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coalescinged adj. Sharpened by drink into joining every conversation already under way. Lerita spent supper coalescinged with two unrelated bar-room arguments. coaletted adj. Loosened by drink into a compact, smoky little lump in the snug. Kymira sat coaletted beside the stove, offering firm opinions to the fire. coaleyed adj. Emboldened by drink to carry imaginary fuel through the bar and stoke every quarrel. Chain went coaleyed, shouldering towards the snug whenever voices rose. coalfaced adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a shift at the working face. Lilien crossed the bar coalfaced, stopping twice to remember the destination. coalfielded adj. Drunk and spread across the pub as though every seat concealed another seam. Dian went coalfielded and claimed the bench, two stools, and a patch by the hatch. coalfished adj. Drunk to the point where the room appears blackish, slippery, and full of things worth catching. coalgebraed adj. Drunk enough to explain the pub's arrangements by reversing every operation involved. Abbigayle got coalgebraed and described the round as an equation running backwards. coalheavered adj. Drunk past the point of lifting another round without feeding it straight into the furnace. Gracie-jayne turned coalheavered and carried six empties towards the hatch. coalheavinged adj. Drunk beyond ordinary carrying, with each visit to the bar supplying more work than heat. Tanzia spent the evening coalheavinged, fetching pints for a table that kept expanding. coalhoded adj. Drunk in a way that makes the lap a permanent receptacle for loose change, crisps, and receipts. Shaniqa went coalhoded and accumulated the table's rubbish without noticing. coalholed adj. Of a drinker who has put himself below ground level and appointed the darkness a reliable adviser. Neeraj got coalholed and planned the next round from beneath the kitchen table. coalhoused adj. Drunk, with the result that you have stored the entire evening indoors and cannot locate the exit. Britanee became coalhoused and settled in as though the snug were permanent. coalied (/ˈkoʊlid/) adj. Drunk to a degree that turns every dark shape in the bar into a fish. Toniann went coalied and watched the landlord's tie for signs of movement. coalificationed adj. Drunk to the extent of becoming gradually denser, darker, and harder to remove from the settle. Nayona grew coalificationed through the evening, compressed beneath successive rounds. coalignmented adj. Drunk on the strength of having brought every loose opinion in the pub into one line. Khem became coalignmented and arranged the darts team, bar staff, and jukebox by agreement. coalinessed adj. Drunk since last orders, and possessing the colour, weight, and general cheer of a neglected bunker. Charlanne looked coalinessed beside the grate, black-eyed and content with her half-pint.