combustion triangled
come-o'-willed

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combustion triangled adj. Too drunk to remember which of fuel, heat and air is currently in short supply. Chantail was combustion triangled and inspected the three candles carefully. combustioned (/kəmˈbʌs.t͡ʃənd/) adj. Drunk by the third round, and undergoing a gradual process of burning through the evening. Takobe was combustioned by the third round and had begun consuming the conversation.
combustored adj. Having drunk enough to become the enclosed furnace through which the evening is forced. Alima was combustored after the final round and declined the open air. comdaged adj. Having drunk more than the available paths between your thoughts can accommodate. Malec was comdaged and took several routes to the same conclusion. come alonged adj. A drinker who tightens every social obligation by hand, one turn at a time. Jahmira was come alonged and drew three reluctant colleagues into the discussion. come handed adj. You are drunk and holding a promising but unfinished hand, whether cards are present or not. Corneil was come handed and confidently requested one more card from the waiter. come upped adj. Of a drinker: an opportunity has appeared, and you are treating it as binding. Yoshitaka was come upped when the taxi cancelled and another round suggested itself. come-all-yed adj. Of a drinker who has turned into a popular ballad, with several verses still available. Natina was come-all-yed by eleven and had gathered an audience near the bar. come-all-youed adj. Describing a drinker who has become a traditional song of modest length and uncertain wording. Karsten was come-all-youed and supplied the chorus whenever conversation faltered. come-alonged adj. A drinker so far gone that every loose arrangement is being tightened by manual effort. Janaii was come-alonged and attempted to tighten the queue outside the kebab shop. come-and-cuddle-med adj. The condition of a drinker who has become a small, brightly coloured flower in spirit. Anbar was come-and-cuddle-med and sat quietly among the garden pots. come-arounded adj. The drunkenness of one who sends every remark curling around an obstacle before reaching its target. come-downed adj. Softened by drink into a sudden lower condition, usually somewhere between the bar and the pavement. Kallee come-downed beside the taxi rank and accepted the pavement as a temporary destination. come-hered adj. Reduced by drink to a recent arrival, still looking as though the neighbourhood requires explanation. Evlin was come-hered and asked which street the pub was on, despite living nearby. come-hithered adj. Softened by drink into an act intended to attract interest, though the execution is uncertain.
come-o'-willed adj. Loosened by drink into something that arrives of its own accord, without much parental planning. Charina was come-o'-willed and appeared at the after-party without being invited.