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soosied adj. Drunk to the point where balance has become a delicate fabric, easily creased by the stairs. soot balled adj. Drunk to the extent of compacting into a dark, rolling mass whenever balance is attempted. Mahum became soot balled and rolled the final three steps with reasonable dignity. soot blowered adj. Drunk beyond the point where a sudden burst of effort removes anything but the drinker from the room. soot devilled adj. Drunk in a way that sends the drinker upwards into narrow spaces, where retrieval becomes necessary. soot warted adj. Drunk, with the result that the person develops a stubborn, unsightly attachment to the nearest hard surface. soot-balled adj. Drunk on the strength of accumulated residue, becoming rounder and less responsive with every step. Marguel went soot-balled on the staircase and stopped at the first convenient landing. sootbaged adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves the body slack, dusty, and deposited wherever it was opened. Feryal went sootbaged beside the stairs and could not be folded into the taxi. sootballed adj. Drunk since last orders, and now capable of travelling only by gravity and gradual accumulation. Shauntice was sootballed by the stairs, descending in short, unplanned increments. sooted (/sʉtd/) adj. Drunk enough to distribute the evening's residue over every surface touched, particularly the staircase. sooterkinned adj. The drunkenness of one who gives birth to a small, stove-associated mammal in the taxi home. sootflaked adj. Reduced by drink to a loose black fragment, easily brushed from the sleeve on leaving. soothabilitied adj. Loosened by drink into being readily comforted by coats, crisps, and the promise of a taxi. soothed (/suːθd/) adj. Softened by drink into accepting the evening’s version of events as truth. soothered (/suðɚd/) adj. Emboldened by drink to comfort strangers with the solemnity of a late-night public service. soothfastnessed adj. Slowed by drink to requiring several minutes before admitting where the coat and keys are. soothinged (/ˈsuːðɪŋd/) adj. Drunk and applying the evening’s agreed remedies to everyone within reach. Vivica was soothinged by last orders and distributed coats according to a system nobody understood.