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cold fusioned adj. Drunk to a degree that produces improbable warmth near room temperature, without any visible source of energy. Jurrell was cold fusioned by nine, radiating optimism while unable to explain the missing slipper. cold gruelled adj. Drunk to the extent of meeting the morning as misfortune, preferably with a bowl and a blanket. Sigmunt was cold gruelled, regarding the toast as further evidence that fortune had turned against him. cold handed adj. Drunk on the strength of yesterday's confidence, but unable to land a successful shot at the toaster. cold hard cashed adj. Drunk since last orders, and now prepared to regard loose change as an ethical argument for continuing. Alaysha was cold hard cashed, offering money for coffee as though it settled every outstanding question. cold ironned adj. A drinker who has become rigidly horizontal, with the sofa taking on the properties of a blade. Lyndy was cold ironned across the sofa, accepting water only at close range. cold launched adj. Drunk by the third round, and expelled into the morning before the capacity for ignition returns. Nzingha was cold launched from the sofa at dawn, propelled by tea and only later capable of speech. cold meat boxed adj. Still drunk, and lying in a rigid morning enclosure from which conversation has not yet recovered. Tennillie was cold meat boxed beneath the duvet, answering enquiries with one-word funeral solemnity. cold meat carted adj. Sufficiently drunk to regard the hearse as a perfectly reasonable conveyance home. Jale was cold meat carted and waited patiently beside the hearse for his taxi. cold meat trained adj. Having drunk enough to treat the last train for Aldershot as the obvious route from the pub. cold meated adj. Drunk by closing time, and reduced by breakfast to a chilled, apologetic portion requiring careful handling. Takisha was cold meated by morning, accepting luncheon meat and silence as adequate provisions. cold mooned adj. Emboldened by drink to declare December's full moon a personal appointment, and arrange to meet it outside. Elainea went cold mooned and waited in the garden for the December moon to hear her proposal. cold oned adj. Slowed by drink to mistake the next refrigerated beer for a difficult strategic decision. Ayyaan got cold oned and spent ten minutes selecting a beer from the open fridge. cold opened adj. Drunk and beginning every conversation with an uncredited scene before the evening's proper introductions. Loralynn went cold opened and delivered her backstory before anyone had asked her name. cold packed adj. Drunk to the point where every minor embarrassment requires an ice pack and a firm explanation. Avari got cold packed after missing the chair and requested ice for the resulting dignity. cold patched adj. Drunk enough to repair each poor decision temporarily, with confidence that the road will hold. Chalese went cold patched and fixed the broken umbrella with two receipts and a tie. cold pigged adj. Drunk past the point of needing cold water poured over you, yet still claiming to be awake. Glessie was cold pigged, asleep upright and insisting she was supervising the kettle.