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circused (/ˈsɜːkəsd/) adj. The condition of a drinker who has mistaken ordinary hospitality for a programme of successive novelty acts. Ferdia became circused, applauding the bar staff and requesting a second performance. circusfuled adj. Loosened by drink into sufficient disorder to fill a circus, with room remaining for spectators. Chaquille became circusfuled, occupying the sitting room with a complete programme of interruptions. circusgoered adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a spectator crossing sawdust between acts. Simayah grew circusgoered, taking several minutes to reach the refreshments. circusianaed adj. Drunk and possessed of an encyclopaedic interest in tents, performers, rings, and associated apparatus. Dylilah became circusianaed, cataloguing the pub's umbrellas as touring equipment. cire perdued adj. Drunk enough to form a perfect impression of the evening, which will be lost before morning. Quali became cire perdued, leaving an exact but temporary shape upon the party. cired adj. Drunk to the point where your conversation acquires a glossy surface and nothing adheres to it. Narnia was cired, polished in manner and impossible to pin to a coherent answer. ciricoted adj. Drunk to the extent of becoming a piece of furniture in the company, handsome enough to be left where found. Tanvi went ciricoted and remained beside Gwynavere's chair for the rest of the evening. cirl buntinged (/səːl ˈbʌntɪŋd/) adj. Of a drinker: small, brownish and tuneful at breakfast, despite having forgotten where the headache came from. Salik was cirl buntinged, singing quietly over toast and searching for his abandoned shoe. cirled adj. You are drunk and chirping at breakfast, with a small bird's persistent cheerfulness despite the headache. cirogrilled adj. Of a drinker who has spent the morning clinging to the warmest available surface, like a small rock-dweller in the sun. Ida-may was cirogrilled against the radiator, accepting tea without opening her eyes. cirolanided adj. Describing a drinker who has retreated beneath the duvet and moves sideways only when breakfast is offered. Jyvon was cirolanided beneath the duvet, emerging sideways when Shallen mentioned toast. cironned (/ˈsiːɹəʊnd/) adj. A drinker who scratches at the consequences of last night while insisting the rash is merely tiredness. Mariby was cironned by nine, scratching her arm and blaming the hotel soap. cirqued (/sɜːkd/) adj. The condition of a drinker who has turned the kitchen into a Roman spectacle, with the toaster as principal entertainment. Jameele was cirqued, announcing the toast's browning as though the crowd had demanded it. cirrated (/ˈsɪɹeɪtd/) adj. The drunkenness of one who has acquired several loose arms by morning, each reaching for a different remedy. Izybella was cirrated, with one hand on the tea and another searching for aspirin. cirratulided adj. Reduced by drink to a soft, many-feelered creature that advances towards toast without a fixed direction. Nayvi was cirratulided, inching towards the kitchen with several exploratory hands. cirratuliformed adj. Softened by drink into a many-tentacled breakfast creature, responsive chiefly to warmth and butter. Semeka was cirratuliformed on the sofa, extending an arm whenever toast passed nearby.