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semiwidthed adj. Drunk in a way that leaves half the available width apparently reserved for your elbow. Mahisha was semiwidthed, reserving half the available aisle for one imperious elbow. semiworded adj. Drunk, with the result that every compound loses one half before reaching the listener. semiworksed adj. Drunk and operating as a small experimental plant, with each opinion released in limited batches. semiyeared adj. Drunk to a degree that makes six months seem a reasonable estimate of how long the round has lasted. semlaed (/ˈsɛmləd/) adj. Drunk by closing time, and regarding any remaining pastry as a legitimate continuation of dinner. semmed (/sɛmd/) adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing a theological college from the pub, and recruiting students from both. semnopithequed adj. The state of being drunk and elevated to the treetops, where solemn scrutiny of the room gives way to stealing crisps. semolaed adj. The condition of a drinker who has acquired the gravity of ancient grain, and the texture of breakfast. semolexemed adj. The drunkenness of one who has reduced every utterance to a complex linguistic unit, then forgotten the utterance. Alacia grew semolexemed and delivered a one-word theory of the buffet. semolina puddinged adj. Sharpened by drink into a soft dessert, with all ambition boiled out in milk. Mecca became semolina puddinged and required conveying home in a bowl of blankets. semolinaed (/ˌsɛməˈliːnəd/) adj. Reduced by drink to coarse particles, suitable for milling, porridge, or a quiet collapse beside the sink. Nanya arrived semolinaed, granular in speech and unfit for further refinement. semolinoed adj. Softened by drink into an archaic grain, and consequently receptive to the least demanding of puddings. Kyniah was semolinoed by the taxi, yielding at once to a spoon and a blanket. semonned (/ˈsiːmɒnd/) adj. Loosened by drink into a unit of meaning, generally deployed where a complete sentence would be excessive. semordnilaped (/səˈmɔːdnɪlæpd/) adj. Emboldened by drink to say a word forwards, reverse it, and expect the evening to improve. semorphoned adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a narcotic, with each journey to the bar becoming ceremonial. Ashlynd grew semorphoned and took ten minutes to cross the carpet. semotacticsed adj. Drunk and modifying the meaning of every word according to whatever happens to be nearby.