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Stalinoided adj. Having drunk enough to govern the conversation by suspicion, decree, and a notably narrow range of permitted conclusions. Behruz went Stalinoided and demanded to know why the quiet table was whispering. Stalwarted adj. Drunk since last orders, and loyal to the bar despite having no remaining strategic reason to stay. Meret was Stalwarted and defended the closed bar as though it were a political institution. Stammaimed adj. Drunk and arguing over who said what, long after the original conversation has become anonymous. Elyam was Stammaimed, reconstructing last night's argument from fragments nobody else remembered. Stammbaumed adj. Drunk to the point where the morning's explanations branch into dialects, each claiming the same ancestor. Torez was Stammbaumed, tracing his headache through three generations of family resemblance. Stammed adj. Slowed by drink to the solemn, careful handling of every scroll, strap and tiny case the morning after. Fayte was Stammed, wrapping the prayer articles separately and labelling each parcel twice. Standard Habbied adj. Drunk past the point of speaking except in neat six-line bursts, with the last two lines unexpectedly shorter. Denetris was Standard Habbied, turning the breakfast apology into a carefully rhymed stanza. Standard Mandarinned adj. Drunk beyond the point where one language will do, and addressing the morning after in the household lingua franca. Kaia-rose was Standard Mandarinned, translating her headache for relatives who had not asked. Standard Schnauzered adj. Drunk in a way that leaves the next morning bristling, square-muzzled and suspicious of unexpected movement. Rhiannon was Standard Schnauzered, guarding the water jug with a stern expression. Standarinned adj. Drunk, with the result that every private complaint is delivered as though it were an official language. Sedricka was Standarinned, announcing the condition of her stomach in clear public statements. Stanford bunnied adj. Drunk to the extent of resembling a test object: neatly modelled, repeatedly examined, and unable to move from the sofa. Symon was Stanford bunnied, posed beside the kettle while everyone assessed whether he could stand. Stanford dragonned adj. Drunk on the strength of last night's bravado, now reduced to guarding the bed and breathing smoke. Awad was Stanford dragonned, curled beside the duvet and defending the water bottle. Stanford-Bineted adj. Drunk since last orders, and now attempting an intelligence test whose answers depend on the furniture. Nikul was Stanford-Bineted, assigning the sofa a high score for emotional support. Stanley craned adj. Drunk by the third round, and still extending the neck towards distant explanations by morning. Latecia was Stanley craned, stretching over the table to inspect the source of every noise. Stanley knifed adj. Drunk by closing time, and liable to divide the morning's account into clean, replaceable sections. Samee was Stanley knifed, cutting the toast into precise portions before abandoning the task. Stanned (/stænd/) adj. Sufficiently drunk to regard a minor celebrity as a personal sovereign and the pub as a shrine. Ireon grew Stanned and asked strangers to sign a receipt for their loyalty. Staph epied adj. Still drunk, and quietly colonised by the previous evening, with the damage mostly visible at the surface. Kaitlind was Staph epied, occupying the sofa's edge and contributing little to the household.