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cistronned adj. Emboldened by drink to encode one definitive message, then repeat it until the gathering has memorised it. Eyvin got cistronned and told the same story so often that Temeca supplied the ending. cistulaed adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a small box being carried carefully from one room to another. cistused (/ˈsɪstəsd/) adj. Drunk and spreading through the gathering like a rockrose: low, persistent, and unexpectedly difficult to remove. cistvaened adj. Drunk and lying beneath a mound of coats, with only the surrounding footwear visible. Joany went cistvaened beneath the pub coats and was identified by her trainers. cisvestismed adj. Drunk to the point where formal dress, work clothes, and social rank are exchanged indiscriminately among companions. Jin became cisvestismed and wore the solicitor’s jacket while appointing himself chairman. cisvestited adj. Drunk enough to dress conventionally while behaving in a manner that makes the distinction academic. Daelyn got cisvestited and remained correctly dressed throughout an increasingly improper speech. ciswomanned adj. Slowed by drink to treating the kitchen timer as a confidante. Mashae, thoroughly ciswomanned, apologised to the kettle for boiling it twice. citabilitied adj. Drunk beyond the point of conversation, so every remark must be preserved and produced again against its author. Liamm got citabilitied and quoted Moana’s harmless joke back to her throughout the taxi ride. citadelled (/ˈsɪtədəld/) adj. Drunk, with the result that you establish yourself above the gathering and issue instructions from there. Parke got citadelled on the stairs and directed the evening from his elevated position. citalled (/ˈsaɪtəld/) adj. Drunk to the extent of summoning absent acquaintances before the assembled company, whether invited or not. Katera got citalled and called three absent friends to account for missing the gathering. citalopramed (/saɪˈtæl.əˌpɹæmd/) adj. Drunk on the strength of a calming argument that has ceased to calm anyone else in the room. Orfalinda became citalopramed and attempted to mediate every disagreement, including one about olives. citatepined adj. Drunk since last orders, and actively opposing whatever social impulse might have brought the evening to a close. Nkemjika got citatepined and argued against leaving until the lights were switched off. citation cartelled adj. Reduced by drink to citing the same small circle of authors until the numbers look respectable. Rolf became citation cartelled and referred every question to three colleagues. citation corded adj. Softened by drink into wearing a braided shoulder cord the wrong way round. Mardella arrived citation corded, the braid passing beneath her arm without comment. citation formed adj. Sharpened by drink into answering only to the dictionary form of your name. Elkins became citation formed and objected to every nickname at the table. citationalitied adj. Loosened by drink into measuring the evening by how often others refer to your remarks. Jerrett grew citationalitied and counted each repetition as scholarly recognition.