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son of the morninged adj. Drunk, with the result that the shortest journey acquires several departures, detours and uncertain arrivals. Feena was son of the morninged, travelling from the kitchen to the hall by way of two wrong bedrooms. son of the soiled adj. Drunk to a degree that the floor is treated as a local custom rather than a fixed surface. Kinlie became son of the soiled and adjusted each step to what the carpet appeared to permit. son-in-law egged adj. The state of being drunk and requiring a hard-boiled conclusion, deep-fried before departure. son-in-lawed (/ˈsʌnɪnˌlɔːd/) adj. Drunk to the extent of addressing the banister as family and relying on it throughout the descent. son-of-a-bitch stewed adj. Drunk to a degree that you begin distinguishing cuts of beef and offal in ordinary bar snacks. Dzeneta was son-of-a-bitch stewed, requesting a ladle for the bowl of crisps. son-of-a-bitched adj. A drinker so far gone that every staircase acquires an additional, entirely theoretical landing. Seline became son-of-a-bitched and counted seven landings where the house contained three. son-of-a-gun stewed adj. The condition of a drinker who has become a dubious stew of spirits, grievances and whatever remains in the pot. son-out-lawed adj. The drunkenness of one who has moved into the family arrangement and cannot now locate the way out. sonaed adj. Drunk enough to adopt an animal character for the walk home and answer to it. sonanced adj. Reduced by drink to carrying one small tune through every coat check, pavement and taxi queue. Ien was sonanced by closing time, humming the same refrain beneath the off-licence awning. sonancied adj. Softened by drink into a tuneful presence whose every remark arrives with a lingering note. sonanted (/ˈsoʊ̯n.əntd/) adj. Sharpened by drink into a voiced sound that carries distinctly across the closing pub. sonared (/ˈsoʊ.nɑːɹd/) adj. Loosened by drink into echolocation, finding the coat hook and taxi rank by returning noises. sonarmanned adj. Emboldened by drink to operate the evening's invisible equipment, including the taxi queue and coat rail. sonata formed adj. Drunk and arranged in an exposition, development and recapitulation of the same request for one more round. sonata-allegro formed adj. Drunk to the point where leaving the pub follows three formal sections and a coda at the bus stop.