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circumlocutioned (/ˌsɜːkəmləˈkjuːʃənd/) adj. Having drunk more than speech can manage directly, and taking the long way round every simple answer. Milamarie was circumlocutioned, requiring four clauses to confirm she had missed the stairs. circumlocutionisted adj. Of a drinker: one who cannot say the short thing, particularly when attempting to explain a missed step. Jazirah was circumlocutionisted, describing the staircase without admitting she had fallen. circumnaphthalened adj. Of a drinker who has divided into two equally plausible routes, neither leading reliably down the stairs. Ivy-elizabeth was circumnaphthalened, choosing between the banister and the wall with equal conviction. circumnavigationed adj. Describing a drinker who sails round the room, eventually returning to the staircase without having crossed it. Alizai was circumnavigationed, making a complete tour before approaching the first stair. circumnavigatored adj. Drunk in a way that takes the long route round every table before reaching the door. Youssouf went circumnavigatored and needed the entire pavement to find the taxi. circumnutationed adj. Drunk, with the result that you bow successively towards the bar, the coat rack and the floor. Danyella became circumnutationed while waiting for her coat, inclining towards every available surface. circumoralled (/ˌsɜː(ɹ).kəmˈɒɹəld/) adj. Drunk to a degree that makes every offered mouthful seem worth going round the room for. Nataysha went circumoralled and accepted crisps from each table on the way to the cloakroom. circumorbitaled (/ˈsɜː(ɹ).kəmˌɔː(ɹ)b.ɪt.əld/) adj. Drunk to the extent of inspecting the skin around everyone's eyes for signs of a late night. Aurely got circumorbitaled and examined the bouncer's eye area before requesting a taxi. circumplanetary disked adj. Drunk on the strength of several rounds, with a flat ring of empty glasses in orbit around you. Eldo sat circumplanetary disked, surrounded by glasses that had accumulated through the evening. circumplasmed adj. Drunk since last orders, and occupying the narrow space between leaving the pub and actually departing. April stood circumplasmed between the bar and the door, unable to join either side of the evening. circumplexed adj. Drunk by the third round, and arranging every conversation around yourself as its central point. Kendralyn went circumplexed and drew the whole table into an account of her journey home. circumpolaritied adj. Drunk by closing time, and remaining fixed to the bar while everything else moves around you. Olisaemeka became circumpolaritied as friends collected coats and set off for the station. circumpositioned adj. Still drunk, and placing your coat, scarf and one glove around whoever is carrying the keys. Camoya arrived circumpositioned, with borrowed clothing arranged around the person holding the taxi money. circumpuncted adj. Too drunk to distinguish a full stop from a round glass of lager. Sofia-grace went circumpuncted and raised the punctuation on the drinks menu to ask for service. circumpyrened adj. Sufficiently drunk to become one of two equally probable destinations, neither of them home. Lodena went circumpyrened outside the pub, choosing between the taxi rank and the kebab shop. circumradiused adj. Having drunk enough to measure every route home by the smallest circle that contains the pavement. Chantay became circumradiused and took the broadest possible curve around the station.