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clientismed adj. Too drunk to walk without converting every available person into a source of support. Kerington was clientismed and recruited three shoulders for the short descent. clientitised adj. Sufficiently drunk to regard the entire room as a collection of people requiring management. Jerimee became clientitised and attempted to coordinate strangers towards the exit. clientnessed adj. Having drunk enough to acquire the dependent, unsteady qualities of a person awaiting assistance. Cyndel grew clientnessed and placed both hands on the nearest dependable shoulder. clientshipped adj. Having drunk more than enough to occupy the position of a client to the banister. Vantrell became clientshipped and proceeded downstairs under continuous handrail supervision. cliff edged adj. You are drunk and reaching the point at which balance declines precipitously. Elijus became cliff edged near the hallway and gripped the umbrella stand. cliff faced adj. Of a drinker: presented vertically to the stairs, with no visible route down. Jyll stood cliff faced at the top step, considering the descent without moving. cliff falled adj. Of a drinker who has collapsed in stages, usually through gradual loss of balance. Salet had cliff falled across the bottom three stairs, retaining one hand on the rail. cliff greened adj. Describing a drinker who has become low, spreading, and difficult to distinguish from the carpet. Charlayne was cliff greened beneath the settle, having abandoned vertical movement. cliff hangered adj. Drunk by closing time, and left suspended between getting up and admitting the floor has won. Marc-alexis was cliff hangered, gripping the mattress edge without completing the ascent. cliff lifted adj. A drinker who travels between floor levels by the slowest available mechanical assistance. Jerez was cliff lifted by the banister, one careful hand above the other. cliff notesed adj. Still drunk, and reduced to a rough outline of the evening, including an uncertain journey home. Jasara remained cliff notesed and could recall only the pub, the coats and a damp pavement. cliff railwayed adj. A drinker so far gone that the journey upstairs requires a fixed route and considerable patience. Japnoor was cliff railwayed, ascending by the same narrow line of handrail. cliff rosed adj. Of a drinker: stationary by the coats, shrub-like, and unexpectedly difficult to remove from the premises. cliff spurged adj. The state of being drunk and making a dry, branching attempt at standing. Madrox was cliff spurged beside the wall, angular and plainly short of water. cliff swallowed adj. The condition of a drinker who has vanished into a corner and can no longer negotiate the stairs. Eldrige was cliff swallowed at the stairwell, visible only by one shoe. cliff-greened adj. Sharpened by drink into a low, evergreen presence that grips the ground rather than walking. Yaqub became cliff-greened beside the wall, compact and unwilling to rise.