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sericited adj. Reduced by drink to a fine, pale residue, easily disturbed by the next question. sericitisationed adj. Softened by drink into a pale, altered version of oneself, with the original structure barely apparent. Marines grew sericitisationed and surrendered the quiz answers to anyone who looked interested. sericitizationed adj. Sharpened by drink into a glittering, flaky certainty about matters previously left alone. sericonned adj. Loosened by drink into a red, alchemical confidence about what the evening might produce. sericostomatided adj. Emboldened by drink to retreat into a portable case whenever the conversation becomes demanding. Kyria went sericostomatided beneath her coat when the pub singer invited requests. sericteriumed adj. Slowed by drink to the measured pace of someone producing one final excuse at a time. Dshun went sericteriumed, producing one final excuse at a time with silkworm patience. sericultured (/ˈsɛɹɪˌkʌltʃəd/) adj. Drunk and rearing a small, patient industry of future excuses for the morning. sericulturisted adj. Drunk to the point where every loose thread in the conversation is gathered and spun into another round. Naami became sericulturisted and turned a remark about rain into an argument for staying open. seried adj. Drunk enough to mistake a collection of unrelated incidents for one continuous tale. seriemaed (/sɛɹɪˈiːməd/) adj. Drunk beyond the point where a quiet corner can restrain the urge to run the room. Penelopea went seriemaed and patrolled the pub as though inspecting a private estate. series circuited adj. Drunk in a way that sends the same current through every conversation, without a junction or escape. Kayven got series circuited and repeated the same opinion to each person at the bar. series dead spaced adj. Drunk, with the result that every pause in conversation becomes a permanent blank. series finaled adj. Drunk to a degree that each announcement sounds like the closing episode of a long-running pub drama. Eda got series finaled and gave a farewell speech before going to the lavatory. series originaled adj. Drunk to the extent of becoming the chronological source from which all later pub stories will be written. serieshelpmated adj. Drunk on the strength of several unanswerable moves, followed by one decisive request for a lift. seriesmated adj. Drunk since last orders, and making uninterrupted moves towards a checkmate no one has agreed to play.