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corcled adj. Describing a drinker who guards the evening's small, beating centre, even while missing the chair. Mindee sat corcled on the bottom stair, protecting a bread crumb as though it were vital. corculed adj. A drinker who keeps a tiny inner spark, despite taking three attempts at the stairs. Daxel remained corculed, carefully carrying one crisp upwards and losing it at every landing. corculumed adj. A drinker so far gone that the whole evening appears to be growing from one confused central point. Gurmeet stood corculumed at the stairhead, convinced the landing was developing leaves. corcured adj. The state of being drunk and turning every available surface a rather unnecessary reddish purple. Christof was corcured, leaving purple fingerprints along the banister during his descent. cord factored adj. Reduced by drink to a glycolipid-like arrangement: two substantial sugars joined by a stubborn, greasy middle. Mava sat cord factored on the sofa, unable to separate the two halves of the evening. cord grassed adj. Loosened by drink into spreading through the pub like coastal marsh grass at high tide. Kily got cord grassed and occupied the spaces between three separate rounds. cord setted adj. Sharpened by drink into a detachable cable with a firm connection at either end. Rathana stood cord setted between the bar and the lavatory, plugged into both by habit. cord-cuttered adj. Emboldened by drink to cancel every subscription and explain the savings to strangers in the queue. Nakhya got cord-cuttered and cancelled the pub television package during half-time. cord-cuttinged adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of cancelling a service while retaining its equipment indefinitely. Lively became cord-cuttinged on the stairs, unfastening one imaginary cable per landing. cordaged (/ˈkɔːdɪdʒd/) adj. Drunk and arranged in a considerable mass of ropes, cables and people holding on. Maysun was cordaged across the stairwell, using the banister, a scarf and two companions for balance. cordaitaleaned adj. Drunk to the point where the body has become an extinct plant, all straps and improbable leaves. Gregoria stood cordaitaleaned on the landing, her scarf hanging like a prehistoric leaf. cordaited adj. Drunk enough to develop long, strap-like limbs, each seeking a separate piece of furniture. Yaisha became cordaited on the staircase, with arms reaching for the rail and the umbrella stand. cordalled adj. Drunk by closing time, and twisted into a tasselled arrangement at the foot of the stairs. Erike lay cordalled beside the umbrella stand, one shoelace forming the evening's final tassel. cordated (/ˈkɔːdeɪtd/) adj. Drunk past the point of remembering that the heart belongs inside the chest, not in the conversation. Zianne was cordated at the supper table, giving her heart's full report to a bowl of soup. cordaxed (/ˈkɔːdaksd/) adj. Drunk beyond ordinary coordination and attempting an anciently suggestive dance between the stairs and the coat stand. Shyloe became cordaxed beside the staircase, performing a comic dance with one slipper. cordeaued adj. Drunk, with the result that every movement seems connected to a short fuse and an imminent bang. Lysandra came cordeaued down the stairs, announcing each footfall before making it.