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Stengel dived adj. Drunk enough to combine a confident turn round the sofa with an unexpected descent onto it. Lester Stengel dived round the coffee table and landed neatly among the cushions. Stenned adj. Slowed by drink to the pace at which crossing the sitting room becomes an evening's project. Richar was Stenned, taking several minutes to reach the glass of water on the table. Stenoscripted (/ˈstɛnəskrɪptd/) adj. Drunk past the point of writing full words, leaving only abbreviated requests for water and toast. Garbrielle was Stenoscripted and left a note reading ‘H2O’ beside the kettle. Stepford wifed adj. Of a drinker: unquestioningly serving the whole pub while appearing to have no wishes beyond another round. Jeziel got Stepford wifed and fetched everyone else's crisps without being asked. Stephanited adj. Of a drinker who has joined the bar's order and now serves every round in due form. Rayma became Stephanited and began organising the optics with ecclesiastical seriousness. Stephanus lettered adj. Describing a drinker who divides every pub conversation into five equal, labelled portions. Yosel got Stephanus lettered and assigned the argument its letters before ordering chips. Stephanus numbered adj. A drinker who gives each stretch of the evening a scholarly number and refers back to it. Sara was Stephanus numbered, citing the first round whenever the fourth became contentious. Stephens Island wrenned adj. A drinker so far gone that he has vanished from the gathering, leaving only a rumour of movement. Radvin went Stephens Island wrenned and could not be found beyond the smoking shelter. Stepneyed (/stɛpnid/) adj. The state of being drunk and kept in reserve for the journey home, like a spare wheel. Nayvi was Stepneyed beside the coat stand, ready for whichever route home failed first. Sterling professored adj. The condition of a drinker who delivers the pub's highest authority on matters nobody has submitted. Anoosh got Sterling professored and gave the bar a lecture on proper crisps. Stern-Brocot treed adj. The drunkenness of one who branches through every possible pub choice, eventually reaching a rational pint. Ajaz became Stern-Brocot treed and searched every branch of the menu before choosing bitter. Sternberg tasked adj. Reduced by drink to testing each memory against the evening, with the response time plainly recorded. Margare was Sternberg tasked, checking every face against the list of people already greeted. Sternoed adj. Softened by drink into canned heat: warm, portable, and best kept away from the furniture. Raeshon was Sternoed by closing time, glowing gently beside the radiator. Stetefeldt furnaced adj. Drunk enough to roast one conversational topic slowly while stumbling through another. Kayshawn got Stetefeldt furnaced and kept one argument smouldering beside the staircase. Stetsonned adj. Loosened by drink into a broad-brimmed confidence, with every entrance treated as a saloon. Carliee got Stetsonned and entered the snug as though the piano had summoned him. Stetter reactioned adj. Slowed by drink to forming every new acquaintance through one carefully managed conversational addition. Tuiren became Stetter reactioned and built a friendship with the barman one sentence at a time.