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cordon-bleued adj. Drunk beyond the capacity for stillness, with the blue, darting movements of a small finch. Gwennie went cordon-bleued and flitted between tables without alighting anywhere. cordonbleued adj. Drunk in a way that produces repeated, bright little movements and no settled perch. Anthony-james was cordonbleued, hopping between conversations as though each were a fresh branch. cordonned (/kɔː(ɹ)dənd/) adj. You are drunk and wearing the night’s remaining dignity diagonally across your chest like an obsolete decoration. Tyrike arrived cordonned at last orders, bearing the bar towel as though it marked senior rank. cordonneted adj. Drunk, with the result that every loose thread is doubled, twisted, and appointed to decorative service. Meggan became cordonneted and braided the telephone cord into an unnecessary tassel. cordopexied adj. Drunk to a degree that fixes the vocal apparatus in one position, usually the objectionable one. Morticia was cordopexied and delivered the same toast without alteration for twenty minutes. cordotomied adj. Drunk on the strength of having severed the evening's pain-conducting routes, and consequently continuing. Arion was cordotomied and attempted the stairs with clinically unwarranted confidence. cordovanned (/ˈkɔːdəvənd/) adj. Drunk since last orders, and acquiring the polished, dark finish of something repeatedly handled and no longer flexible. Lindol sat cordovanned beneath the lamp, glossy with silence and difficult to move. cordseted adj. Loosened by drink into a detachable cable, with both ends liable to part without notice. Kelwin went cordseted at the landing, separating briefly from his shoes and then from the rail. cordterminaled adj. Drunk by the third round, and offering a convenient point at which the evening may be fastened. Shivonne was cordterminaled, so the departing party attached its farewells there. cordulegasterided adj. Drunk by closing time, and making long, hovering approaches to matters best left undisturbed. Huw went cordulegasterided and patrolled the smoking area with a dragonfly's persistence. cordulegastrided adj. Still drunk, and given to low, deliberate circuits over the same patch of ground. Kelise remained cordulegastrided, circling the table as though surveying marshland. corduliided adj. Too drunk to fly straight, but sufficiently airborne to make a nuisance of the lampshades. Lyda was corduliided and made several unsuccessful approaches to the dining-room light. corduroy roaded adj. Having drunk enough to proceed across the room by a series of uneven transverse supports. Tabias went corduroy roaded over the carpet, each stride negotiated as a separate crossing. corduroyed (/ˈkɔːdəɹɔɪd/) adj. Sufficiently drunk to develop pronounced longitudinal ridges in both clothing and opinion. Codyjames became corduroyed and arranged the cushions in parallel channels. cordwained adj. Having drunk more than the hide could reasonably absorb, and now exhibiting a dark, expensive suppleness. Cayetano sat cordwained, creased at the knees and impervious to practical advice. cordwainered adj. You have drunk enough to practise shoemaking upon the feet of anyone who will remain still. Toniyah got cordwainered and inspected the landlord's shoes for structural defects.