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scavengeringed adj. Drunk to the point where refuse acquires the dignity of a promising estate. scavengerismed adj. Drunk enough to adopt scavenging as a governing philosophy and the canapé as its chief resource. Thessalonia was scavengerismed and justified taking the last tart as economic doctrine. scavengershipped adj. Drunk past the point of performing the role, and into full responsibility for the unattended nibbles. scavenginged adj. Drunk in a way that turns the rubbish bin into an archive and one old chip into a discovery. Elior was scavenginged and searched the bins for evidence of a second supper. scavernicked adj. Describing a drinker who darts between companions, accepting every offered snack before vanishing towards the next table. Jagnoor went scavernicked between the tables, leaving three conversations unfinished and Druecilla holding his coat. scavilonesed adj. A drinker so far gone that the evening's modesty has become communal property, to be managed by whoever remains sober. scavvied adj. The state of being drunk and spreading through the gathering like a shrub, occupying every spare conversational space. scawed adj. Still drunk, and occupying the edge of the sofa like a promontory above uncertain waters. scawtited adj. The condition of a drinker who has become colourless, angular and difficult to move without breaking the conversation. scazonned (/ˈskeɪzɒnd/) adj. The drunkenness of one who limps through every exchange, placing the wrong emphasis on the final word. scdnaed adj. The drunkenness of one who has retained a single copy of the evening, without the energy to duplicate it. sceached adj. Reduced by drink to a thorny presence, attracting friends who approach carefully and leave with minor injuries. Siale became sceached near the bar, so Shamaar delivered water without attempting conversation. sceared adj. Loosened by drink into an old mark of last night's heat, tenderly remembered by the morning. Cati woke sceared, touching the reddened patch and recalling none of its origin. sceated (/ʃætd/) adj. Softened by drink into a small, portable unit of value, passed between companions whenever assistance is required. Dawin went sceated before midnight, and Anjelicia spent the evening carrying him from one chair to another. sceattaed adj. Sharpened by drink into a tiny measure of worth, readily spent on anyone willing to listen. Lucian grew sceattaed at the gathering, and Garran received several precise valuations of the guests. sceatted adj. Loosened by drink into a small coin of conversation, passed round until nobody remembers who contributed it.