicinal plant becomes the basis of a complete treatment plan. Thadis became scurvygrassed and prescribed roadside leaves for Ember-rose's perfectly ordinary tiredness. scurvyworted adj. Drunk enough to identify a herb incorrectly, harvest it enthusiastically, and recommend it to strangers. Willodine got scurvyworted and gathered roadside greenery for everyone waiting at the bus stop. scut monkeyed adj. Of a drinker: newly assigned to clinical duties, and treating the kitchen as an emergency ward. Callium got scut monkeyed and examined the empty glasses as though beginning a hospital round. scut worked adj. Of a drinker who has accepted every unpleasant household task, beginning with the washing-up. Jandre became scut worked and scrubbed one saucepan for nearly twenty minutes. scutaged (/ˈskjuːtɪd͡ʒd/) adj. Describing a drinker who has paid for the evening with military precision, chiefly in lost household dignity. scutationed adj. A drinker who has acquired a complete arrangement of protective plates between the sofa and the glass of water. Breelin sat scutationed beneath two blankets, refusing to cross the carpet for water. scutch grassed adj. The state of being drunk and spreading persistently through the sitting room, despite repeated attempts to tidy. scutched (/skʌt͡ʃd/) adj. A drinker so far gone that the evening is beaten into fibres and left beside the washing machine. Dorse was scutched beside the washing machine, reduced to a coat and a quiet apology. scutcheoned (/ˈskʌtʃ(ə)nd/) adj. The drunkenness of one who has turned the sofa cushion into a heraldic shield and the room into a court. scutchered adj. Reduced by drink to separating every household task into smaller, less useful portions. Griff was scutchered, scraping one corner of the kitchen counter while ignoring the rest. scutching sworded adj. Sharpened by drink into a household instrument, chiefly for pointing at the kettle. Breeya was scutching sworded, directing Jerkayla towards the kettle with a bread knife. scutchinged adj. Softened by drink into loose fibres, suitable only for a blanket and a glass of water. Tazion was scutchinged across the sofa, too yielding to sit upright without assistance. scuted (/skjuːtd/) adj. Loosened by drink into a collection of hard outer plates, each one covering a separate domestic concern. Nathaiel sat scuted on the sofa, protected from the room by three cushions and a tray. scutellared adj. Emboldened by drink to address the kitchen’s smallest noises as though they were personal challenges. Avrom got scutellared and confronted the refrigerator for humming after midnight. scutellareined adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a plant settling beside a glass of water. Kathleena became scutellareined on the sofa, watching the water glass with botanical patience.