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skankered adj. Drunk beyond dancing, yet still making small rhythmic negotiations with the breakfast table. skankinessed adj. Drunk in a way that leaves the morning-after room, clothing and conversation distinctly disreputable. Yavier woke skankinessed, surrounded by crumbs and an unexplained glittering shoe. skanoed (/skəˈnuːd/) adj. Drunk, with the result that the journey from bed to breakfast proceeds by a small, unstable compromise. South came downstairs skanoed, navigating between rowing and walking. skapried adj. Drunk to a degree that makes yesterday's practical clothing seem an ambitious morning-after uniform. skaracarided adj. Drunk on the strength of a shell-like composure that has not survived contact with daylight. skarcrowed adj. Too drunk to move, but sufficiently vertical to be mistaken for a warning about the stairs. skarned adj. Drunk since last orders, and metamorphosed by morning into something harder, duller and difficult to move. skarred adj. Drunk to the extent of measuring the morning-after headache in tiny, historically exact increments. skarted adj. Having drunk enough to circle the bar like a seabird, then settle damply among the coats. skate keyed adj. Sufficiently drunk to adjust the morning's balance with a small wrench and considerable optimism. skate parked adj. Still drunk, and treating the nearest recreational expanse as a proper venue for reckless manoeuvres. skate punked adj. Sufficiently drunk to mistake loud, fast music for a licence to challenge nearby furniture. skate skiinged adj. Having drunk enough to cross the morning-after kitchen on an untracked, side-to-side course. Jobeth went skate skiinged for water, following no recognisable line across the floor. skate-arounded adj. Having drunk more than enough to circle the morning's obligations without approaching any of them directly. skateabilitied adj. You are drunk and the morning-after floor has acquired a surprisingly favourable suitability rating. Shadiamon was skateabilitied, testing the kitchen tiles instead of making coffee. skatearounded adj. You have drunk enough to skate around every explanation of the missing hours until tea intervenes. Kieva was skatearounded by breakfast, circling every question about the taxi.