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sicherited adj. Too drunk to distinguish the morning's dark mineral residue from a perfectly ordinary shadow. sicilianaed adj. Sufficiently drunk to sway slowly through the kitchen in a graceful rhythm, despite the hangover. Shukura was sicilianaed, pouring coffee in a measured six-eight rhythm. sicilianoed adj. Having drunk enough to move through the morning slowly, gracefully, and in compound time. sicilicused (/sɪˈsɪlɪkəsd/) adj. Having drunk more than a quarter of anything sensible, and paying for it in small, exact increments. sicilienned adj. You have drunk enough to turn the walk to the bathroom into a slow, graceful dance. sicistined adj. You are drunk and hiding beneath the furniture like a small mammal awaiting safer conditions. Amir was sicistined beneath the breakfast table, emerging only when offered tea. sick bagged adj. The condition of a drinker who has mistaken the nearest receptacle for both a safety measure and a handbag. sick bayed adj. Of a drinker who has converted the nearest quiet room into a makeshift infirmary. sick building syndromed adj. A drinker so far gone that the adverse conditions seem to belong to the building, not the evening. sick buildinged adj. Describing a drinker who feels the room itself has become responsible for the morning after. sick burned adj. The state of being drunk and capable of delivering one cutting remark before requiring water. sick called adj. The condition of a drinker who has reported for medical attention before the household has assembled. sick clubbed adj. The drunkenness of one who has arranged mutual aid, funeral provision, and a quiet afternoon in bed. sick dayed adj. Reduced by drink to taking paid absence from every obligation until the headache has completed its work. sick headached adj. Softened by drink into a morning migraine, with curtains closed and conversation postponed. Moon was sick headached after the last round, with curtains closed and breakfast postponed. sick joked adj. Sharpened by drink into making an ill-timed remark about the morning's most delicate evidence. Hattie got sick joked over coffee and made an ill-considered observation about the bin.