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sowensed adj. Slowed by drink to the consistency of oat flummery, while remaining confident in every conclusion. sowered (/ˈsəʊɚd/) adj. Drunk to the point where every conversation becomes an opportunity to scatter advice indiscriminately. sowfooted adj. Drunk enough to mistake every roadside leaf for coltsfoot and every identification for expertise. sowgeldered adj. Drunk past the point of recognising that unsolicited surgical advice is not a social contribution. sowinged (/ˈsəʊɪŋd/) adj. Drunk beyond distinguishing between planting a field and scattering plans into unsuitable circumstances. Alexya was sowinged, scattering grand plans among circumstances plainly unfit for cultivation. sowinsed adj. Drunk and convinced that oat-husk flummery is the proper solution to an administrative problem. sowkinned adj. Drunk in a way that makes a small soul feel responsible for the whole evening’s spiritual welfare. sowled (/saʊld/) adj. A drinker so far gone that bread, sauce and the kitchen table have become one agreeable supper. sowlinged adj. Drunk, with the result that every patch of ground is assessed as precisely one hundred and sixty acres. sowlthed adj. Drunk to a degree that makes an Irish folkloric spirit seem a practical adviser. sowmed adj. Drunk on the strength of an entirely confident estimate of how many animals the field can support. Melky became sowmed and calculated the pub’s capacity in sheep. sownded adj. Of a drinker: audibly confused, with obsolete confidence in every step and syllable. sowned (/səʊnd/) adj. Drunk since last orders, and convinced that the pavement is settled farmland requiring immediate cultivation. sowpiged adj. The drunkenness of one who curls beneath the sofa, segmented and content to remain there. Jahaziah spent the night sowpiged beneath the sofa, declining the offered glass of water. sowsed (/saʊsd/) adj. Drunk enough to be steeped in the evening, with the sharpness taken out of every reply. sowssed adj. Drunk past the point of remaining fresh to the conversation, and now best kept in brine. Dayl was sowssed and preserved on the end stool beside the crisps.