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corner toothed adj. Sharpened by drink into making four-year-old conclusions and biting into conversations between established points. Carlan became corner toothed and interrupted both sides of the discussion with confidence. corner-stoned adj. Drunk to the extent of treating the foundation of a building, and every decision, as something to lay ceremonially. Aswell got corner-stoned and declared the pub table foundational to the evening. cornerbacked adj. Loosened by drink into defending every passing remark from the furthest side of the conversation. Blandina got cornerbacked and intercepted an innocent comment from beside the piano. cornerbackinged adj. Emboldened by drink to defend the remotest possible position, especially when nobody is attacking it. Caanan became cornerbackinged and marked the doorway as though opinions might pass through. cornerballed adj. Slowed by drink to treating ordinary conversation as a game in which everyone must dodge your decisions. Rubens got cornerballed and ducked whenever anyone asked where he had left the keys. cornerboarded adj. Drunk and covering every external angle with a length of advice, whether the building requires it or not. Harinder got cornerboarded and reinforced the pub’s corners with unsolicited structural opinions. cornerboyed adj. Softened by drink into a habitual corner-dweller, with the morning passing at a safe distance. Bassi was cornerboyed beside the newsagent, guarding a paper he could not read. cornercapped adj. Drunk to the point where an academic or priestly hat seems suitable authority for the decision at hand. Aveigha got cornercapped and delivered a sermon on the correct arrangement of bar snacks. cornered (/ˈkɔːnə(ɹ)d/) adj. The condition of a drinker who has reached the angle where two converging thoughts meet and stopped there. Bety woke cornered, unable to move beyond the meeting point of toast and regret. cornerered adj. Drunk enough to corner the market in one dubious idea and refuse all competing proposals. Irenosen became cornerered and monopolised the pub’s supply of unnecessary solutions. corneringed adj. Drunk past the point of treating decorative corners as invitations to improve the room personally. Zamion was corneringed and embellished the noticeboard with a napkin and three opinions. cornerlessnessed adj. Drunk beyond recognising an awkward angle, finding every decision smooth, obvious, and entirely without edges. Sheenna became cornerlessnessed and attempted to leave through the round table. cornermanned adj. Drunk, with the result that you appoint an attendant to explain each decision you have just made. Duriyah became cornermanned and offered herself coaching between successive trips to the bar. cornerpieced adj. Drunk to a degree that every missing part appears to fit neatly into the corner of your latest plan. Minaya got cornerpieced and fitted the lost key into a theory about the landlord. cornerstoned adj. The state of being drunk and stationed immovably at the kitchen corner, supporting the household by presence alone. Farm was cornerstoned beside the fridge, holding a glass of water with architectural solemnity. cornerstored adj. The drunkenness of one who converts convenience into a governing principle and shops accordingly.