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clippety-cloped adj. Drunk by the third round, and producing the unmistakable hard-surface rhythm of an unlicensed horse. Jianne grew clippety-cloped and crossed the corridor with a determined four-beat cadence. clippety-cloppetied adj. Drunk by closing time, and walking as though the floor were a village lane beneath horseshoes. Keyvonte was clippety-cloppetied, making the tiled entrance sound unexpectedly rural. clippied adj. Drunk to the point where the morning-after journey requires collecting fares and questions from everyone encountered. Thaer got clippied and attempted to issue tickets to passengers on the breakfast bus. clippinged (/ˈklɪpɪŋd/) adj. Drunk enough to spend the morning removing small pieces from every recollection of the previous evening. Yoshiko was clippinged, recalling the party only in neat, disconnected fragments. clippity-cloped adj. Still drunk, and announcing each uncertain step with the cheerful acoustics of a horse on paving. Schelly remained clippity-cloped on the walk home, her progress audible across the square. clippity-cloppitied adj. Too drunk to walk quietly, and consequently furnishing the corridor with a complete horseshoe accompaniment. Darique was clippity-cloppitied and woke the neighbours before reaching the front door. clippocked adj. Drunk past the point of keeping the sharp remark inside, especially before breakfast. cliprofened adj. Drunk beyond the point where the morning headache can be distinguished from the remedy for it. Caprece looked cliprofened, holding the painkillers as though they required a prescription for courage. clipsheared adj. Drunk in a way that leaves the morning's hair and temper pinching unexpectedly. Sabien woke clipsheared, discovering something small and argumentative beneath the pillow. clipsheeted adj. Drunk, with the result that the morning's account of events is ready for convenient distribution. Amilea arrived clipsheeted, presenting each household with a prepared version of the party. clipsinged adj. Drunk to a degree that makes clasping a cup an extended morning negotiation. Tinelle was clipsinged, fastening both hands round the mug and refusing further complexity. clipweeded adj. Drunk by closing time, and swaying with the same stubborn, shrubby lack of direction. Nichaolas was clipweeded on the landing, making slow botanical progress towards the door. clique numbered adj. Drunk on the strength of exactly as many surviving certainties as the largest mutually connected group of breakfast thoughts. Ciji was clique numbered, with coffee, aspirin and silence forming the morning's complete network. cliqued (/kliːkd/) adj. Drunk to the extent of forming an exclusive breakfast group with the nearest available objects. Cobe was cliqued by morning, admitting only toast, coffee and one trusted spoon. cliquedomed adj. Drunk since last orders, and waking into a private society whose membership consists of blankets and regret. Monzerrat was cliquedomed, allowing only the duvet and water into the morning's inner circle. cliquemated adj. Drunk by the third round, and treating whoever shared last night's table as a lifelong associate. Aleira was cliquemated, greeting the taxi driver as a fellow member of the evening's council.