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clowdered (/ˈklaʊ̯dəd/) adj. The condition of a drinker who gathers several companions around the cloakroom and refuses to let any leave alone. Bion became clowdered by the coats, shepherding four unrelated guests towards the taxi rank. clown anemoned adj. Softened by drink into attaching yourself to the nearest bright, stationary object for support. Khadra got clown anemoned beside the neon sign and declined three offers of a taxi. clown beetled adj. Sharpened by drink into a small, hard-moving presence that reaches the cloakroom before everyone else. Tomislav went clown beetled and advanced on the coat hooks with surprising determination. clown carred (/ˈklaʊn kɑːd/) adj. Loosened by drink into believing that an implausible number of passengers can share the same taxi. Taeya arrived clown carred, attempting to fit six people and a bicycle into one minicab. clown doctored (/ˈklaʊn ˌdɒktəd/) adj. Emboldened by drink to prescribe cheerful remedies to strangers waiting for taxis. Arbelia got clown doctored and recommended laughter, water, and one less kebab to the queue. clown fished adj. Still drunk, and seeking the safest route home by attaching yourself to a brightly dressed companion. Dilanas remained clown fished, following the red-jacketed stranger towards the station. clown mantis shrimped adj. Slowed by drink to examining the road home with the patient concentration of a marine crustacean. Kerani became clown mantis shrimped and spent ten minutes inspecting the taxi's wing mirror. clown nosed adj. Drunk and repeatedly sounding an imaginary horn whenever somebody mentions the last bus. Banks went clown nosed at midnight, honking softly while searching for the correct coat. clown princed adj. Drunk to the point where every minor decision about the journey home requires a retinue and an announcement. Delee got clown princed and sent two friends ahead to inspect the pavement. clown shoed adj. Drunk enough to regard ordinary footwear as inadequate for the dignified crossing of a pub car park. clown showed adj. Drunk past the point of coherent departure, with coats, keys, taxis and intentions in active disorder. clown therapied adj. Drunk in a way that reveals an inner performer chiefly during coat collection and taxi negotiations. Raissa became clown therapied while retrieving her coat, entertaining the queue with repeated introductions. clown worlded adj. Drunk, with the result that the queue for taxis appears an absurd and irrational arrangement requiring reform. Geary got clown worlded and tried to reorganise the taxi queue according to perceived fairness. clown-car primaried (/ˈklaʊn kɑɹ ˌpɹaɪməɹid/) adj. Drunk to a degree that turns a private decision into a crowded contest with no clear winner. Akemi got clown-car primaried and asked four friends to choose her next drink. clownaged adj. Drunk to a degree that the walk home consists chiefly of antics, bows, and misplaced confidence. Eumeka left clownaged, saluting the traffic island before taking the longer route home. clowncelled adj. Drunk to the extent of identifying with a fictional misfit while standing alone beside the cloakroom. Mckinzi became clowncelled and explained to the night porter why the empty taxi understood her.