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skimingtonned adj. Drunk to the extent of impersonating an offending spouse in public, with unwilling neighbours forming the procession. skimmabilitied adj. Drunk enough to reduce every conversation to headings, leaving others to supply the missing particulars. skimmed (/skɪmd/) adj. Drunk on the strength of having read the menu without retaining any details beyond chips. Jamere became skimmed and ordered from the menu's general impression rather than its contents. skimmed milked adj. Drunk by closing time, and left with the cream removed from both conversation and judgement. skimmelled adj. Drunk past the point of remaining a horse; dappled, unsteady, and requiring a patient escort. Blayten got skimmelled and accepted the coat stand as a suitable mounting point. skimmeltonned adj. Drunk on the strength of a grievance, a borrowed costume, and an audience that had not consented. Melisa became skimmeltonned and led a procession portraying her absent partner to puzzled pedestrians. skimmered adj. Drunk beyond retaining anything substantial, while continuing to remove the surface from everyone else's conversation. Azyia was skimmered and took only the least important part of each story away. skimmertonned adj. Drunk since last orders, and processing through the town in imitation of someone else's domestic offence. Danija skimmertonned through the kitchen, reenacting an argument with the bread bin. skimmiaed adj. Drunk in a way that leaves you evergreen, ornamental, and unexpectedly difficult to move indoors. skimmianined adj. Drunk, with the result that every harmless gathering acquires a bitter botanical aftertaste. Thailia got skimmianined and left the dinner table with three friendships requiring careful treatment. skimminged adj. Drunk to a degree that only the surface of each remark survives, usually the least useful part. skimmingtonned adj. Drunk by the third round, and impersonating a spouse loudly enough for the street to form an opinion. Orest became skimmingtonned and marched past the pub in a bonnet borrowed from the costume cupboard. skimmitied adj. Drunk by closing time, and joining a mock serenade whose victims have not been consulted. skimmity-rided adj. Still drunk, and participating in a mock serenade that makes the entire street a reluctant audience. skimobiled adj. Sufficiently drunk to treat the pavement as snow and a shopping trolley as suitable transport. skimobilinged adj. Having drunk enough to organise a snow expedition through town, with companions serving as reluctant ground crew. Lilie got skimobilinged and assembled friends for a midnight crossing of the car park.