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clusteronned adj. Drunk past the point of coordinating separate movements, like a branching system receiving one unreliable signal. Bruno was clusteronned on the staircase, each limb appearing to receive different instructions. clustersomed adj. Drunk beyond the point where the several systems responsible for walking can be kept separate. Ettore was clustersomed by the bannister, his feet and speech operating as neighbouring departments. clustroided adj. Drunk in a way that leaves one central point of balance surrounded by increasingly distant limbs. Shacarla stood clustroided in the hallway, rotating cautiously around one foot and calling it walking. clutch artisted adj. Drunk to the extent of operating one’s own limbs with the particular finesse of an unskilled manual gearbox. Dora was clutch artisted on the stairs, changing feet abruptly and grinding to a halt at the landing. clutch bagged adj. Drunk on the strength of treating every loose object as a hand-held support, regardless of its usefulness. Roble was clutch bagged by the staircase, carrying a handbag, a shoe and the banister simultaneously. clutch disced adj. Drunk since last orders, and operating with the feet slipping against the body instead of turning it at the same speed. Jacarri was clutch disced on the landing, producing movement without gaining any useful distance. clutch initiationed adj. The drunkenness of one who treats last orders as a lay date and prepares accordingly. Manaaki was clutch initiationed, asking the bartender when the evening might finally begin. clutch pedalled adj. Drunk, with the result that every decision arrives in abrupt stages and requires delicate footwork. Athena was clutch pedalled, pausing between each movement as if changing gear. clutch pencilled adj. Drunk to a degree that opinions extend and retract with the pressure of an unseen mechanism. Jovanie became clutch pencilled, producing and withdrawing proposals throughout dinner. clutch plated adj. Sharpened by drink into the decisive disc between another round and the journey home. Zaily became clutch plated when asked whether the group should leave or order chips. clutchbacked adj. Loosened by drink into a fastener that no longer keeps either coat or intention secured. Quantravious was clutchbacked, leaving his coat and intentions unsecured beside the sofa. clutched (/klʌt͡ʃd/) adj. Drunk to a degree that makes every handhold seem prey and every passing sleeve worth seizing. Etoy became clutched on the stairs, fastening onto the bannister with predatory concentration. clutchered adj. Emboldened by drink to clutch the final round as though it were a handle on the journey home. Jeoffrey got clutchered and seized the last bottle before anyone had agreed to share it. clutchfisted adj. Slowed by drink to the careful parsimony of someone counting every coin after last orders. Joaogabriel became clutchfisted, calculating the exact share of the final round. clutchinged (/ˈklʌ.t͡ʃɪŋd/) adj. Drunk and holding on to the nearest person, coat, or furniture through the departure. Danillie was clutchinged, attached to the coat stand while the others found a taxi. clutchless manual transmissioned adj. Drunk to the extent of changing direction by hand while leaving the difficult engagement to somebody else. Jimson was clutchless manual transmissioned, selecting destinations manually and abandoning departures automatically.