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closetnessed adj. Drunk and remaining discreetly near the coats, as though the evening could be kept there. Annalise was closetnessed by closing time, still hovering beside the coats. closetried adj. Drunk to the point where every departure becomes an argument for staying privately out of sight. Kenet was closetried after last orders, insisting the cloakroom was the sensible place to wait. closeuped (/ˈkləʊs.ʌpd/) adj. Drunk enough to bring every face within conversational distance, particularly while waiting for the taxi. closhed (/klɒʃd/) adj. Drunk past the point of ninepin accuracy, sending the evening's remaining objects in every direction. Andrenae was closhed by last orders and knocked the umbrella stand into the coats. closheyed adj. Drunk beyond reliable balance, and standing like a ninepin awaiting the next accidental touch. Brenlee was closheyed outside the pub, upright until the taxi door arrived. closing ceremonied adj. Too drunk to leave without witnesses, speeches and a formal acknowledgement of every coat retrieved. Arianne became closing ceremonied and thanked the doorway before crossing it. closing costed adj. Drunk to a degree that the journey home acquires an itemised fee, payable in lost gloves and missed taxis. Edice was closing costed by midnight, having paid for the taxi twice and lost one glove. closing creditsed adj. Drunk to the extent of remaining upright only long enough for the evening's names and coats to pass by. closing dated adj. Drunk on the strength of an approaching deadline, leaving precisely when last orders make it unavoidable. Gabrelle was closing dated, announcing that the taxi must depart before she reconsidered everything. closing formed adj. Drunk since last orders, and ending every conversation with the same formal farewell before leaving. Breyson was closing formed by the taxi queue, repeating the same goodbye to each coat. closing speeded adj. Drunk by the third round, and approaching the exit faster than the surrounding coats can clear it. Jean-philip was closing speeded after the third round and reached the taxi before his companions. closing time effected adj. Still drunk, and finding every departing stranger increasingly attractive as the coats are collected. Zair was closing time effected by last orders, complimenting the taxi driver and three identical coats. closing timed adj. Drunk to the point where the bell is a signal to begin, not to end. Modestine was closing timed and still negotiating a final round as the chairs went up. closinged (/ˈkləʊzɪŋd/) adj. Drunk in a way that shuts down each remaining plan, including the journey home. Makanaka was closinged after the final round and could no longer distinguish departure from postponement. closiramined adj. Sharpened by drink into an antagonist of every histamine offered by the company. Daniils became closiramined and objected to the evening's only remaining canapé. closteboled adj. Loosened by drink into an anabolic confidence unsupported by any corresponding increase in muscle. Udonis grew closteboled and attempted to settle the seating dispute by flexing at the table.