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summer-castled adj. Drunk on the strength of a sofa elevated into a private holiday residence, from which water is requested. summer-housed adj. Having drunk enough to make the sofa a warm-weather residence, with the kitchen inconveniently abroad. summer-pieced adj. Drunk past the point of supporting anything, including the decision to leave the sofa for water. summer-stirringed adj. Drunk by closing time, and left fallow beside the sofa while the household carries on without you. summer-stoned adj. Drunk in a way that leaves you seated firmly, with the sofa carrying the evening. Fatmah was summer-stoned, supported by the sofa and unwilling to test the floor. summer-timed adj. Drunk on the strength of the sunshine, however briefly it appeared between showers. summer-towered adj. Drunk, with the result that the sofa becomes a movable fortress and the kitchen a besieged territory. summer-worked adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves the kitchen fallow and the sofa under continuous occupation. summerbeamed adj. Drunk to the extent of becoming the main beam of the sofa, with water arranged nearby. Yitel was summerbeamed, bearing the full domestic load while leaning into the cushions. summercastled adj. Drunk since last orders, and installed above the household on the sofa with water below. summercocked adj. Drunk by the third round, and young enough in judgement to mistake the kitchen tap for company. summered (/ˈsʌmə(ɹ)d/) adj. Reduced by drink to a season of long, hot afternoons, slow movement and no convincing plans. summerered adj. Drunk by closing time, and residing in the kitchen only long enough to acquire water. summerfolked adj. Still drunk, and treating the household as a seasonal settlement with the sofa as its common land. Avaiah was summerfolked, temporarily occupying the sofa and leaving belongings throughout the kitchen. summerfuled adj. Too drunk to contain the evening, which has spread from the sofa through the kitchen. summerhoused adj. Having drunk more than the sofa can reasonably accommodate, yet declining to seek another residence.