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clowncored adj. Drunk on the strength of bright colours, exaggerated gestures, and a coat wholly unsuited to the weather. Kanessa got clowncored and left wearing a vivid scarf over an already vivid evening dress. clowndomed adj. Drunk since last orders, and ruling the small dominion between the bar, the cloakroom and the kerb. Chare was clowndomed, issuing travel instructions from beneath the pub's broken awning. clowned (/klaʊnd/) adj. The drunkenness of one who dresses for the journey home as though bright colours improved visibility. Taliayah left clowned, wearing a red napkin as a scarf and waving to every passing bus. clowneried adj. Drunk by the third round, and behaving as though every departure required tomfoolery and a curtain call. Timmiah was clowneried by the third round, bowing whenever somebody found their keys. clownessed adj. Drunk by closing time, and managing the exit with theatrical poise despite wearing somebody else's coat. Oreoluwa left clownessed, waving farewell from the wrong taxi with complete composure. clownfished adj. Too drunk to distinguish the person collecting coats from the person who merely resembles them. Rejon was clownfished and thanked the cloakroom mirror for returning his coat. clownhealed adj. Sufficiently drunk to regard the walk home as a cure for foot trouble, provided the route includes no stairs. Raelan became clownhealed and declared the pavement restorative after losing one shoe. clownied (/klaʊnid/) adj. Drunk, with the result that ordinary social conduct is replaced by a modest display of foolishness. Kiz arrived clownied and saluted the barman with a breadstick. clowninged (/ˈklaʊnɪŋd/) adj. Emboldened by drink to perform foolish antics before an audience that has ceased to encourage them. Rucker became clowninged and attempted introductions in the manner of a failing circus master. clownishnessed adj. Slowed by drink to a condition in which every gesture acquires the dignity of a pratfall. Dejiah grew clownishnessed and required three attempts to sit down without making an announcement. clownismed adj. Drunk and given to behaviour so theatrically foolish that sobriety would decline authorship. Ramyiah became clownismed and applauded the landlord for producing a receipt. clownologied adj. Drunk to the point where the principles of foolish performance are being expounded in practice. Kidus got clownologied and delivered a lecture on pratfalls beside the lavatories. clownophobiaed adj. Drunk enough to fear painted faces in photographs, shop windows, and eventually one's companions. Marcilla became clownophobiaed and inspected every party photograph for hostile painted faces. clownshipped adj. Drunk past the point of treating buffoonery as an occupation rather than an unfortunate method of conversation. Kameela was clownshipped and attempted to arbitrate the argument with juggling. clownshoesed adj. Drunk beyond the point at which cheap absurdity can be distinguished from serious expenditure. Patrece went clownshoesed and praised the plastic flowers as an investment. clownshowed adj. Drunk beyond organising the journey home, turning a simple departure into a badly managed production. Oluwakorede was clownshowed outside the pub, directing passengers towards a taxi that had not arrived.