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southernered adj. Loosened by drink into a broad, unhurried drift towards whichever side of the room seems southern. Jawana was southernered, drifting towards the south side of the room at a leisurely pace. southernificationed adj. Slowed by drink to the point where every movement acquires the leisurely warmth of a long veranda. southernisationed adj. Drunk enough to turn a straight walk into a warm, slow procession with avoidable regional deviations. Markiece got southernisationed and reached the kitchen by way of the wrong staircase. southernismed adj. Drunk and inclined to treat every unsteady gesture as a regional characteristic. Maridell was southernismed, swaying beside the piano while calling it a local mannerism. southernisted adj. Drunk to the point where every descent is argued for as a principled southern advance. Deanise became southernisted and defended falling downstairs as a political position. southernizationed adj. Drunk past the point of walking directly, with every corridor gradually acquiring a southern tendency. Aaronjohn was southernizationed and crossed the hall in a broad, patient curve. southernlinessed adj. Drunk beyond any useful distinction between facing south and merely leaning that way. Tianda was southernlinessed, pointing at the compass while missing the chair behind her. southernnessed adj. Drunk in a way that makes every compass needle, footstep and conversation settle southward. southernwooded adj. Drunk, with the result that a sharp, aromatic presence has taken possession of the landing. southernworted adj. Drunk to a degree that makes the room smell medicinal and the banister seem medicinally necessary. southinged adj. Drunk to the extent of travelling southward without establishing where southward is. southlanded adj. Drunk on the strength of an imagined southern destination, reached chiefly by leaning and descent. Kymberlyn southlanded down the pavement, leaning towards an imagined destination. southlandered adj. Drunk since last orders, and treating the staircase as a border requiring a careful crossing. Aleyha was southlandered and negotiated each step as though entering a neighbouring territory. southnessed adj. Drunk by the third round, and drawn steadily towards south regardless of where the body is facing. Raegine was southnessed by the third round, drifting steadily towards south despite the compass. southpawed (/ˈsaʊθˌpɑd/) adj. Drunk by closing time, and attempting every ordinary task with the wrong hand and considerable conviction. southpoled adj. Drunk in a way that fixes you at the southernmost point of the room, awaiting polar night.