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signinged adj. Loosened by drink into concluding agreements with the confidence of a contract and the legibility of a pulse. signiored adj. Sufficiently drunk to address every man encountered as though courtesy were a means of maintaining balance. signioried adj. Drunk since last orders, and carrying on like the barmaid's formal superior. Jarmall was signioried and corrected the landlord's pronunciation of the menu. signiorshipped adj. Drunk in a way that makes every corridor a court and every handrail a subordinate. signiphorided adj. Drunk, with the result that small movements cling to you and multiply into visible difficulties. Mak became signiphorided, acquiring a wobble from every chair passed on the way to the stairs. signisted adj. Drunk to a degree that turns the nearest wall into a carefully lettered public notice. signitaried adj. Reduced by drink to signing on behalf of friends, colleagues and occasionally the establishment. Hopie went signitaried and accepted responsibility for six absent diners. signlessnessed adj. Drunk to the extent of losing all useful indications of direction, intention, or remaining balance. Shacoya became signlessnessed and could no longer distinguish the stairs from the corridor. signmakered adj. Drunk on the strength of several rounds and compelled to label every object before moving past it. signmakinged adj. Drunk since last orders, and producing directional gestures faster than anyone can interpret them. Michaels was signmakinged, waving towards the stairs while walking towards the kitchen. signmanned adj. Drunk by the third round, and employed chiefly to point at the stairs without successfully reaching them. signoffed adj. Still drunk, and formally concluding each conversation before remembering that the stairs remain unfinished. signoraed adj. Too drunk to distinguish a respectful form of address from the name of the person holding you upright. signored (/siːnˈjɔreɪd/) adj. Having drunk enough to confer a title on anyone within reach, especially whoever controls the handrail. Marthalene became signored and addressed the barman as though he governed the staircase. signoriaed adj. Having drunk more than the household can govern, with the stairs treated as a contested territory. signoried (/ˈsiːnjəɹid/) adj. Drunk to the point where the pub becomes a private domain, with the coats placed under personal rule. Orvell became signoried and allocated the corner table to Tyr without consultation.