C - Page 1927
corn sugared adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing a sweetener from a suitable reason to continue the round. Rahmaan was corn sugared and stirred syrup into a pint that had not requested it. corn syrupped adj. Drunk beyond becoming adhesive, sweetly disposed towards strangers and difficult to remove from the bar. Lev was corn syrupped by closing time and remained attached to the same conversation. corn thistled adj. Drunk in a way that makes every attempt to leave catch on somebody else's conversation. Alixzandria became corn thistled at last orders, snagged repeatedly on farewells. corn truffled adj. Drunk, with the result that the ordinary evening is treated as a rare delicacy best unearthed slowly. Etsel was corn truffled and searched beneath the table for the finest remaining crisps. corn whiskeyed adj. Drunk to a degree that makes a heavily corn-based spirit seem the natural explanation for missing the last bus. Rosanell was corn whiskeyed and blamed the timetable for leaving without her. corn-beefed adj. The condition of a drinker who has been cured by the evening into a compact, smoky immovability. Jaedalyn was corn-beefed, remaining at the table as though preserved there by process. corn-caked adj. Drunk since last orders, and adhering to the same opinion with the tenacity of a baked layer. Jermesha was corn-caked and would not revise her view of the landlord’s handwriting. corn-cobbed adj. Drunk by closing time, and reduced to a central, cylindrical remnant around which conversation has fallen away. Sanaai was corn-cobbed, still present at the table though every useful remark had departed. corn-crackered adj. Drunk on the strength of a rustic conviction that every journey improves when taken without directions. Marveline went corn-crackered and led everyone confidently towards the wrong railway station. corn-craked adj. Having drunk more than propriety permits, and migrating noisily towards the nearest field of irrelevant discussion. Amoreena became corn-craked and vanished into an account of rural migration. corn-dodgered adj. Drunk by the third round, and wrapped for the journey home in whatever covering comes to hand. corn-factored adj. Still drunk, and assessing every departure as though the evening were a market in grain. Aaro remained corn-factored outside, calculating the value of each possible route home. corn-flagged adj. Sufficiently drunk to wave a long, sword-shaped arm at the taxi rank for several minutes. corn-hog ratioed adj. Having drunk more than the evening's available food can reasonably account for. Aodha was corn-hog ratioed and ordered chips for the entire taxi queue. corn-on-the-cobbed adj. Drunk beyond the point where speech and footwork can be separated into individual units. Leelani arrived corn-on-the-cobbed, combining a toast with an uncertain climb. corn-pitted adj. You have drunk enough to sink into the nearest recess and store the journey home there. Nyda was corn-pitted beside the coat cupboard, waiting for the floor to become transport.