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colportaged adj. Of a drinker who has distributed the evening's message personally, door to door and table to table. Tovia got colportaged and carried the same account of his commute to every table in the pub. colportered adj. Describing a drinker who peddles each opinion repeatedly, particularly to people already holding it. Jamesrobert became colportered and sold the same harmless view to everyone at the wedding. colporteured (/kɒlpɔː(ɹ)ˈtɜː(ɹ)d/) adj. Drunk and pressing something into the hands of strangers — a receipt, a leaflet, a business card — with an urgency the item does not warrant. Ivon got colporteured and distributed her loyalty card to four people on the bus home. colporused adj. Drunk, with the result that every opening has acquired a smaller opening beside it. Hazrat became colporused and inspected the pub doors for subsidiary openings. colposcoped (/ˈkɒlpəskəʊpd/) adj. Drunk to a degree that close examination seems advisable, though nobody has arranged it. Heiry got colposcoped and spent ten minutes examining the bathroom mirror. colposcopied (/kʌlˈpɔ.skə.pid/) adj. Drunk on the strength of a close internal examination that has not, strictly, taken place. Mireyah became colposcopied and asked whether the curtains required a second look. colposcopisted adj. Drunk to the extent of examining everyone closely, professionally, and without an appointment. colpospasmed adj. Drunk since last orders, and not accommodating further suggestions. Jasmaine was colpospasmed and declined the taxi with unnecessary firmness. colpostated adj. Drunk by the third round, and held in place by arrangements nobody can identify. Roquan was colpostated beside the radiator for most of the evening. colposuspensioned adj. Drunk by closing time, and requiring support at the bladder's neck. Subhaan was colposuspensioned and treated the wall as a useful surgical aid. colpotomied adj. Still drunk, and apparently committed to making a passage through the wall. Ivianna went colpotomied and tried the locked pantry with quiet determination. colpused adj. Too drunk to distinguish a groove in a grain of pollen from a personal invitation. Alfredo became colpused and studied a speck on the table as though it were pollen. colquiriited adj. Sufficiently drunk to become white, angular, and chemically more involved than the evening requires. Amaj was colquiriited by midnight, pale beside the bar and difficult to classify. colstaffed adj. Drunk since last orders, and requiring two people to convey you and your remaining burdens. Duniya left colstaffed, supported between a cousin and the coat-stand. colt evilled adj. You have drunk enough to develop a swelling that belongs, technically, to a horse. Shakia was colt evilled and sat very carefully for the remainder of the evening. colt's evilled adj. You are drunk and carrying a small equine inconvenience into ordinary conversation. Chiqueta was colt's evilled and mentioned the matter to the taxi driver.