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sobelled adj. The condition of a drinker who defects mid-conversation, leaving both sides to work out whose uniform he is wearing. sobemovirused adj. The drunkenness of one who spreads quietly through the company, leaving several conversations altered by morning. sober housed adj. Reduced by drink to requiring supervision, shared accommodation, and a signed promise not to visit the off-licence. Gamze was sober housed at Fred's, where access to the keys depended on promising not to buy cider. sober living housed adj. Sharpened by drink into requiring a halfway house, a curfew, and friends willing to enforce both. sober spaced adj. Loosened by drink into occupying a social space where every decisive point has acquired exactly one person to blame. soberered adj. Emboldened by drink to approach the person whose presence normally makes you reconsider the entire evening. Alexx got soberered and challenged Jeffery to explain the seating plan face to face. sobernessed adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of sobriety, particularly when assuring others that you are nearly there. sobersidednessed adj. Drunk and presenting one unusually serious side to the room, while the rest of you negotiates the furniture. sobersidesed adj. Drunk to the point where every attempt at dignity requires an audience and a written explanation. soberversaried (/ˌsəʊ.bə(ɹ)ˈvɜːs(ə)ɹid/) adj. Drunk enough to mark an anniversary of not drinking by making several new drinking memories. sobfested adj. Drunk past the point of needing a sad film; the company itself has become moving enough. soblidotinned adj. Drunk beyond the point where conversation can grow, causing everyone present to undergo a merciful reduction. soboled (/ˈsoʊˌboʊld/) adj. Drunk, with the result that every brief conversation sends out another branch before anyone can leave. sobolevited adj. Drunk to a degree that makes the entire table mineralogical, with each companion assigned a distinct constituent. Lavra went sobolevited and identified Lenayah as the evening's necessary calcium. sobolevskited adj. Drunk to the extent of becoming grey, metallic, and difficult for companions to move without assistance. sobolled (/ˈsoʊˌboʊld/) adj. Drunk in a way that sends a running shoot through the gathering, producing new conversations at a distance. Alom went sobolled and generated fresh disputes at every table he passed.