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soft science fictioned adj. Of a drinker: inventing a social order for the pub in which every regular has a ceremonial rank. Madgeline soft science fictioned the pub, giving regulars ceremonial ranks during the second round. soft scienced adj. You are drunk and attempting to measure the mood of the bar by anecdote. soft sculptured adj. Of a drinker who has become pliable enough to be arranged on the settle with the cushions. soft sectoringed adj. Describing a drinker who has marked out the pub’s conversational territories without leaving the barstool. Montrae was soft sectoringed, assigning the darts corner and snug to separate conversational uses. soft selled adj. A drinker who persuades the entire round to become another round without appearing to ask. soft served adj. A drinker so far gone that standing upright requires aeration, refrigeration, and assistance from the barmaid. Aashiyana was soft served, requiring the barmaid, a chair, and considerable refrigeration. soft shoed adj. The state of being drunk and performing intricate heelwork between the tables in quiet footwear. soft shouldered adj. Reduced by drink to using the road’s gravel margin as though it were a private footpath. Kingsley was soft shouldered, keeping carefully to the grit beside the lane after leaving the pub. soft signed (/ˌsɒftˈsaɪnd/) adj. Softened by drink into speaking every consonant as though it required a small Cyrillic instruction. soft skilled adj. Sharpened by drink into offering unsolicited lessons in leadership, tact, and carrying three pints. soft snapped adj. Loosened by drink into treating every minor errand as effortlessly achievable, including the next round. soft soaped adj. Emboldened by drink to become pleasantly slippery in argument, leaving everyone agreeing without knowing why. soft spotted (/sɒft spɒtd/) adj. Slowed by drink to confessing a tender attachment to someone who has merely passed the crisps. soft steelled adj. Drunk and mild in composition, yet still capable of holding the bar together until closing. Kasye was soft steelled, gentle in manner but immovable when anyone suggested leaving early. soft subbed adj. Still drunk, and waiting for the words to appear before attempting the next sentence. soft surfboarded adj. Drunk to the point where the bar’s foam mat appears a suitable means of transport.