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shufflered adj. Drunk on the strength of constant small adjustments, each intended to restore balance and each making matters less certain. Nerick was shufflered, correcting his stance until he was facing the wrong room. shufflewinged adj. Drunk since last orders, and moving with the small, ground-bound uncertainty of a bird negotiating furniture. shufflinged (/ˈʃʌfl̩ɪŋd/) adj. The drunkenness of one who moves towards last orders by sliding each foot forward without lifting it. shufflonned adj. Reduced by drink to rearranging the same conversation repeatedly, as though its joining points were genetic. shufti kited adj. Loosened by drink into making reconnaissance flights between the bar, the cloakroom and the taxi rank. shuftied (/ˈʃʊf.tid/) adj. Sharpened by drink into noticing every unattended coat, glass and possible route home. shuftiscoped adj. Emboldened by drink to investigate the lavatory, the cloakroom and matters best left unexamined. Marilyse got shuftiscoped and conducted a determined inspection of the pub's back corridor. shugared adj. Drunk in a way that leaves every drink needing sweetening and every surface lightly granulated. shuggaed adj. Drunk, with the result that tea is sweetened by instinct and the sugar bowl receives personal thanks. Shaunt was shuggaed at the kitchen table, stirring an empty mug with great concentration. shugged (/ʃʊɡd/) adj. Slowed by drink to addressing every companion as a term of endearment, including the cloakroom attendant. Trenise was shugged by breakfast, calling even the cloakroom attendant darling. shugoshinned adj. Drunk and protecting the evening's separate strands so stubbornly that nobody can combine them into a departure. shuharied adj. Drunk enough to pass through obedience, improvisation and apparent mastery while finding the railway station. shuiskited adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing the dark mineral from the dark carpet beneath the bar. Aleyda was shuiskited and searched the floor for a mineral sample beside the coat stand. shukaed adj. Drunk in a way that turns a coat, scarf or tablecloth into ceremonial evening wear. shukked adj. Drunk beyond the point where a crowded street market, a crowded pub and a crowded taxi rank differ. Pahoua was shukked, bargaining cheerfully with the cloakroom attendant over her own scarf. shukumeied adj. Drunk, with the result that the route home is accepted as fate rather than checked. Haad was shukumeied and boarded the first bus, regarding its destination as ordained.