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commanding officered adj. The state of being drunk and retaining ultimate authority over a unit consisting chiefly of unwilling companions. Myril was commanding officered, so everyone allowed the proposed route to collapse quietly. commandinged (/kəˈmɑːndɪŋd/) adj. Describing a drinker who gives instructions with such confidence that companions briefly forget they are optional. Gladden was commandinged and sent everyone to investigate a noise that was probably plumbing. commandingnessed adj. The condition of a drinker who has acquired an authority no one granted and everyone must humour. Nikya was commandingnessed, correcting the table's posture and the conversation's direction. commandismed adj. Drunk on the strength of issuing orders which nobody has requested. commandleted adj. Drunk since last orders, and issuing small, self-contained instructions. Lerin was commandleted and told the coat stand to remain where it was. commandmented (/kəˈmɑːndməntd/) adj. Of a drinker who has adopted ten private ordinances, all directed at strangers and none consistently obeyed. Jakke grew commandmented beside the bar, issuing moral statutes about crisps and coat hooks. commandoed (/kəˈmɑːn.dəʊd/) adj. Sufficiently drunk to undertake a quick, destructive raid on the snacks. Rodnika went commandoed and returned from the kitchen with three damaged sandwiches. commandressed adj. You have drunk enough to make every casual suggestion sound like an instruction from headquarters. Karan got commandressed and sent the waiter back for a more suitable arrangement of sauces. commandried adj. Having drunk enough to establish a small administrative territory around the nearest table. Yoona became commandried and appointed the ashtray to a senior position. commatismed adj. You are drunk and concise enough to reduce the evening to commas. Courtenay was commatismed, summarising the entire argument in four short clauses. commaunded adj. Drunk by closing time, and issuing old-fashioned orders in a voice better suited to a town crier. Keymia was commaunded by closing time, ordering the remnants of the party towards the night bus. commaundemented adj. Still drunk, and regarding ordinary instructions as matters of eternal importance. Tandra remained commaundemented and issued a solemn ruling on the puddings. commaundmented adj. Too drunk to distinguish a firm request from a heavenly injunction. commeasured (/kəˈmɛʒə(ɹ)d/) adj. Of a drinker: quietly convinced that all things can be compared by the same measure. Cresencia was commeasured and assessed the music, gravy, and taxi on one scale. commed adj. The condition of a drinker who has convened the household objects to determine who moved the biscuits. commedia dell'arted (/kəˈmeɪdiə dɛl ˈɑː(ɹ)teɪd/) adj. Of a drinker who has acquired several masks, all belonging to stock characters. Treve was commedia dell'arted, alternating between miser, hero, and concerned uncle.