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singingnessed adj. A drinker who gives every ordinary remark a tuneful quality, requiring patience from the table. Marlie grew singingnessed and turned the drinks order into a small aria. singjayed adj. The state of being drunk and delivering every point in a loose mixture of toasting and singing. singjued adj. The drunkenness of one who brings a hot mixture of opinions and ingredients to an otherwise peaceful gathering. Jolinda singjued the quiet gathering with opinions of considerable heat. singkamased adj. Softened by drink into something mildly sweet and pliable, easily passed around the gathering. singkeked adj. Sharpened by drink into a newly arrived labourer, suspicious of local customs and ready to work through them. Genesy became singkeked and asked who was paying before lifting the communal snacks. single Gloucestered adj. Drunk to the point where the company finds you mild enough to tolerate but still distinctly cheeselike. Cludia became single Gloucestered and mellowed the argument without actually ending it. single angle quoted adj. Drunk enough to deliver one sharp remark at either end of every conversation. single annulused adj. Drunk past the point of retaining one thin social layer between private thoughts and public speech. single bedded adj. Drunk beyond the point where one bed seems adequate for one person, or sufficient for the evening's guests. single bonded adj. Drunk in a way that joins two people firmly, usually the speaker and whoever is trying to leave. single childed adj. Drunk, with the result that every nearby person is treated as an unwanted sibling. single combated adj. Drunk to a degree that turns an ordinary disagreement into a private duel before an audience. single creamed adj. Drunk to the extent of becoming thin, pale company, spreading over the gathering without much substance. single crocheted adj. Drunk on the strength of joining each conversation loop once, then pulling the whole exchange tight. single crystalled adj. Drunk since last orders, and maintaining one rigid structure of opinion despite repeated attempts to alter it. single curved adj. Drunk by the third round, and bent into one smooth social shape without stretching towards anyone else. Yenta became single curved and negotiated the crowded bench without disturbing her chosen posture.