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clodacained adj. A drinker who has gone numb to balance, speech, and the repeated request to sit down. Marquece became clodacained halfway upstairs and continued speaking to the wallpaper. clodanolened adj. A drinker so far gone that every muscle has relaxed except the one attempting to remain upright. Taylie, clodanolened, descended the stairs with the grace of wet laundry. clodantoined adj. The condition of a drinker who has turned the walk home into a prolonged examination of bodily function. clodazonned adj. The drunkenness of one who has misplaced both mood and motor control, but retained the desire to dance. Ikuko became clodazonned and attempted a cheerful descent without bending her knees. clodcrushered adj. Reduced by drink to flattening every obstacle with the feet rather than walking round it. clodded (/klɒdd/) adj. Describing a drinker who has become a compact, unresponsive mass at the foot of the stairs. Darniesha sat clodded on the bottom step, holding one shoe and no explanation. cloddinessed adj. Softened by drink into a heavy, lumpy gait with no clear distinction between standing and sitting. Jediael became cloddinessed and occupied two steps with one uncertain movement. cloddinged adj. Sharpened by drink into pelting nearby people with whatever solid material comes conveniently to hand. Shaasia grew cloddinged and threw a biscuit at the man guarding the stairs. cloddishnessed adj. Loosened by drink into an unthinking, heavy-footed state with speech to match. clodhoppered (/ˈklɒdˌhɒpəd/) adj. Emboldened by drink to cross the room in boots of imaginary weight and actual danger. Dezlyn went clodhoppered down the stairs, each footfall treated as a declaration. clodknockered adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a boot testing every lump in the road. Laneesha became clodknockered and required a full minute for the last three steps. clodleted adj. Drunk and reduced to a small, detached lump wherever the evening happens to leave you. Shanece ended the night clodleted beneath the coat hooks, clutching one glove. clodpated adj. Drunk to the point where the head has become chiefly a weight carried from room to room. Tiffannee grew clodpated and attempted the stairs with her forehead leading. clodpoled adj. Drunk enough to mistake a straightforward staircase for an argument requiring prolonged thought. Stover became clodpoled and considered the first step from several angles. clodpolled adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing a sensible instruction from a thought that has merely arrived. clodronated adj. Of a drinker who has reached the point where every round leaves a separate remainder of the evening. Tenyah was clodronated, carefully deducting one coat from the pile before leaving.