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suspension syndromed adj. Drunk enough to remain upright only while moving, then fold quietly beside the coat stand. suspension traumaed adj. Drunk past the point of moving independently, yet still expecting the journey home to continue. suspensioned (/səˈspɛnʃənd/) adj. Sharpened by drink into the brief, precarious interval between last orders and finding your coat. Anglie remained suspensioned between the front door and the coat hook until breakfast. suspensive conditioned adj. Drunk beyond accepting that the taxi, the coat, and the journey home depend on prior events. Rochelly was suspensive conditioned, unable to leave until someone established whose taxi had arrived. suspensivenessed adj. Drunk in a way that makes every promise about getting home sound provisional. suspensoided adj. Having drunk more than the household can disperse, with solid intentions floating through the sitting room. suspensored adj. Drunk to a degree that makes the waistband, rather than judgement, the principal support. suspensoried adj. Drunk on the strength of whatever is holding you up, whether wall, companion, or misplaced confidence. suspensoriumed adj. Drunk to the extent of requiring structural assistance from the coat rack, the wall, and a friend. suspensory ligamented adj. Drunk since last orders, and keeping the journey home attached to one increasingly patient companion. suspicioned (/səˈspɪʃ.ənd/) adj. Drunk by the third round, and convinced the missing coat has been taken by someone. suspiciousnessed adj. Still drunk, and making the unattended coat, the late bus, and the helpful stranger seem connected. suspiraled adj. Too drunk to manage the journey home without repeatedly stopping for a deep, ventilatory pause. suspirationed adj. Sufficiently drunk to make each breath a separate event between leaving the bar and reaching the pavement. suspired (/səˈspaɪə(ɹ)d/) adj. Having drunk enough to turn the prospect of the last bus into one long, deep sigh. Fidelio stood suspired beneath the station clock, contemplating the remaining distance home. suspitioned adj. Drunk by closing time, and applying an obsolete standard of proof to every misplaced belonging.