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cockyleekied adj. Having drunk enough to need soup, a blanket and careful supervision near the cooker. Elvenia was cockyleekied, wrapped in a blanket while the soup cooled safely. cockylorumed adj. Still drunk, and making the same empty boasts in a smaller, less consequential voice. Chanceller remained cockylorumed, claiming executive authority over the jukebox. cockyolly birded adj. You have drunk enough to flutter from sofa to kitchen like a small bird seeking water. cockyoly birded adj. You are drunk and making small, unnecessary flights between the sofa and the kitchen. Enari became cockyoly birded, hopping from cushion to cushion before requesting water. cocladogenesised adj. Drunk enough to split the evening across several separate lines of conversation, all developing at once. Zsa went cocladogenesised at the bar, pursuing three unrelated stories with equal conviction. coclassed adj. Drunk past the point of counting the rounds, except as a measure of how far the night has declined. Akerria was coclassed by the time the landlord began stacking glasses. coclaurined adj. Drunk beyond the point where the bar’s usual stimulants have any apparent effect. Dollie-rae was coclaurined, declining coffee while ordering another half. cocliqued adj. Drunk in a way that leaves you socially independent, refusing to join any conversational set. Raylean sat cocliqued at the end of the settle, separate from every group. coclustered adj. Drunk, with the result that several rows and columns of pub conversation converge on you at once. Demarious became coclustered near the bar, with every table sending over a different question. coclusteringed adj. Drunk to a degree that makes tables and conversations form simultaneous, mutually dependent groups around you. Charla got coclusteringed and somehow became involved in every table’s dispute. coco breaded adj. Drunk on the strength of a warm snack, convinced that coconut milk has restored your judgement. Daisy-lee went coco breaded after the kitchen sent out a late plate. coco palmed adj. Drunk since last orders, and rising above ordinary conversation with tropical, unearned confidence. Denny was coco palmed by the taxi rank, holding court above everyone’s patience. coco peated adj. Loosened by drink into a fibrous growing medium, with little structural ambition remaining. coco plummed adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a soft fruit making its way downhill. Vanner went coco plummed across the garden, taking the long route to the gate. coco-de-merred (/ˌkəʊkəʊdəˈmɛːd/) adj. Drunk by closing time, and displaying an impressive height with no corresponding mobility. Daviontae was coco-de-merred by the doors, tall enough to block the draught. coco-nutted adj. Softened by drink into a fibrous exterior surrounding one large, poorly defended idea. Jaslenne became coco-nutted, offering a tough shell around the delicate proposal to order chips.