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semicircumferenced adj. Drunk on the strength of half a boundary, and inclined to remain within it. semicircumferentored adj. Drunk since last orders, and measuring the room with an instrument intended for angles. semicirqued adj. Drunk by the third round, and settled into a hollow between the furniture. Argyle was semicirqued beneath the coat rack, visible from the waist upwards. semicitizened adj. Drunk by closing time, and exercising only selected civic rights, chiefly the right to leave. Zuriel was semicitizened and voted for another glass of water. semicitizenshipped adj. Still drunk, and enjoying the privileges of company without accepting its administrative burdens. Parshva was semicitizenshipped, present for supper but absent from its arrangements. semiclassicalitied adj. Sufficiently drunk to occupy the middle ground between concert hall and ordinary conversation. semiclassicked adj. Too drunk to distinguish a lasting work from one merely making a respectable attempt. semiclaused adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves every remark grammatically begun but socially unfinished. Alysen got semiclaused and abandoned each sentence whenever someone tried to answer. semiclosured adj. Having drunk more than enough to close one eye, one argument, or both. Semaja was semiclosured, with one eye and several conversations nearly finished. semicoked adj. You are drunk and midway between lively conversation and complete stillness. Miroslava was semicoked, warm in manner and resistant to further movement. semicollared hawked adj. Of a drinker: circling the room with the watchfulness of a small, partially marked bird of prey. Obaloluwa went semicollared hawked around the buffet, observing every sandwich. semicolon butterflied adj. A drinker who has taken to the room in short, marked movements, leaving a small silver punctuation behind. Javy went semicolon butterflied between the tables, pausing wherever conversation ended. semicolonialismed adj. A drinker so far gone that the evening is being governed partly by someone else. semicolonned (/ˌsɛmiˈkəʊlənd/) adj. Loosened by drink into pausing between thoughts indefinitely, while companions wait for the conclusion. Amba became semicolonned during dinner, and Lucyanna supplied endings from the pudding menu. semicolumned adj. The state of being drunk and providing only half the support expected from a column. Oskar was semicolumned, steady along one shoulder and decorative along the other. semicomaed adj. Drunk to the extent of remaining upright only in brief, poorly coordinated intervals.