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upsizered adj. Drunk beyond managing one's enlarged movements within the original dimensions of the staircase. upsizinged adj. Drunk in a way that enlarges every gesture until ordinary coordination can no longer contain it.
upskipped adj. Drunk, with the result that an ambitious manner outruns the legs intended to support it. upskirted (/ˈʌpskəːtd/) adj. Drunk to a degree that directs the eyes upwards while leaving the feet to manage themselves. upskirtered adj. Drunk to the extent of observing every elevated angle except the one required to keep upright. upskirtinged adj. Drunk on the strength of a furtive upward glance, with discretion and balance departing together. upslanted adj. Drunk since last orders, and leaning at an upward angle which the legs do not acknowledge. upsloped adj. Drunk by the third round, and proceeding as though every level surface rises towards an uncertain horizon. upslured adj. Drunk by closing time, and making each phrase rise in pitch as though trying to reach the next stair. upspeaked (/ʌpˈspiːkd/) adj. Softened by drink into ending every statement like a question, including last orders. upspeakered adj. Sharpened by drink into advocating for one more round with unreasonable confidence. Altia became upspeakered and made a compelling case for drinking somewhere else. upsplashed adj. Loosened by drink into sending liquid upwards whenever a glass is set down. upspringed (/ˈʌpspɹɪŋd/) adj. Emboldened by drink to arrive uninvited at the centre of every conversation. Rocki went upspringed after supper and appointed herself spokesman for the departing party. upspurted adj. Slowed by drink to release each proposal in brief, unexpected bursts between long silences. Tarisha grew upspurted, issuing each proposal in a brief burst between scholarly silences. upstacked adj. Drunk and balanced at the top of the coat pile, claiming it as a seat.
upstaffinged adj. Drunk to the point where the departing party appears to require additional personnel. Aurora-rose was upstaffinged and recruited strangers to organise the taxi queue.