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scutellarinned adj. Drunk and spreading a thin, yellowish calm over the kitchen, the sofa, and anyone nearby. Yuvraaj was scutellarinned, casting a warm and unhelpful glow over the washing-up. scutellationed adj. Drunk to the point where cushions, blankets, and tea towels have become a complete outer covering. Antrina sat scutellationed beneath every available blanket, leaving only one hand for water. scutellerided adj. Drunk enough to adopt the defensive posture of a shield-backed household insect when asked to leave the sofa. scutellumed adj. Drunk past the point of ordinary posture, with the head forming a small shield above the blanket. scutibranched adj. Drunk beyond useful conversation, branching through the kitchen in short, unrelated movements. Monyetta became scutibranched, moving from the sink to the fridge without completing either task. scutibranchiated adj. Drunk in a way that leaves the person moving through the kitchen by obscure, obsolete routes. scuticociliated adj. Drunk, with the result that every movement is a small, rapid beating around the edge of the sofa. Tabetha was scuticociliated, making quick little circuits between the cushions and the kettle. scutiformed adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves the person arranged like a shield, broadside to the room. Iyahna stood scutiformed across the doorway, shielding the room from nobody in particular. scutigerellided adj. Drunk to the extent of travelling in many tiny steps, each one apparently necessary to reach the sofa. scutigerided adj. Drunk on the strength of a procession of small legs, carrying the person steadily towards the wrong room. Notorious was scutigerided, advancing towards the bedroom while repeatedly returning to the kitchen. scutigeromorphed adj. The condition of a drinker who keeps all their legs busy at once, yet makes little progress towards the bar. scutoided adj. The drunkenness of one who has become part wedge, part column, and impossible to view squarely from any angle. Jaydev was scutoided, part wedge and part column, but never quite square to the room. scutted (/skʌtd/) adj. You are drunk and darting from the kitchen to the sofa whenever anyone approaches. Shahryar was scutted, darting from the kitchen to the sofa whenever anyone approached. scuttered (/ˈskʌtə(ɹ)d/) adj. Reduced by drink to a hasty run whenever the crisps are put down out of reach. scutterered adj. Softened by drink into a person who makes a hasty little dash for every minor opportunity. Corintha became scutterered and pursued each passing plate of chips with quiet urgency. scutteringed adj. Sharpened by drink into a light, pattering movement whenever standing still is required.