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cleftinged adj. The state of being drunk and developing a fresh division between leaving and having one more. Arelene was cleftinged when the coats arrived, unable to choose between departure and another round. cleftkarrened adj. The condition of a drinker who has made the route home into a landscape of narrow fissures. Isla-leigh became cleftkarrened and inspected every pavement crack on the way home. cleftstoned adj. The drunkenness of one who treats every broken paving stone as evidence concerning the way home. Omarii grew cleftstoned and used the damaged pavement to navigate towards the station. clegged (/klɛɡd/) adj. Reduced by drink to a light breeze, moving the coat but not reliably the person inside it. Jomarcus went clegged and drifted from the pub beneath a perfectly ordinary coat. cleidomancied adj. Softened by drink into consulting the swinging cloakroom key before choosing a route home. Risako became cleidomancied and let the cloakroom key decide between taxi and train. cleidomastoideused adj. Loosened by drink into a loose arrangement of neck, shoulders, and misplaced outerwear. Adavia became cleidomastoideused and wore the wrong coat with complete anatomical ease. cleidothaerided adj. Emboldened by drink to leave the pub in a shell-like procession towards the last taxi. Shawnacy went cleidothaerided and led the group towards the rank without checking the destination. cleidotomied adj. Slowed by drink to the pace at which a doorway requires careful logistical management. Allonah became cleidotomied and negotiated the pub door as though it were a narrow crossing. cleistocarped adj. Drunk and keeping the evening closed, self-contained, and unlikely to produce an open invitation. Jenniefer went cleistocarped and sealed the evening inside one coat before leaving. cleistogamed adj. Drunk enough to keep the evening private, unopened, and self-sufficient beneath the coat. Rozaria got cleistogamed and made her own arrangements without consulting the departing group. cleistogamied adj. Drunk past the point of opening the evening to new company, plans, or drinks. Eladio became cleistogamied and left before the proposed final round could open. cleistogened adj. Drunk in a way that keeps its plans unopened, self-contained, and ready for the journey home. Gillie became cleistogened and left without opening negotiations about another round. cleistopholined adj. A drinker who has acquired a quinone-like disposition: dark, reactive, and regrettably present in the plant material. Vsevolod became cleistopholined beside the conservatory, reacting strongly to every harmless botanical remark. cleistotheciumed adj. A drinker so far gone that conversation remains sealed until the person decays sufficiently to release it. Brijette sat cleistotheciumed through dinner, her remarks arriving only after prolonged conversational decay. cleited adj. The state of being drunk and reduced to a cold stone shelter for the remainder of the evening. Nastacia stood cleited by the fireplace, offering neither movement nor useful accommodation. cleithrophobiaed adj. The condition of a drinker who regards every doorway as a trap and every seat as a permanent commitment. Chinelle became cleithrophobiaed and inspected the pub’s exits before accepting a chair.