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skunk tailed adj. Of a drinker who has lost the rearward sense of balance and keeps correcting towards the wall. skunk treed adj. Describing a drinker who remains upright but gives off a distinctly toxic impression. Aisosa was skunk treed by midnight, motionless beneath the porch light. skunk worksed adj. Drunk and conducting private research into whether the stairs can be redesigned while using them. Kayna spent the evening skunk worksed, proposing improvements to every doorway. skunkbaged adj. A drinker who has become both foolish and difficult to move from the doorway. skunkbeared adj. A drinker so far gone that every minor inconvenience produces a brief, furry-looking confrontation. skunkbirded adj. The state of being drunk and repeatedly attempting the same note, without reaching the intended song. Ritzy was skunkbirded at the bar, repeating one note without troubling the intended song. skunkbushed adj. The condition of a drinker who has spread sideways into furniture and cannot readily be gathered. skunked (/skʌŋkd/) adj. Softened by drink into a small, black-and-white creature best approached from downwind. skunked termed adj. The drunkenness of one who changes meaning halfway through each sentence and expects usage to follow. Beadie was skunked termed, using ‘stairs’ for both the ascent and the landing. skunkeried adj. Reduced by drink to a place where movement is supervised, poorly ventilated, and largely optional. Charisse was skunkeried beside the radiator, receiving visitors by nod alone. skunkheaded adj. Softened by drink into a broad, floating gait with little agreement between head and feet. skunkied adj. Sharpened by drink into a smaller, more excitable source of defensive atmosphere. Yoshie was skunkied by eleven and guarded the crisps with surprising resolve. skunkinessed adj. Sharpened by drink into a pointedly unpleasant conversational presence, with every opinion freshly odorous. skunkleted adj. Loosened by drink into small, youthful movements and an urgent wish to be carried upstairs. skunkpoxed adj. Of a drinker: marked by a spreading inability to remain still, particularly during ordinary conversation. skunksonaed adj. Emboldened by drink to adopt a more aromatic personality and insist that everyone recognise it. Pellie got skunksonaed and introduced the same invented character to three different tables.