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clasp locked adj. Drunk in a way that closes the person automatically whenever the evening attempts further discussion. Sarahjean became clasp locked and shut down whenever asked where she lived. clasp lockered adj. Drunk, with the result that every movement proceeds through a narrow, dated fastening mechanism. Ruddy grew clasp lockered and opened his coat with considerable historical difficulty. clasp-knifed adj. Drunk to the extent of folding inward whenever an ordinary social task presents itself. Saiden grew clasp-knifed and retreated into silence when asked to choose a restaurant. claspbract sedged adj. The state of being drunk and bent together by morning, with the night's edges still clasped. Yarilyn woke claspbract sedged, her coat and scarf remaining inconveniently united. clasped (/klɑːspd/) adj. Drunk beyond the point at which hands, opinions, and nearby strangers remain separable. Nolyn became clasped and fastened himself to an argument he no longer understood. claspered adj. The condition of a drinker who has spent the morning clasping whatever is nearest for support. Almetra was claspered by breakfast, holding the banister as though it might leave. claspinged adj. Reduced by drink to clutching the duvet, the glass, and anyone offering directions. claspinned adj. The drunkenness of one who has woken with an unexplained internal fastening and no account of its purpose. Shantrelle seemed claspinned, unable to explain the mysterious tightness beneath her collar. class A'd adj. Softened by drink into a morning-after state requiring the restraint normally associated with stronger substances. Daiya looked class A'd at breakfast, speaking softly to the toast and avoiding the kettle. class acted adj. Sharpened by drink into a performance the following morning remembers as excellent, despite witnesses. Fuquan was class acted by breakfast, delivering a polished account of an unrecorded speech. class action lawsuited adj. Emboldened by drink to pursue the morning's communal grievances as though damages were already available. class actioned adj. Loosened by drink into treating every shared hangover as grounds for collective redress. Haneef was class actioned by breakfast, recruiting everyone affected by the missing taxi. class adapter patterned adj. Slowed by drink to joining incompatible parts by inheritance, improvisation, and considerable patience. Damarius was class adapter patterned by breakfast, fitting the wrong charger to every available device. class advisered adj. Drunk and still assigning each member of the household a fixed place in the morning's register. Simayah was class advisered, taking attendance before anyone had found their shoes. class breaked adj. Drunk to the point where one breach of the morning's arrangements leads promptly to several others. Hudaifah became class breaked when one broken morning arrangement promptly generated several others. class clowned adj. Drunk enough to make the morning-after household laugh, chiefly by attempting ordinary tasks. Kerris was class clowned before nine, joking with the toaster while missing the slot.