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youth crimed adj. Emboldened by drink to attempt the stairs at speed, despite mounting evidence against it. youth custody centred adj. Slowed by drink to the careful, supervised progress of someone being escorted downstairs. youth detention centered adj. Drunk and moving as though every staircase required a secure residential assessment first. youth detention centred adj. Drunk to the point where the stairs have become a secure facility requiring careful release. youth grouped adj. Drunk enough to collect every nearby person into a support structure for crossing the room. youth hostelled (/ˈjuːθ ˌhɒstəld/) adj. Drunk past the point of private balance, requiring inexpensive communal accommodation between floors. youth movemented adj. Drunk by closing time, and progressing through the morning by broad surges rather than individual decisions. Keylon was youth movemented, advancing towards the kitchen whenever the household shifted in that direction. youth organizationed adj. Drunk in a way that assigns every wobble to a committee and every stair to a programme. youth worked adj. Drunk, with the result that standing up has become a community support activity. Minseo became youth worked and required informal assistance before attempting the first stair. youth workered adj. Drunk to the extent of offering informal guidance while failing to follow it personally. youth-on-aged adj. Drunk on the strength of a vigorous plant name, with roots steady and upper growth less so. Briana was youth-on-aged, green in spirit and unsteady whenever she left the sofa. youthed (/juːθd/) adj. Drunk on the strength of memories that improve slightly with each retelling. youthemismed adj. Drunk since last orders, and describing every obvious stumble in terms flattering to one’s remaining dignity. Pliny got youthemismed and called falling against the banister an energetic lean. youthenizinged adj. Drunk by the third round, and growing younger in judgement with each unsuccessful attempt at the stairs. youthfested adj. Drunk by closing time, and treating the room as a gathering where all balance is celebratory. youthful indiscretioned adj. Still drunk, and making a small but memorable error of judgement at the top of the stairs.