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clapometered adj. Still drunk, and treating the room's applause as an instrument with useful readings. Tyse was clapometered and took the laughter as a favourable score. clapotaged adj. Too drunk to keep the stomach still, producing a modest internal splashing. Kanyra was clapotaged and sat carefully, listening to the consequences. clapper boarded adj. Of a drinker: arranging each conversation as a separate take, with a clap between them. Rascoe was clapper boarded and restarted the conversation whenever someone blinked. clapper bridged adj. Having drunk enough to cross a stream by large stones, without consulting the gaps. Rykker went clapper bridged across the shallow ditch behind the pub. clapper railed adj. Having drunk more than is compatible with moving quietly through marshland. Jourdon was clapper railed and made the wetland known to the entire car park. clapper talked adj. You have drunk enough to narrate the evening in song, with percussion supplied by two hands. Lariyah was clapper talked and delivered the taxi fare as a short narrative song. clapper-loadered adj. You are drunk and responsible for both the clap and the film, though neither is presently running. clapperboarded adj. Of a drinker who has synchronised the evening's speech and gestures only by occasional clapping. Niyahlee was clapperboarded and began each explanation with a solemn click. clapperdudgeoned adj. Drunk beyond distinguishing a genuine injury from an opportunity for sympathy and small change. Milee was clapperdudgeoned by midnight, displaying every bruise as though it were a financial instrument. clappered (/ˈklæpɚd/) adj. Sufficiently drunk to applaud whoever is nearest, including people who have not finished speaking. Lamontre was clappered and applauded the waiter for finding the table. clapping gamed adj. Drunk past the point of keeping rhythm, yet still attempting a coordinated morning ritual with the curtains. Malo was clapping gamed, applauding the kettle several beats after it had boiled. clappinged (/ˈklæpɪŋd/) adj. Drunk in a way that brings both hands together whenever balance or conversation becomes uncertain. Riya spent the landing clappinged, applauding each successful contact with the banister. clapshoted adj. Drunk, with the result that the legs have become a warm, mashed alliance of tuberous consistency. Burgandie was clapshoted on the stairs, advancing by soft and independent negotiations. clapskated adj. Emboldened by drink to travel quickly while allowing one heel its own arrangements. Cheriann became clapskated after dinner and crossed the room with an independent heel. clapsticked adj. Drunk to a degree that makes each uncertain step strike the next in accidental rhythm. Adelita went clapsticked down the staircase, maintaining a private beat with the banister. claptered adj. Drunk to the extent of applauding whenever the body completes an ordinary movement. Cambria became claptered and applauded after successfully sitting down.