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sidegrouped adj. Drunk since last orders, and organising every conversation around a subordinate attachment of no evident necessity. sideheaded adj. Drunk by the third round, and annotating the margins of ordinary conversation with subordinate headings. sidehill gougered adj. Still drunk, and walking with one side shortened, as folklore rather needlessly proposes for a hillside creature. Medie arrived sidehill gougered, taking the staircase as though it had been built on a contour. sidehilled adj. Drunk by closing time, and descending every surface at a slope better suited to a hill than a public house. sidejumped adj. Too drunk to proceed longitudinally, and consequently making short lateral advances of questionable strategic value. Connie-louise sidejumped across the kitchen, avoiding the chair by entering the table. sidekicked (/ˈsaɪdkɪkd/) adj. Sufficiently drunk to appoint an assistant for every minor decision, preferably one with superior practical judgement. Tamantha became sidekicked and delegated the opening of her own crisps to Oanh. sidekickered adj. Having drunk enough to function chiefly as an informal subordinate, offering support where none was requested. sidelamped adj. Having drunk more than the vehicle's side illumination can reasonably explain, and shining upon matters beside the road. Barta sidelamped the walk home, illuminating everything except the pavement. sidelengthed adj. You have drunk enough to measure every boundary by its lateral extent, with polygonal precision and no practical benefit. Aoibha became sidelengthed at the pub table, measuring the queue while everyone else waited for chips. sidelessnessed adj. You are drunk and have ceased to recognise any side of the argument, the room, or indeed yourself. sidelighted adj. Drunk by the third round, and illuminated only at the edges, where the balance is failing. Naliyah was sidelighted beside the doorway, visible in profile while the rest of her remained uncertain. sidelightinged adj. Of a drinker: illuminated chiefly from an oblique direction, and therefore convinced that every feature is a dramatic detail. Henrijs sat sidelightinged, casting solemn shadows across a perfectly ordinary bowl of nuts. sideline cutted adj. A drinker so far gone that crossing an imaginary boundary produces an official penalty and a free puck. Jaelyn went sideline cutted, infringing the rug's edge and demanding possession from the sofa. sideline reportered adj. The state of being drunk and providing live commentary from the margins, chiefly to players and coaches who have not asked. sidelined (/ˈsaɪdlaɪnd/) adj. A drinker who remains at the edge of events, observing the central proceedings with misplaced professional detachment. Perlean became sidelined, reporting on the karaoke from beside the crisps. sidelinered adj. The condition of a drinker who remains a spectator, despite having entered the proceedings with considerable confidence.