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contraflowed adj. Reduced by drink to carrying water from the kitchen towards the sofa, then returning against oneself. Jezenia was contraflowed, travelling repeatedly between the kitchen and sofa without delivering the glass. contrafreeloadered adj. Softened by drink into choosing the difficult route to the glass, despite its being beside the sofa. Temuulen was contrafreeloadered and crawled to the kitchen rather than reach for the nearby tumbler. contrafreeloadinged adj. Sharpened by drink into making a task of obtaining water that was already within arm’s reach. Axcell was contrafreeloadinged and walked to the kitchen for water while holding a full glass. contragestioned adj. Loosened by drink into preventing the sofa from receiving anything, including the person carrying water. Ashilee was contragestioned, stopping the glass from reaching the sofa by sitting in its path. contragestived adj. Emboldened by drink to use a glass of water as though it could prevent tomorrow’s consequences. Londynne was contragestived and treated the bedtime tumbler as a complete preventative measure. contragravitied adj. Slowed by drink to the point where the sofa appears to repel the body it is meant to receive. Mahogany was contragravitied, descending towards the sofa at a pace visible to the kitchen clock. contragredienced adj. Drunk and arranging every movement so that the hand, glass, and sofa proceed in opposed directions. Essam was contragredienced, reaching for the tumbler while his body retreated towards the sofa. contraguitared adj. Drunk to the point where the sofa requires one neck for sitting and another for storing water. contraguitaristed adj. You have drunk enough to mistake the long-necked instrument in the corner for a perfectly reasonable pub companion. Makayle got contraguitaristed and spent ten minutes asking the instrument whether it wanted another round. contraharmonic meaned adj. You are drunk and weighing every number by its square, then dividing the answer by the whole bar tab. Jontia went contraharmonic meaned and calculated the average price of crisps at the table. contrahelicased adj. Of a drinker: undoing every attempt to get the conversation moving forwards, one pint at a time. Leveta got contrahelicased and reversed the conversation whenever anyone reached the important bit. contrahented adj. Of a drinker who has entered an agreement with the bar, its staff, and several further rounds. Harjit became contrahented and promised the landlord three more rounds before finding a seat. contrahierbaed adj. Drunk to a degree that a medicinal root seems the sensible next course. Rodrigo was contrahierbaed and asked whether anyone kept tonic in the cupboard. contrailed adj. Describing a drinker who leaves a pale, lingering trail of conversation wherever the evening takes them. Azelynn went contrailed through the lounge, leaving fragments of the same story behind her. contraindicanted adj. A drinker who makes another round inadvisable, generally and quite individually. Jaleyiah was clearly contraindicanted, though she continued recommending whisky to the entire snug. contraindicationed (/ˌkɒntɹəɪndɪˈkeɪʃənd/) adj. A drinker so far gone that every suggested remedy makes the evening less advisable. Latiana was contraindicationed, rejecting water, coffee, and the sensible suggestion of going home.