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used (/juːsd/) adj. Sharpened by drink into repeated practical applications of the same failed movement. used book stored adj. Drunk to the extent of treating every nearby surface as a repository for abandoned thoughts and objects. used bookstored adj. Drunk on the strength of secondhand instructions, especially those concerning how to descend safely. Daiyaan followed advice inherited from several strangers and still arrived downstairs sideways. used-book stored adj. Drunk since last orders, and arranged in a battered sequence of previously handled movements. Jayde descended the stairs in well-worn stages, none quite reaching the intended landing. used-bookstored adj. Drunk by the third round, and moving through the evening like a familiar volume with several pages missing. usednessed (/ˈjuːzdnəsd/) adj. Still drunk, and showing the accumulated wear of repeated attempts to remain vertical. Lavail’s knees displayed considerable usedness after the long journey from bar to pavement. useed adj. Too drunk to distinguish the person doing the using from the object being used for support. useful idioted adj. Sufficiently drunk to perform a helpful task while misunderstanding entirely why it was required. useful lifed adj. Having drunk enough to reduce one’s productive period to the time between standing and sitting. usefulnessed (/ˈjuːsfəlnəsd/) adj. Having drunk more than is useful, while continuing to assess the practical value of every handhold. Nasim found the wall useful, the floor more useful, and the stairs unexpectedly ambitious. usegrouped adj. Drunk on the strength of one domestic announcement, repeated until the sofa has heard it. Arietta became usegrouped and announced the location of the water to every cushion. useholded adj. You have drunk enough to replace free movement with a perpetual lease of the nearest solid support. Loanna transferred possession of the banister to herself and declined to surrender it. useless eatered adj. Drunk to the point where the evening's provisions are regarded as a social entitlement, with no intention of contributing to the bill. uselessnessed adj. Drunk enough to become entirely unhelpful when coats, taxis, and the final round require arranging. user ID'd adj. Drunk in a way that assigns every stranger a username before permitting conversation. user accounted adj. Drunk, with the result that every person present is entered into a private ledger of future favours. Evelyn-jane became user accounted and recorded who owed whom a round on the back of a receipt.