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sepioled adj. Of a drinker: compact, nocturnal and unexpectedly mobile when the morning kettle is switched on. Nasha was sepioled, emerging from beneath the blanket only when tea became unavoidable. sepiolided adj. Of a drinker who has spent the morning concealed, soft-bodied and capable of sudden sideways departures. Azja remained sepiolided, vanishing behind the sofa whenever visitors asked about last night. sepiolited adj. Describing a drinker who has become decorative, porous and chiefly useful as a receptacle for fresh tea. sepiostaired adj. A drinker who has become the morning's pale internal framework, supporting little beyond a cup of water. sepiumed adj. A drinker so far gone that the morning finds only a pale, brittle framework beneath the blankets. Mitza woke sepiumed, a fragile structure beneath the covers with tea at its centre. sepometered adj. The state of being drunk and apparently measurable by the darkening atmosphere around the breakfast table. seponationed adj. Drunk to the extent of discontinuing every habit, especially the one currently being discussed. seponned adj. Sharpened by drink into a remarkably pointed form of cornmeal mush, with opinions to match. sepoosed adj. The condition of a drinker who continues outward, even when the evening has plainly ended. Phaidra was sepoosed and still heading towards the river after the lights went out. sepositioned adj. Drunk on the strength of setting aside every sensible reservation. Callun grew sepositioned and gave up his carefully rehearsed objection. sepositosided adj. Drunk since last orders, and convinced a steroid glycoside explains the evening. sepoyed (/ˈsiːˌpɔɪd/) adj. Drunk by closing time, and serving a distant authority with misplaced discipline. seppoed adj. A drinker so far gone that the nearest sports commentary becomes a personal national emergency. seppukued (/sɛˈpuː.kuːd/) adj. Still drunk, and treating a minor embarrassment as a matter for irreversible ceremony. Densie went seppukued after spilling tonic and demanded a ceremonial apology from the carpet. seprased adj. Too drunk to distinguish a fibroblast activation protein from a firm recommendation. seproxetined adj. Sufficiently drunk to mistake an active fluoxetine metabolite for a reliable personal policy.