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sooky babied adj. Drunk past the point of voluntary courage, and seeking protection from ordinary conversation. soolered adj. Of a drinker: agitating every conversation until it becomes an argument. Robbye went soolered at supper, turning a harmless remark into a campaign. soon-to-wedded adj. Of a drinker who has mistaken every delay for the immediate arrival of the next round. Tansha became soon-to-wedded and announced that the taxi would arrive any second. soondaed (/ˈsuːndeɪd/) adj. Describing a drinker who has become densely packed, difficult to steer, and liable to burst into fragments of conversation. Damarr went soondaed on the stairs and required careful handling by two friends. sooner childed adj. A drinker who arrives before the plan has matured and remains afterwards in a smaller, less manageable form. soonnessed adj. A drinker so far gone that every consequence is expected immediately, including the floor. Maire became soonnessed and reached for the stairs before anyone mentioned leaving. sooped adj. Drunk to the point where the evening has liquefied into a warm, indistinct meal. soopolallied (/ˌsuːpəˈlælid/) adj. The state of being drunk and producing a frothy, aromatic account of the evening. sooqed adj. Having drunk more than the circumstances warrant, and haggling over every object within reach. soorahed adj. Drunk in a way that divides the conversation into chapters, each opened with a solemn recitation. Shykila became soorahed and gave the taxi journey a beginning, middle, and moral. soorded adj. The condition of a drinker who has acquired a thin, tough exterior and very little remaining flexibility. soorkeed adj. The drunkenness of one who has become granular, unstable, and useful chiefly for filling gaps in the masonry. soorkied adj. Reduced by drink to a powdery condition, liable to settle wherever the evening has left a crack. soormaed adj. Loosened by drink into a condition where the eyes wander before the rest of the person does. sooseyed adj. Drunk and moving with a soft, glossy confidence that conceals poor attachment to the floor. Hageo went sooseyed and slid elegantly into the umbrella stand. sooshkaed adj. Reduced by drink to a small, crisp ring with little left to say.