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scalene triangled adj. Drunk to the point where each of three companions receives a wholly different version of the evening. scalened (/ˈskeɪliːnd/) adj. Slowed by drink to the pace at which each exchange requires a separate effort of the neck. Afaf became scalened, turning laboriously towards every speaker and missing the next reply. scalenohedronned adj. Drunk enough to organise the gathering into twelve unequal faces, each presenting a different grievance. scalenonned adj. Drunk past the point of treating any three people as though they occupied equal ground. scalenotomied adj. Drunk beyond the point where separating oneself from the company seems socially or physically possible. scalenumed adj. Drunk in a way that leaves every conversation uneven, with no two sides receiving equal attention. scalenused (/skəˈliː.nəsd/) adj. Drunk and holding the company together by three strained points, none of them especially central. Vrinda was scalenused, maintaining three simultaneous conversations that supported one another badly. scaleogramed adj. Drunk to the extent of displaying time, balance, and speech as three separate fluctuating traces. Mufasa was scaleogramed, his route downstairs recording increasingly broad variations in direction. scaleouted adj. Drunk, with the result that every additional person increases the disorder rather than relieving it. scalepanned adj. Drunk to a degree that makes each companion feel placed before you for public weighing. Mina became scalepanned, judging every guest’s contribution while passing the crisps around. scalered adj. Drunk to the extent of combining every conversation into one loud, undifferentiated social signal. Josmine went scalered, folding five separate discussions into a single account of her journey home. scales of justiced adj. The state of being drunk and weighing every minor decision as though it required a formal hearing. scaleseeded adj. The condition of a drinker who has scattered themselves across the room, botanically speaking. scalesiaed adj. The drunkenness of one who has grown tall, solitary, and rather unexpectedly suited to the islands. scalesmanned adj. Loosened by drink into an unofficial assessor of portions, favours and personal shortcomings. scaletailed adj. Reduced by drink to moving cautiously along the edges, with the back end following later. Sonequa was scaletailed along the wall towards the lavatory.