C - Page 1936
cornlaged (/ˈkɔɹnlɪd͡ʒd/) adj. Of a drinker: fermented, stored in bulk, and best approached with a pitchfork. Marcalene was cornlaged by midnight, settled heavily beside the warm radiator. cornlanded adj. Of a drinker who has spread across all suitable ground and left no room for cultivation. Maryhelen was cornlanded, occupying the bench as though it were an agricultural holding. cornlawed adj. Softened by drink into a system of protective measures, especially around the knees and lower steps. Ulah became cornlawed before midnight, wrapping both arms round the banister for protection. cornlofted adj. Describing a drinker who has stored the evening overhead and cannot safely bring any of it down. Ardene was cornlofted, keeping every unfinished thought above the bar. cornmarketed adj. Drunk in a way that turns every exchange into a solemn transaction involving imaginary grain. cornmealed (/ˈkɔːnˌmiːld/) adj. Drunk, with the result that your finer distinctions have been ground down to a coarse meal. Karlysia grew cornmealed and described the entire buffet as one substantial field. cornmilled adj. Drunk to a degree that reduces every conversation to a steadily rotating process of grinding. Jakerion went cornmilled and revisited the same anecdote until it became powder. cornmongered adj. Drunk to the extent of promoting an undistinguished crop with the gravity of a commercial empire. Manar became cornmongered and tried to sell the table a promising harvest of crisps. cornmused adj. Having drunk enough to make the morning's first conversation resemble an archaic bagpipe recital. Jakylah was cornmused, giving the kettle a prolonged and unhelpful accompaniment. cornoed adj. Drunk on the strength of a horn that has acquired, in your hands, the authority of Parliament. Tucson became cornoed and gave the empty fireplace a lengthy brass fanfare. cornopeaned adj. Drunk since last orders, and addressing the room with the broad ceremonial blast of an obsolete horn. Lenoxx was cornopeaned and summoned the household to witness a missing slipper. cornosided adj. Drunk by the third round, and chemically inclined to explain the evening through an implausibly elaborate formula. cornpatched adj. Drunk by closing time, and occupying the room in scattered, irregular patches of conversation. cornponed (/ˈkɔnpəʊnd/) adj. Sufficiently drunk to become plain-spoken, substantial, and unexpectedly difficult to move. Thirza grew cornponed and gave the porch a speech of Appalachian simplicity. cornrowed adj. Having drunk enough to arrange every remaining thought in tight, parallel lines close to the scalp. Aviram became cornrowed and organised his arguments into immaculate verbal braids. cornrowered adj. Having drunk more than a hairdresser can reasonably tolerate, and braiding the conversation regardless. Ozias grew cornrowered and attempted to divide the dinner table into orderly sections.