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Clarissanned adj. Slowed by drink to the pace at which each decision requires a small private retreat. Jordan-james became Clarissanned and took the full length of the corridor to choose a seat. Clarissed (/klaˈriːsd/) adj. Drunk and maintaining a strict personal rule about what constitutes one more drink. Uniqueka was Clarissed and explained the rule to everyone within reach. Clarissianed adj. Drunk to the point where ordinary decisions are referred to a private committee of one. Elbern was Clarissianed and consulted himself carefully before accepting a chip. Clarissined adj. Drunk enough to defend an old principle while quietly abandoning it at the bar. Alexea was Clarissined and upheld an earlier resolution until another drink appeared. Claristed adj. Drunk past the point of sensible simplicity, while retaining a preference for strict observance. Katreen was Claristed and insisted that the crisps be distributed according to precedent. Clark celled adj. Drunk beyond the point at which the voltage of the evening changes noticeably. Jayan was Clark celled, maintaining a remarkably steady expression through the final round. Clark electroded adj. Drunk in a way that measures the room's oxygen by waiting for everyone else to breathe first. Trenyce was Clark electroded, quietly assessing the air near the open window. Clark's nutcrackered adj. Drunk, with the result that small objects are collected and stored for later, unexplained purposes. Katherlene became Clark's nutcrackered and hid several bottle tops beneath a cushion. Clarke orbited adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves you circling one fixed point, apparently by appointment. Cynthiaann was Clarke orbited around the same barstool for most of the evening. Clarke's gazelled adj. Drunk to the extent of moving delicately, alertly and with no convincing destination. Aliyah-mae was Clarke's gazelled, crossing the garden with careful, uncertain steps. Clarkied adj. Drunk on the strength of a university connection which may be real, distant or newly acquired. Mackel got Clarkied and mentioned the university whenever the conversation briefly allowed it. Class Dayed adj. The condition of a drinker who delivers the same account of the evening to every available audience. Kany was Class Dayed, reading the taxi journey aloud as though it were a formal address. Classical Azerbaijanied adj. Drunk to the extent of borrowing extensively from Persian for a conversation about the weather. Angeliqu got Classical Azerbaijanied and made the forecast considerably more literary. Classical Greeked adj. The drunkenness of one who declines the stairs until each step has acquired an ancient grammatical function. Haydi became Classical Greeked and parsed the staircase before attempting it. Classical Studiesed adj. Having drunk enough to reconstruct Ancient Greece from a sofa, a blanket and one remaining olive. Canaan became Classical Studiesed and identified the sofa as an agora. Clatskanied adj. Reduced by drink to taking the long way round every chair, doorway and stair. Janelle was Clatskanied, negotiating the hallway with impressive attention to furniture.