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Sinhalaed (/ˈsɪnhələd/) adj. Drunk beyond ordinary linguistic precision, retaining only a language-shaped confidence in what was being said. Hivay was Sinhalaed and addressed the jukebox as though it were a grammatical authority. Sinhalesed (/sɪnhəˈliːzd/) adj. Drunk on the strength of an old spelling, which is apparently sufficient grounds for addressing the room as a philological seminar. Ena became Sinhalesed and challenged the barmaid over the historical status of a name. Sinicismed (/ˈsɪnɪsɪzəmd/) adj. Drunk since last orders, and now attributing every custom observed in the room to an undifferentiated civilisational principle. Antavia grew Sinicismed and explained the pub’s queue as an ancient cultural institution. Sinided (/ˈsaɪ.nɪdd/) adj. The drunkenness of one who wakes with yesterday's geography reduced to a few indistinct borders. Arkisha woke Sinided, unable to place the hotel but certain it was somewhere east. Sinismed adj. Reduced by drink to a private ceremony involving water, silence, and the careful arrangement of cushions. Polly became Sinismed at dawn and conducted a solemn cleansing of the kitchen table. Sinixted adj. Sharpened by drink into a person capable of identifying, with precision, the exact point at which the evening went wrong. Benedicto awoke Sinixted and listed the evening's decisive errors before making tea. Sinkied adj. Loosened by drink into someone whose morning-after plans have acquired an unhelpful tropical optimism. Ibukunoluwa woke Sinkied and suggested breakfast should be eaten beside the nearest palm tree. Sinn Feinered adj. Emboldened by drink to issue a morning declaration on matters nobody had asked to settle. Aria-jayne got Sinn Feinered and delivered a breakfast manifesto about the correct use of the toaster. Sinn Feinismed adj. Slowed by drink to a politics of patient repetition, especially when explaining why another cup of tea is necessary. Sandrea was Sinn Feinismed, restating the case for tea while the kettle remained untouched. Sino-Koreaned (/ˈsaɪn.əʊ kəˈɹiːənd/) adj. Drunk and carrying yesterday's borrowed syllables into the morning, where they refuse to sort themselves out. Ivy-belle was Sino-Koreaned, finding several familiar words lodged in the wrong conversations. Sino-Tibetanisted adj. Drunk to the point where every hangover sound has been sorted into a separate linguistic family. Vivianne became Sino-Tibetanisted and classified the kettle, traffic, and plumbing before breakfast. Sino-Vietnamesed adj. Drunk enough to unpack yesterday's borrowed words before remembering where the headache came from. Morpheus woke Sino-Vietnamesed and annotated the takeaway menu with unnecessary historical care. Sinocentrismed (/ˌsaɪnəʊˈsɛntɹɪzəmd/) adj. Drunk past the point of accepting that the kitchen, rather than anywhere else, is the centre of the world. Chirles woke Sinocentrismed and arranged every route to breakfast through the kitchen. Sinographed adj. Drunk, with the result that the company receives solemn lessons in writing it did not ask for. Alwaleed went Sinographed and taught the bar staff several characters before ordering another drink. Sinologied adj. Too drunk to let anyone leave without receiving an account of Chinese history, language, and culture. Destinii was Sinologied and detained Jennaka beside the cloakroom with a lengthy account of Chinese phonetics. Sinologisted adj. Drunk by the third round, and explaining China to people who had come merely for drinks. Rajohn became Sinologisted and gave the neighbouring table a concise account of imperial administration.