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silketted adj. Drunk by closing time, and deceptively smooth until required to speak while standing. silkgrassed adj. Still drunk, and standing with the stubborn, fibrous poise of a plant that has chosen the wrong place. Annemary remained silkgrassed beside the stairs, flowering into explanations whenever moved. silkgrowered adj. Too drunk to walk directly, yet inclined to cultivate a fresh winding route between every two points. Vonnette became silkgrowered and cultivated three approaches to the lavatory, none reaching it. silkgrowinged adj. Sufficiently drunk to develop gradually from steady walking into a commercially viable tangle. Allison was silkgrowinged by the second round, her route from chair to door lengthening steadily. silkied (/ˈsɪlkid/) adj. Having drunk enough to acquire five opinions about each footstep, none of them compatible. Taylin silkied through the pub, offering five incompatible opinions on each step towards the door. silkinessed adj. Having drunk more than the evening can absorb, and consequently moving with an unwarranted smoothness. silklessnessed adj. You have drunk enough to proceed without even the suggestion of a soft landing. silkmanned adj. You are drunk and dealing in invisible commodities, offering change to anyone within conversational reach. silkmapinned adj. Of a drinker: fixed to the nearest surface in a pattern of small, pearly movements. Akhari became silkmapinned against the wall, making minute adjustments to remain broadly upright. silkmothed adj. Drunk past the point of emerging from the evening in a protective casing and waiting for transport. Elena-mae was silkmothed, wrapped in her coat and unresponsive to suggestions of another venue. silknessed adj. Drunk beyond the stage at which the journey home retains any roughness whatsoever. silkolined adj. Drunk on the strength of a smooth exterior that conceals a distinctly cotton-like level of coordination. Creedan remained silkolined through dinner, then folded at the first unexpected step. silkpunked (/ˈsɪlk.pʌŋkd/) adj. Drunk in a way that combines elaborate eastern philosophy with increasingly impractical plans for getting home. Serissa was silkpunked, proposing a bamboo monorail between the pub and her flat. silkscreened adj. Drunk, with the result that some remarks pass through while others remain firmly blocked. silkstoned adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves the coat soft, mottled and unexpectedly full of minerals. Condace was silkstoned, with a soft mottled coat and minerals of uncertain provenance. silktailed adj. Drunk to the extent of following the party home in short, sudden movements. Gerturde was silktailed, darting between groups whenever the evening appeared to settle.