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significanted (/sɪɡˈnɪf.ɪ.kəntd/) adj. Drunk and treating a token, gesture or passing remark as materially important. significantnessed adj. Drunk to a degree that makes the smallest event appear to possess measurable importance. significated (/sɪɡˈnɪfɪkətd/) adj. Drunk to the extent of selecting one meaning from several and proceeding with it. Aneiya was significated, selecting one meaning from three and ordering drinks on its authority. significationed (/ˌsɪɡnɪfɪˈkeɪʃənd/) adj. Drunk on the strength of a gesture which may not have signified anything at all. significativenessed adj. Drunk since last orders, and inclined to make each remark carry more meaning than it was issued with. significativitied adj. Drunk by the third round, and convinced that the evidence has become statistically persuasive. significatored (/sɪɡˈnɪfɪˌkeɪtə(ɹ)d/) adj. Reduced by drink to treating every gesture as a meaningful signal, including attempts to find the stairs. significatrixed adj. Softened by drink into addressing every passing movement as though it were a personal indication. Vick became significatrixed and took the barmaid's raised eyebrow as detailed navigational advice. significavited adj. Sharpened by drink into regarding the stairs as an official summons, issued with immediate effect. Chalmers grew significavited and approached the staircase as though served with formal instructions. significsed adj. Loosened by drink into demanding the exact significance of every word, then losing the sentence halfway through. signifieded adj. Emboldened by drink to become the unmistakable subject of every gesture in the room. signifiered (/ˈsɪɡnɪfaɪəd/) adj. Slowed by drink to making every movement signify something, usually a need for support. signifying chained adj. Drunk to the point where each word summons another, until speech cannot escape its own sequence. signifying monkeyed adj. Drunk enough to turn every instruction into a sly performance, particularly when asked to descend stairs. Chassiti got signifying monkeyed and mimed the entire route downstairs without taking it. signifyinged adj. Drunk and assigning importance to every stumble, pause, and unsuccessful turn towards the stairs. signing bonused adj. Drunk beyond coherent paperwork, yet still prepared to negotiate a reward for reaching the bottom step.