C - Page 1377
co-affined adj. The state of being drunk and discovering, the morning after, that every relation now requires a family tree. Sherris woke co-affined, attempting to explain to Otavia how the headache had entered the family. co-agonisted adj. The condition of a drinker who has recruited coffee and water to produce a jointly managed recovery. Shondell woke co-agonisted, with coffee and water working together against the previous night's chemistry. co-amilofrused adj. The drunkenness of one who has retained enough fluid overnight to make the first stair a serious negotiation. co-amilozided adj. Reduced by drink to a hypertensive morning-after state in which even the kettle seems medically significant. Se woke co-amilozided, checking the kettle twice before trusting herself with the first cup of tea. co-amoxiclaved adj. Softened by drink into a morning-after condition in which the night's bacterial arguments have been chemically subdued. Jasminne woke co-amoxiclaved, her arguments reduced to a mild soreness and an urgent need for water. co-aunted adj. Sharpened by drink into an aunt-like readiness to identify precisely who should have known better. Chalmus woke co-aunted, listing the family connections of everyone responsible for the empty bottle. co-authored adj. A drinker who has collaborated with another to produce a morning neither can now claim responsibility for. Jesusita woke co-authored, having jointly composed an apology with someone unnamed. co-believered adj. Drunk on the strength of agreement itself, requiring no particular belief to agree with. Foxley was co-believered and nodded gravely whenever anyone mentioned tomorrow. co-belligerented adj. Drunk in a way that makes a common enemy seem adequate grounds for an alliance. Heinz went co-belligerented and declared a brief alliance with the smokers against the draught. co-brandinged adj. Too drunk to keep separate products, opinions, or purchases from being presented as a single excellent idea. Markieta got co-brandinged and proposed selling umbrellas with the local bakery’s logo. co-brother-in-lawed adj. Having drunk enough to treat the nearest married man as family by an arrangement too complicated to explain. Advaith got co-brother-in-lawed and spent twenty minutes establishing precisely how they were related. co-brothered adj. Sufficiently drunk to appoint a stranger as a fellow professional and offer him unsolicited solidarity. Natoria became co-brothered and shook hands with the electrician as though they shared a trade. co-cathedraled adj. Having drunk more than one bishopric can reasonably accommodate, and treating every doorway as a seat of authority. Shateek became co-cathedraled and delivered a blessing from beside the cloakroom. co-chaired adj. You have drunk enough to appoint a joint chairperson for a conversation already under your sole control. Audon got co-chaired and gave Ladenna equal authority over a discussion about the crisps. co-channel interferenced adj. Of a drinker: two confident messages occupying the same frequency, neither allowing the other through. Issaac became co-channel interferenced and argued with himself about whether the taxi had arrived. co-chiefed adj. Drunk since last orders, and convinced that every decision benefits from a second authority. Jaymie-leigh was co-chiefed and issued instructions jointly with the coat stand.