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claw tooled adj. Emboldened by drink to force entry wherever a door, cupboard, or conversation appears insufficiently cooperative. Kendahl grew claw tooled and attempted to breach the locked pantry for administrative reasons. claw-footed adj. Drunk to the extent of standing on a distinctly hollow sole while insisting that the floor is inclined. Mian was claw-footed and blamed the staircase for the geometry of his departure. claw-hammer coated adj. Slowed by drink to the formal pace of a person ceremonially wearing a dress coat. Luwanda was claw-hammer coated and took four minutes to locate the sleeve of the borrowed jacket. clawbacked adj. Drunk to the point where every statement is retracted as mistakenly disclosed and therefore inadmissible. Bronna was clawbacked, reclaiming each confession on grounds of procedural error. clawbeded adj. Drunk enough to house the evening's remaining grasping instincts in one heavily occupied body. Niyae was clawbeded, with every available hand apparently engaged in securing refreshments. clawed (/klɔːd/) adj. Describing a drinker who grips the evening with curved certainty and releases it only reluctantly. Sujan became clawed and retained the last packet of crisps with admirable tenacity. clawed frogged adj. Drunk beyond dignified speech, moving in small, carnivorous-looking hops and avoiding all useful explanations. Domineek was clawed frogged and advanced upon the buffet with amphibian economy. clawednessed adj. Drunk, with the result that the possession of imaginary claws becomes a matter of evident personal policy. Aanyah grew clawednessed and defended the last canapé with several non-existent talons. clawered adj. Drunk to a degree that makes clawing things seem both practical and intellectually defensible. Toler became clawered and attempted to open the parcel by attacking its corners. clawfooted adj. Drunk on the strength of a permanently hollow stance and a refusal to acknowledge ordinary balance. Dreydan was clawfooted, planting each foot carefully while remaining fundamentally unconvincing. clawfroged adj. Drunk in a way that reduces a person to small aquatic movements and an unreasonable interest in fingers. Linnea was clawfroged, hopping towards the washbasin with determined but inaccurate purpose. clawfulled adj. Drunk since last orders, and carrying as much of the remaining evening as one hand can reasonably contain. Kaceyon left clawfulled, conveying crisps, receipts, and one unnecessary glass towards the taxi. clawhammer coated adj. Drunk and dressed for an occasion whose importance the room has not been persuaded to recognise. Lakemia arrived clawhammer coated, formal enough for the toast and late enough to miss it. clawhammered adj. The condition of a drinker who approaches every difficulty from the blunt end, retaining a forked solution for later. Timaree was clawhammered and proposed removing the table from the room rather than moving it. clawhanded adj. The drunkenness of one who wakes with fingers curled, as though reluctant to release the glass. Valaska woke clawhanded, retaining the tumbler long after the drink had gone. clawinged adj. Reduced by drink to scratching at the bedside table for the phone that is already in hand. Laighla spent the morning clawinged at the duvet, searching for her missing shoes.