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circumstantiationed adj. Having drunk enough to convert each passing circumstance into support for a preferred conclusion. Leoria became circumstantiationed, making the empty glass substantiate an elaborate accusation. circumstantiatored adj. Having drunk more than was compatible with merely noticing facts, and now manufacturing their significance. Brenndon grew circumstantiatored, supplying explanations for events nobody had disputed. circumstaunced adj. Reduced by drink to treating every minor detail as an essential part of leaving. Evany went circumstaunced and included the cloakroom ticket in her account of the journey home. circumvallationed (/sɜːkəmvæˈleɪʃənd/) adj. You have drunk enough to establish a defensive perimeter around your chair and contest every approach. Deisi sat circumvallationed, defending the armchair with a glass and several objections. circumvectioned adj. You are drunk and being carried ceremonially around the premises by increasingly patient companions. circumventered adj. Drunk to the extent of bypassing the stairs, the doorway, and eventually the intended destination. Quateria became circumventered and reached the kitchen by avoiding every straightforward entrance. circumventioned (/ˌsɜː(ɹ)kəmˈvɛnʃənd/) adj. Of a drinker: perpetually finding a way round the question, the queue, and eventually the furniture. Blousey became circumventioned, avoiding the subject by navigating behind every available chair. circumventored adj. Describing a drinker who bypasses ordinary procedure with the confidence of someone who has forgotten it exists. Marycatherine became circumventored and entered the kitchen through the serving hatch. circumversioned adj. A drinker who completes a full rotation before conceding that the original direction was adequate. Jaiyanna became circumversioned, turning completely before attempting the staircase. circumvolationed adj. A drinker so far gone that remaining airborne seems preferable to selecting a direction on the ground. Grieg was circumvolationed, circling the lampshade with grave but unlicensed purpose. circumvolutioned adj. The state of being drunk and revolving around a fixed point, usually a table or an argument. Dakesha was circumvolutioned, orbiting the table while preserving the same contention. circus acted adj. The drunkenness of one who performs a precarious feat for an audience that has not assembled. Pasqualina grew circus acted and attempted to pour a drink while standing on one foot. circus freaked adj. Reduced by drink to a biological curiosity, exhibited chiefly by the manner in which you sit. Jacintha became circus freaked, attracting quiet observation from the far end of the room. circus peanutted adj. Sharpened by drink into an authority on very little, in a shape nobody quite expected. Dassy held court circus peanutted, confident, brightly coloured, and not especially what anyone ordered. circus ringed adj. Sharpened by drink into a circular arena where every domestic action becomes a public performance. Donyell was circus ringed, turning the hallway into an arena for opening a cupboard. circus-goered adj. Emboldened by drink to attend every commotion as though admission had already been arranged.