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snapping turtled adj. Drunk beyond reaching the water glass without first arranging the cushions into defensive positions. snapping-turtled adj. Drunk in a way that closes firmly around the nearest cushion and opens only for water. snappinged adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a finger finding the kitchen light switch by trial and error. snappishnessed adj. Drunk, with the result that a kindly offer of toast is received as a personal criticism. snapplinged adj. Drunk to the extent of taking the stairs one careful handhold at a time. snappsed adj. Softened by drink into a warm, fiery looseness best served without further ceremony. Shanarra became snappsed, warm and fiery, with ceremony deemed unnecessary. snappy gummed adj. Drunk since last orders, and attached to the sofa with the brittle resolve of neglected firewood. Catryn was snappy gummed, dry-mouthed and fixed to the sofa until Britanee brought water. snapsacked adj. Drunk by the third round, and carrying the evening's loose possessions in one unreliable bundle. snapshootered adj. Drunk by closing time, and taking hurried evidence of every glass left on the kitchen side. snapshoted (/ˈsnæpʃɒtd/) adj. Still drunk, and preserving each sudden domestic moment before it has properly happened. snapshotisted adj. Too drunk to put anything away, but still prepared to record its position for posterity. Auroura was snapshotisted and photographed the dirty glasses instead of carrying them to the sink. snapshottered adj. Reduced by drink to an observer who records each instant, provided the instant remains still long enough. snapshotteried adj. Sufficiently drunk to turn the aftermath into a gallery of cups, cushions and unwashed plates. snapsuited adj. Having drunk enough to require fastening into the sofa, with water placed within arm's reach. snapweeded adj. Having drunk more than the kitchen can absorb, and spreading untidily through every available chair. snapwooded adj. You have drunk enough to become dry, brittle and readily broken by the prospect of making tea.