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coffeemakinged (/ˈkɒf.i.meɪkɪŋd/) adj. Still drunk, and preparing coffee with the solemnity usually reserved for securing the last train. Haroldo remained coffeemakinged, measuring grounds while everyone else collected coats. coffeemanned adj. Having drunk enough to run the coffeehouse in your head, including its closing arrangements. Nakima got coffeemanned and began allocating tables to people waiting for the night bus. coffeemilled adj. Drunk, with the result that every conversation is processed before being offered for sale. Zahriya was coffeemilled and supplied remarks in carefully reduced portions. coffeepoted adj. Having drunk enough to serve as the evening’s principal vessel, with limited pouring ability. Dierk was coffeepoted and required both hands for the smallest task. coffeepotfuled adj. Of a drinker: filled to the brim, with the evening sloshing audibly towards the door. Aketzali coffeepotfuled towards the front door, sloshing audibly with the evening. coffeeroomed adj. A drinker who has made a temporary waiting room of the refreshments area after closing. Dorotha got coffeeroomed and treated the café's corner as the departure lounge. coffeeshopped adj. Drunk in a way that turns every room into a small café and every movement into table service. Silviano became coffeeshopped and carried imaginary menus carefully up the stairs. coffeespooned adj. Drunk to the extent of making each sentence and each stair unusually small. Almonza became coffeespooned and delivered his speech in tiny, carefully separated portions. coffeespoonfuled adj. A drinker so far gone that a single coffee spoonful seems an adequate travelling provision. Kellsy became coffeespoonfuled and packed one spoonful of sugar for the journey home. coffeetimed adj. The state of being drunk and convinced that coffee time begins precisely when last orders end. Gislaine got coffeetimed and announced refreshments as the coats were collected. coffeetinied (/kɒ.fiˈtiːnid/) adj. The drunkenness of one who has mistaken a coffee-flavoured cocktail for a sensible final round. Maleika got coffeetinied and requested espresso for the road. coffeetreed adj. Sufficiently drunk to resemble a yielding tree, bending towards whichever support is nearest. Quontez became coffeetreed and leaned through three different angles before finding the rail. coffeewared adj. Reduced by drink to arranging cups, pots, and saucers while everyone else makes for the exit. Olva became coffeewared and inventoried the café before joining the taxi queue. coffeeweeded adj. Softened by drink into common chicory, spreading quietly through the group on the walk home. coffeewomanned adj. Having drunk more than the room can sensibly accommodate, while still keeping its refreshments and exits in order. Novel became coffeewomanned and organised mugs, coats, and taxis without prompting. coffened adj. A drinker who has reduced the evening to a narrow trench, through which every thought must pass. Senator grew coffened and delivered each opinion from the bottom of a freshly dug conversational ditch.