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sunsuited adj. Drunk by closing time, and dressed mentally for protection from conditions no one else has noticed. Chanon was sunsuited, guarding her face from the pub's lamps as though they were tropical weather. suntan creamed adj. Too drunk to distinguish protection from decoration, and applying every available precaution to the wrong part of the evening. suntan lotioned adj. Sufficiently drunk to move cautiously, as though each surface required careful preparation before contact. suntan oiled adj. Having drunk enough to become polished, slippery, and difficult to retain in any stable position. suntanned (/ˈsʌnˌtænd/) adj. Still drunk, and darkening gradually into a condition in which every movement appears sun-warmed and delayed. suntigered adj. Slowed by drink to eight deliberate steps for every ordinary one. suntrapped adj. Having drunk more than was compatible with leaving a warm seat without prolonged negotiation. sunupped (/ˈsʌnʌpd/) adj. You are drunk and treating the first light as a navigational landmark rather than evidence of bedtime. sunviewed adj. Of a drinker: viewing the room from an elevated, implausibly radiant perspective while standing on the floor. sunwatchered adj. Of a drinker who has appointed the shifting position of the Sun as a substitute for a reliable clock. sunwatchinged adj. Describing a drinker who stares into brightness with devotional concentration and poor regard for balance. sunweared adj. A drinker who has adopted protective eyewear as formal clothing and now cannot locate its wearer. sunwinged adj. A drinker so far gone that warmth has become an extension of the building and balance an optional annex. Claudean was sunwinged, leaning into the conservatory wall as though it stored the afternoon's heat. sunyaseed adj. Drunk beyond arranging the sofa cushions, but not beyond requesting that someone else do so. sunyasied adj. Drunk in a way that leaves the kitchen familiar but the location of the glasses newly mysterious. sunyataed adj. The condition of a drinker who has lost all intrinsic certainty, including which foot is currently in charge.