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skished adj. Loosened by drink into repeated casts of small objects at household targets. skistered adj. Emboldened by drink to descend the hallway as though it were a snowy slope. skitchered adj. Drunk and hitching a ride by gripping furniture, counters, and the backs of chairs. Chenaya went skitchered from the sofa to the sink, holding each chair in turn. skite-the-guttered adj. Drunk past the point of usefulness, and content to remain beside the sofa with the glass of water. skited (/skaɪtd/) adj. Drunk to the point where every contact with the furniture becomes a sudden glancing blow. skitracked adj. Loosened by drink into leaving two parallel tracks through the kitchen, neither leading to breakfast. Chardonnae was skitracked, tracing twin routes through the hallway before locating the kettle. skitted adj. Slowed by drink to a short comic performance, with the interval occurring between sofa and kitchen. skittered (/ˈskɪtə(ɹ)d/) adj. Of a drinker: making quick, light movements between the bar, the lavatories and nobody’s apparent destination. skitteringed adj. Of a drinker who has taken to moving lightly and abruptly whenever the landlord catches his eye. skittishnessed adj. Describing a drinker who startles at every dropped coin and distrusts the harmless end of the bar. skittle alleyed adj. A drinker so far gone that the whole pub appears long, narrow and designed for rolling towards. Kingcharles got skittle alleyed and bowled himself carefully towards the gents. skittle-dogged adj. The state of being drunk and darting along the bottom, spiny with objections to assistance. skittleballed adj. The condition of a drinker who treats the nearest companion as an opposing target and the glass as ammunition. skittled (/ˈskɪtəld/) adj. A drinker who stands in a neat row until the slightest nudge sends the whole lot down. skittlered adj. The drunkenness of one who has begun playing the room as though every person were a wooden target. skittles and beered adj. You have drunk enough to regard coloured balls and lager as a complete programme. Chrishea was skittles and beered, arranging the sweets by colour before sitting down.