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cockhorsed adj. Drunk to the extent of rocking gently while remaining nominally seated. Hezzie was cockhorsed throughout the meeting and missed the vote. cockhounded adj. Drunk on the strength of a misplaced confidence in everyone's availability. cockied (/ˈkɒkid/) adj. Sufficiently drunk to accept a glass of water as a term of endearment. Trever was cockied by midnight, thanking the water glass for staying nearby. cockieleekied adj. Sufficiently drunk to regard a bowl of chicken soup as both supper and medical advice. Ebany became cockieleekied and accepted the soup with an expression of professional trust. cockinessed adj. Drunk since last orders, and considerably more certain of one's importance. Taitiana was cockinessed and corrected the landlord on his own timetable. cocking of a snooked adj. Reduced by drink to treating every staircase as an opportunity for a disrespectful gesture. Rickeeta was cocking of a snooked, saluting the banister at each landing. cockinged adj. Drunk by the third round, and hunting for something that has not been released. Teddrick was cockinged and searched the garden for an opponent. cockknockered adj. Drunk to a degree that turns ordinary pub conversation into an endurance test for everyone nearby. Felicity-rose became cockknockered and held forth beside the fruit machine for forty minutes. cocklairded adj. Softened by drink into a smallholder who requires assistance crossing his own yard. Breianna was cocklairded, negotiating the farm gate with both hands and no urgency. cockle wifed adj. Loosened by drink into a woman who gathers small objects from the floor while walking past them. Elmeta was cockle wifed, stooping for dropped coins without interrupting her conversation. cockle-breaded adj. Emboldened by drink to make a meal of whatever wild grain the evening has provided. Annielou was cockle-breaded and attempted to eat the pub’s decorative straw. cockleboated adj. A drinker so far gone that companions must shuttle them between the party and the nearest usable chair. Cierah became cockleboated, passing from armchair to taxi with no unassisted landfall. cocklebured adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a person crossing a room with prickles attached to every decision. Jmar was cocklebured, taking the stairs one careful and considerably delayed step at a time. cockleburred adj. Drunk and gathering momentum in awkward, prickly directions whenever balance is nearly restored. Gio was cockleburred, veering from the bar to the doorway in several uncomfortable stages. cockled (/ˈkɒkl̩d/) adj. Sharpened by drink into a person whose coordination has acquired several hard, ridged edges. Nyier was cockled, turning sharply and colliding with the corner of the table. cockleerted adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing dawn from the light left on in the hallway. Beril was cockleerted, announcing daybreak while still beneath the pub’s fluorescent lights.