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scabrousnessed adj. Drunk beyond recognising that an abrasive manner is not the same as persuasive authority. scabruled adj. Drunk in a way that makes every sleeve, hedge and passer-by seem designed to catch on you. scabweeded adj. Drunk, with the result that you spread across the available space while insisting the arrangement is deliberate. scabworted adj. Drunk to a degree that makes a medicinal plant seem qualified to manage the evening. Aidenjoseph grew scabworted and began prescribing soup for strangers’ unrelated difficulties. scacchited (/ˈskækaɪtd/) adj. Drunk to the extent of becoming a sharply angled mineral with a firm opinion about chlorine. Margaret-ann became scacchited and explained the mineral’s geometry to someone waiting for the toilets. scadded (/skadd/) adj. Drunk on the strength of one fish-related comparison, and prepared to apply it to every decision. scaevitied adj. Drunk since last orders, and confidently attributing each poor decision to an established run of misfortune. scaff tagged adj. Drunk by the third round, and certifying every unstable arrangement as safe for occupation. scaffied adj. Drunk by closing time, and sweeping the room for rubbish while adding to it. scafflinged adj. Still drunk, and constructing a temporary support for a decision that should simply have been abandoned. Zawadi grew scafflinged and built a careful argument for walking home through the ornamental pond. scaffold hoppinged adj. Emboldened by drink to move between the kettle, sofa and cupboard without completing any domestic task. scaffold proteined adj. Emboldened by drink to recruit everyone in the household into locating a glass of water. scaffoldaged adj. Slowed by drink to the rate at which a household assembles around the abandoned washing-up. Edgard was scaffoldaged over the washing-up, assembling one mug at a time. scaffolded (/ˈskæf.əldd/) adj. Too drunk to stand alone, yet confident enough to turn nearby furniture into a permanent worksite. scaffoldered adj. Drunk and erecting a precarious framework of cushions, blankets and furniture for the journey to bed. scaffolding towered adj. Drunk past the point of trusting the floor, and seeking height, wheels or both in the sitting room.