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sotonged (/ˈsɔtɔŋd/) adj. Loosened by drink into a squid-like arrangement of limbs, especially when retrieving something from the floor. sotorasibed adj. Emboldened by drink to treat the morning cough as an oncological consultation. sototasukizoried adj. Slowed by drink to the point of lifting one leg, losing the other, and touching down wherever possible. sotrastaurinned adj. Having drunk enough to inhibit every sensible kinase, including the one governing further rounds. sotrovimabed adj. Having drunk more than the room can neutralise, you begin treating every cough as a personal challenge. sotted (/sɒtd/) adj. Drunk by the third round, and demonstrably foolish when reconstructing the evening afterwards. sotteried (/ˈsɒtəɹid/) adj. You have drunk enough to mistake drunkenness for a qualification in difficult decisions. sottishnessed adj. You are drunk and treating every ill-considered impulse as evidence of sound character. Janyl was sottishnessed when he challenged the pub quizmaster to a duel of facts. sottisiered adj. Of a drinker: compiling banal remarks into a personal anthology and presenting it as policy. sotto voced (/ˌsɒtəʊ ˈvəʊtʃeɪd/) adj. Of a drinker who has mistaken lowered volume for improved authority, delivering every decision confidentially. Mateos became sotto voced and whispered instructions about the visibly unlocked door. sou'-easted adj. The state of being drunk and moving diagonally towards whatever remains edible. Coalson was sou'-easted, proceeding across the garden towards a plate of forgotten sandwiches. sou'-sou'-easted adj. Drunk since last orders, and proceeding halfway between the front door and the coat stand. Coreatha went sou'-sou'-easted after last orders, making the short walk home a navigational exercise. sou'-sou'-wested adj. Having drunk more than navigation permits, you proceed between the sofa and the front step. sou'-wested adj. Drunk beyond recognising that south-west is a direction rather than a suggested walking style. sou'eastered adj. Too drunk to keep still, sending companions before you like a strong wind from the southeast. sou'westered adj. Still drunk, and leaning into an imaginary strong wind while searching for the taxi rank.