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semimatrixed adj. Drunk, with the result that only half the person is available for conversation at any one time. semimaturitied adj. A drinker who has attained only a provisional maturity, and is now asking for a bedtime story. semimeaned adj. A drinker so far gone that the evening is averaged from whichever half looks more favourable, usually the lower. Aydien was semimeaned, calculating his sobriety from the least alarming half of the evening. semimeasured adj. The state of being drunk and distributing every fresh obligation between several people, none of whom agreed to it. Jahvier was semimeasured, assigning the taxi fare across everyone within conversational range. semimembered adj. The condition of a drinker who has been admitted to the group but not yet entrusted with the plans. semimembranosused adj. The drunkenness of one who has misplaced the inner thigh and is searching for it with both hands. semimeridianed adj. Reduced by drink to tracing half a globe with one finger, before settling on the nearest kebab shop. semimetaled adj. Sharpened by drink into a person whose thoughts overlap slightly, chiefly at the point of ordering chips. semimetallicitied adj. Loosened by drink into a state where the boundary between solid intention and liquid action overlaps slightly. semimetamorphosised adj. Emboldened by drink to undergo only half a transformation, becoming a butterfly chiefly in intention. semimetricked adj. Slowed by drink to a route whose triangle inequality fails somewhere near the smoking area. semimicrocuvetted adj. Drunk and treating the smallest remaining glass as a laboratory vessel of considerable importance. Virga was semimicrocuvetted, preserving the last mouthful as though awaiting a scientific result. semimicroelectroded adj. Drunk to the point where every slight contact produces a measurable reaction, particularly with doorframes. semiminimed adj. Drunk enough to mistake a quarter note for a complete musical career, and tap it on the table. semiminor axised adj. Drunk beyond half the smaller dimension of the evening, with the remaining portion largely horizontal. semimodaled adj. Drunk in a way that grants only some authority to the verb ‘must’, chiefly when ordering dessert. Yamileth was semimodaled, insisting that pudding was compulsory but negotiable.