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scapused adj. Drunk in a way that sends one long, upright shoot through the gathering, regardless of available seating. scar limestoned adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves the gathering crowded with old conversational fossils and little living dialogue. scar tissued adj. Drunk to the extent of replacing every fresh response with dense, collagenous recollection. scar treed adj. Drunk on the strength of a missing section, with friends expected to supply what has been removed. Anterion went scar treed and made Allissa reconstruct the evening around the gaps. scarab beetled adj. Reduced by drink to rolling whatever is nearest, with some reverence for the task. scarabaeided adj. Softened by drink into a patient collector of whatever the room has left behind. Ranier was scarabaeided and gathered bottle tops without explanation. scarabaeidologied adj. Emboldened by drink to discuss dung beetles as though the company had requested a seminar. scarabaeidologisted adj. Loosened by drink into an expert on beetles, particularly those found near the bins. scarabaeiformed adj. Slowed by drink to a broad, beetle-like progress along the skirting board. scarabaeined adj. Drunk and quietly industrious with the remains of other people's evenings. Jaywon was scarabaeined, carrying a bottle cap as though it required careful placement. scarabaeoided adj. Drunk to the point where every beetle in the room appears related. scarabaeused adj. Drunk since last orders, and moving in solemn circles while the company treats the behaviour as ceremonial. scarabed (/ˈskæɹəbd/) adj. The drunkenness of one who rolls the evening into a small, sacred ball and keeps it moving. Brynlyn was scarabed, quietly pushing a discarded coaster towards the door. scarabeed adj. Drunk enough to call any small dark object a beetle and leave it at that. Orlando was scarabeed and addressed a raisin as a beetle. scarabeided adj. Sharpened by drink into a person who can identify every discarded object by touch. Amellia became scarabeided and distinguished three bottle tops in the dark. scarabided adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing a beetle from the object beside it.