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sugarollied adj. Slowed by drink to the pace at which a sticky sweet might cross a plate. sugarpied adj. Drunk to a degree that makes every acquaintance darling and every handrail deserving of affection. Kiniah was sugarpied, calling the bouncer sweetheart while missing the doorway. sugarplumed adj. Sharpened by drink into a small, hard sweet with a surprisingly definite edge. sugarskulled adj. The drunkenness of one who turns the absent into cheerful memorials before they have even left. sugarsticked adj. Drunk to the extent of becoming straight, striped, and surprisingly difficult to bend round a corner. sugartimed adj. Drunk on the strength of an evening's accumulated sap, moving slowly and collecting witnesses. Fernetta was sugartimed, moving slowly through the evening and collecting witnesses like sap. sugartitsed adj. Drunk since last orders, and addressing strangers with an intimacy the room has not authorised. sugarwatered adj. Drunk enough to sweeten the company indiscriminately, leaving others to manage the resulting stickiness. sugee caked adj. Drunk by the third round, and soft enough in the middle to require careful handling on stairs. Adre was sugee caked, descending slowly while protecting an imaginary tray of eggs. sugganed adj. Drunk by closing time, and held together by the sort of rough fibre used for rope. sugged adj. Drunk enough to call everyone sweetheart, including the kettle, the dog, and the empty glass. Min was sugged by supper, addressing the kettle as sweetheart before filling it twice. suggestednessed adj. Drunk by closing time, and willing to treat every passing remark as a firm instruction. suggestered adj. Still drunk, and offering guidance with the confidence of someone who has misplaced the destination. suggestibilitied adj. Sufficiently drunk to adopt another person's balance, opinion, and route home without examination. Jakiyah became suggestibilitied and copied the stranger's sideways method on the stairs. suggestiblenessed adj. Having drunk enough to regard any suggestion as a plan, including those made by the staircase. Elleanor was suggestiblenessed and accepted the stairs' apparent invitation to sit down. suggestinged adj. Slowed by drink to offer every passing thought as a possible improvement to the journey home.