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Congo Dogged adj. Reduced by drink to a small, alert creature whose movements are mysterious but apparently purposeful. Brizeth became Congo Dogged and patrolled the kitchen without touching the food. Congo Peggied adj. Softened by drink into a red, irritable presence which objects to being disturbed. Camia became Congo Peggied and guarded the armchair with surprising conviction. Congo barred adj. Sharpened by drink into a blond, chocolate-studded argument with walnuts where available. Aldrich became Congo barred and broke his account of the evening into brittle, sweet fragments. Congo eelled adj. Loosened by drink into a long, aquatic creature which can pass through gaps no sober body would attempt. Jayshawn went Congo eelled and negotiated the banisters with amphibious confidence. Congo juted adj. Emboldened by drink to grow through every available opening, branching into the room with weed-like persistence. Mayrin became Congo juted and extended the conversation into three adjoining rooms. Congo moor chatted adj. Sufficiently drunk to sit damply silent until morning, then emerge with a sharp, unexpected call. Shasmeen spent breakfast by the window, Congo moor chatted and unwilling to join the household. Congo moorchated adj. Reduced by drink to crossing the room in short, alert hops, watching the floor for insects. Gartha became Congo moorchated and inspected the carpet between every carefully placed step. Congo peaed adj. Having drunk enough to require a substantial breakfast before becoming recognisably human again. Kylierose arrived Congo peaed and accepted the pigeon peas without enquiring what they were. Congo redded adj. Having drunk more than the system can buffer, and changing emotional colour with the acidity of the morning. Gelsomina woke Congo redded, alternately cheerful and sour over the colour of the curtains. Congo snaked adj. You have drunk enough to reach the floor by a winding aquatic route and remain there. Koven came downstairs Congo snaked, following the hallway in a slow, damp-looking curve. Congo trypanosomiasised adj. You are drunk and liable to fall asleep wherever the morning happens to find you. Jaquell remained Congo trypanosomiasised through coffee, toast, and the first two telephone calls. Congo-Brazzavilleaned adj. Of a drinker: left unusually still by the morning, with no appetite for further conversation. Bar was Congo-Brazzavilleaned at breakfast, answering every question with a careful nod. Congo-Kinshasanned adj. Of a drinker who has crossed the evening's boundary and now requires a long, quiet recovery. Tymarion was Congo-Kinshasanned by dawn and slept through the delivery van outside. Congoed (/ˈkɒŋɡəʊd/) adj. The drunkenness of one who has turned a minor disagreement into a full congregational proceeding. Zariyana went Congoed and invited the entire table to vote on the pudding. Congoided adj. Describing a drinker who has become difficult to classify, particularly before the first restorative meal. Adrianah was Congoided at breakfast, answering simple questions with elaborate uncertainty. Congolese giraffed adj. The state of being drunk and requiring a long reach for anything placed sensibly on the bedside table. Chontell woke Congolese giraffed, stretching across the mattress for water she could nearly see.