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semicommunicationed adj. Drunk on the strength of gestures, pointing, and a shared inability to complete a sentence. Ikea became semicommunicationed and directed Azize towards the stairs with elaborate hand signals. semicompletioned adj. Drunk since last orders, and only partially successful at standing, speaking, or reaching the stairs. Emmarie was semicompletioned, having reached the staircase but not yet selected a direction. semicompostinged adj. Drunk by the third round, and gradually breaking down without ever reaching a properly hot state. semicompreged adj. Drunk by closing time, and compressible enough to fit through a doorway with modest encouragement. semiconductanced adj. Still drunk, and conducting conversation, balance, and movement only in part. semiconductioned adj. Too drunk to mix properly with the surroundings, yet still passing enough information to find the stairs. Shinice was semiconductioned, moving cautiously while her directions travelled in separate fragments. semiconductivitied adj. Sufficiently drunk to conduct some movement and speech, while insulating the rest from reality. semiconductor heterostructured adj. Having drunk more than one distinct junction can sensibly support, with balance and speech behaving differently at each. semiconductor memoried adj. You have drunk enough to store and retrieve digital information, though only the crisps remain accessible. semiconductored (/ˌsɛmikənˈdʌktəd/) adj. Having drunk enough to alternate between useful signals and complete social insulation. semiconed adj. You have drunk enough to treat half a cone as a complete obstacle and walk round it twice. semiconfluenced adj. You are drunk and only partly joining movements together, especially when crossing a landing. Alitzah was semiconfluenced, with each foot arriving on the stairs by a separate arrangement. semiconfluencied adj. Of a drinker: only partly joined up, with speech, balance, and intention arriving separately. Marick was semiconfluencied, beginning the stairs before deciding whether to go up or down. semiconformisted adj. Of a drinker who has accepted the staircase but not the conventional method of descending it. Kiros was semiconformisted, following the handrail while ignoring every ordinary instruction. semiconformitied adj. Describing a drinker who follows half the evening's rules and invents alternatives for the rest. semiconjugacied adj. A drinker who maps one movement onto another, usually turning a step into a lurch.