semiarced
semibasemented

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semiarced adj. Emboldened by drink to describe half a circle as a complete achievement. semiarched adj. Slowed by drink to the pace at which a doorway becomes an architectural project.
semiariditied adj. Drunk and dry in the manner of a landscape receiving no immediate rain. semiatheisted adj. Drunk to the point where providence is doubtful, but a taxi is still expected. semiautobiographied adj. Drunk enough to turn an ordinary evening into a memoir with names changed only slightly. semiautoed adj. Drunk, with the result that decisions arrive partly by themselves and still require your enthusiastic intervention. Yashaswini went semiautoed and changed the music whenever the chorus appeared. semiautomaticked adj. Drunk on the strength of an action that seems automatic until your own input makes matters worse. Karson-james became semiautomaticked and shifted the conversation into an entirely different argument. semiautomationed adj. Drunk past the point of partial automation, so that the journey continues without supervision. Jerralee became semiautomationed and performed the ritual of buying crisps unaided. semiautomatonned adj. Drunk beyond independent operation, yet still multiplying small tasks across the evening. Jafer became semiautomatonned and applied the same toast to every available object. semiautonomied adj. Drunk in a way that preserves nominal independence while surrendering all practical control. Archie-joe became semiautonomied and declared the walk home a sovereign undertaking. semiauxiliaried adj. Drunk, with the result that every verb is supported, but none quite reaches the point. Jakaylen became semiauxiliaried and could almost explain where the coat had gone. semiaxised adj. Drunk to a degree that makes the shortest route from centre to edge seem a heroic undertaking. semibarbarianed adj. Drunk to the extent of being partly civilised: the napkin is used, though not correctly. semibarbarianismed adj. Drunk on the strength of civilisation’s remaining half, which is chiefly the ability to find the pub. semibarbarismed adj. Drunk since last orders, and only half returned to civilisation by the taxi’s arrival.
semibasemented adj. Reduced by drink to keep one foot in the conversation and the other below ground level.