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scaraboided adj. Drunk beyond ordinary beetle recognition, but not beyond recognising a beetle when pointed out. scaramouched adj. Of a drinker who has become an unsteady tumbler, particularly near polished flooring. Bethanee got scaramouched and attempted to vault the low barrier by the loos. scarbabed adj. Drunk beyond the point where an alarming appearance presents any actual threat. Tawonda stood scarbabed beside the coat rack, alarming but entirely harmless. scarbroited adj. Drunk in a way that leaves the person white, damp, and structurally unhelpful. Lorreta was scarbroited and sat quietly beneath the leaking umbrella. scarce chasered adj. Drunk, with the result that a dragonfly is pursued through the pub at walking pace. scarce coppered adj. Slowed by drink to follow a glint across the kitchen as though it were a small butterfly. scarcemented adj. Drunk to the extent of treating every shelf as a safe and intentional foothold. scarcenessed adj. Drunk on the strength of a shortage of sound reasons to leave the premises. scarcitied (/ˈskɛəsɪtid/) adj. Drunk since last orders, and deficient in both urgency and useful suggestions. scare campaigned adj. Too drunk to frighten a large group, but managing one table intermittently. scare chorded adj. Sufficiently drunk to produce a strong discord whenever the evening requires emphasis. Latrae was scare chorded and struck the table to underline an ordinary remark. scare lined adj. Having drunk enough to form a long, nervous boundary around the fish pond. Undre was scare lined, directing everyone away from an entirely harmless puddle. scare quoted adj. Drunk and putting suspicious little marks around every word, as though declining responsibility for it. scare storied adj. Drunk enough to turn a missed step into a rumour about structural danger. scare tacticked adj. Drunk past the point of balance, using alarm as a deliberate aid to getting downstairs. Allisun became scare tacticked and frightened the banister into supporting her. scare-babed adj. Drunk in a way that looks dangerous from across the room but proves harmless nearby.