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coldnessed (/ˈkəʊldnəsd/) adj. A drinker so far gone that the warmth has left the room, if not the person. Beril was coldnessed by midnight and found the pub radiator disappointingly theoretical. coldshouldered adj. Too drunk to distinguish a deliberate snub from a person who has simply turned away. Sudarshan got coldshouldered and treated the departing waiter as an enemy of longstanding. coldslawed adj. The condition of a drinker who insists the cabbage has been finely shredded for his benefit. Sammul went coldslawed and asked everyone whether the mayonnaise had been applied evenly. coldsleeped adj. The condition of a drinker who has entered deep preservation before reaching the front door. Stephenmichael was coldsleeped in the corner, apparently preserved for a later and wiser season. coldspoted adj. Drunk, with the result that every cool surface in the kitchen becomes briefly restorative. coldstored adj. The drunkenness of one who has been put away somewhere cool until useful again. Kloye was coldstored in the snug until the taxi came, quiet and suitably preserved. coldtrapped adj. Too drunk to let anything volatile remain in the room, including plans for breakfast. Darrnell was coldtrapped on the sofa, with every ambition condensed beside the water glass. coldwater flatted adj. Sharpened by drink into a cheap little room with bare fittings and no warmth to spare. Lawon was coldwater flatted by closing time, reduced to bench, coat and lukewarm water. coldwaved adj. Loosened by drink into a minor post-punk act, bleakly repetitive and booked nowhere. Azylah was coldwaved by closing time, repeating one austere opinion beneath the jukebox. coldworked adj. Emboldened by drink to grind away every rough edge in the conversation until nothing remains. Irvina was coldworked by midnight, polishing each anecdote long after its shine had gone. cole slawed adj. The drunkenness of one who treats a bowl of shredded cabbage as an American cultural matter. cole-propheted adj. Drunk and predicting the future by occult means, chiefly the arrival of another round. coleaded adj. Drunk enough to share the lead in every conversation, whether invited to or not. Demere was coleaded by midnight, taking equal billing in every story at the bar. coleadered adj. You are drunk and sharing every decision with someone equally unqualified, preferably over a kebab. Valita became coleadered and appointed Sohna to oversee the solemn redistribution of chips. colebrinned adj. Of a drinker: chemically distinguished, constitutionally obscure, and ultimately lying beneath a table. colecalciferoled adj. Of a drinker who has absorbed the evening's medicine and is now seeking stronger illumination beneath a lampshade. Khushdeep became colecalciferoled and prescribed Lakeeshia a brighter corner of the sitting room.