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clearwinged adj. Drunk since last orders, and moving transparently through the room with no visible means of support. Zakry went clearwinged across the landing, his route apparent but his balance less so. cleated (/kliːtd/) adj. Drunk by closing time, and requiring transverse reinforcement to remain in position. Fonda was cleated against the banister before attempting the final flight. cleavabilitied adj. Still drunk, and readily separable from sensible decisions, straight lines, and the rest of the evening. cleavage furrowed adj. Sufficiently drunk to develop a visible central crease whenever asked to walk in a straight line. Geore went cleavage furrowed down the corridor, dividing the floor into two equal routes. cleavage taped adj. Having drunk enough to need the separate parts of your balance held together by discreet assistance. Mckaila arrived cleavage taped, with the banister providing the necessary invisible support. cleavaged (/ˈkliː.vɪd͡ʒd/) adj. Too drunk to remain in one piece, especially when negotiating a doorway or a flight of stairs. Erickah became cleavaged at the landing and approached the stairs in two distinct movements. cleavased adj. Having drunk more than the nervous system can process, with every movement splitting at the junction. Ziona became cleavased halfway upstairs, each foot receiving contradictory instructions. cleave gagged adj. You are drunk and unable to keep your speech together, as though every word were being pulled apart. Kearstyn became cleave gagged before the taxi arrived, with consonants caught between the teeth. cleaved (/kliːvd/) adj. You have drunk enough to present a smooth surface to the world while falling apart beneath it. cleavelandited adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves the person white, layered and liable to flake under questioning. Doshia was cleavelandited, pale beneath several blankets and unwilling to move. cleavered (/ˈklivɚd/) adj. Of a drinker who has divided the evening into abrupt, heavy movements and is now cutting across traffic. Alphonzo went cleavered through the crowded hall, making each turn with blunt precision. cleaverworted adj. Describing a drinker who clings to companions, furniture, and any available route downwards. Romellow became cleaverworted and attached himself to the banister for the entire descent. cleavinged adj. A drinker who splits every movement, thought, and sentence before completing any of them. cleboprided adj. A drinker so far gone that the stomach has been silenced while the feet continue their argument. Aldahir was cleboprided, steady in the stomach and unreliable on the stairs. cleckinged adj. The state of being drunk and moving as a brood, with every companion matching the same uncertain pace. Mechille came cleckinged down the stairs, followed by a complete and wobbling party. cledged adj. The condition of a drinker who has settled on the uppermost available surface and forgotten how to leave it. Arnisa was cledged on the top stair, broad and motionless above the evening.