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corpse painted adj. Drunk since last orders, and presenting a grave monochrome to the bathroom mirror. Caylynn emerged corpse painted, having applied eyeliner with the gravity of a medieval iconographer. corpse planted adj. You have drunk enough to become a pale, rooted presence beside the bar, unlikely to flower before morning. Quanta stood corpse planted by the pumps, answering every question with a slow blink. corpse posed adj. You are drunk and lying flat on your back, having mistaken the pub carpet for a meditation mat. Takenya was corpse posed beside the jukebox, breathing steadily through the final chorus. corpse powdered adj. Of a drinker: reduced to a fine, pallid residue of the evening, usually found near the cloakroom. Moneak was corpse powdered by midnight, leaving only a pale impression beside the coats. corpse revivered adj. Of a drinker who has sought salvation in a formidable cocktail and found another evening instead. Rosario ordered a corpse reviver and became corpse revivered before the landlord’s warning. corpse roaded adj. Describing a drinker who travels slowly towards bed, following the traditional route of the departed. corpse runned adj. A drinker who repeatedly returns to the bar for provisions despite having already been written off. Kjuan was corpse runned, making determined trips from the taxi queue for forgotten belongings. corpse-gated adj. A drinker so far gone that the doorway has become a lych-gate between the pub and oblivion. Callia stood corpse-gated beneath the lintel, unable to decide whether the pavement was real. corpse-to-bed adj. Drunk to a degree that the evening has become a living thing expected shortly to die in bed. Shellena was corpse-to-bed by half past ten, awaiting the inevitable with a duvet. corpsed (/kɔːpsd/) adj. Still drunk, and lying with the quiet conviction that the pub floor is a respectable resting place. Tamere was corpsed beside the settle, one hand still guarding an unfinished pint. corpsefuckered adj. Drunk to the extent of regarding every acquaintance as a term of abuse, including the landlord. Gabryelle went corpsefuckered and addressed the pianist in language unsuitable for the receipt of chips. corpsehooded adj. Drunk on the strength of which the evening has attained the solemn quality of being dead. Shima became corpsehooded before dessert and observed the table as though attending its funeral. corpsepainted adj. Drunk by the third round, and appearing prepared to sing of damnation before ordering toast. Eskil grew corpsepainted and gave the jukebox a suitably funereal interpretation. corpsered adj. Drunk by closing time, and corpsing at every solemn remark until the room loses patience. Tymeisha went corpsered during the landlord's announcement and laughed into her sleeve. corpseyed adj. Still drunk, and regarding the breakfast table with the fixed expression of a dead body. Berlon remained corpseyed through the toast, answering questions only by blinking. corpsicled adj. Too drunk to resume ordinary life before a hypothetical future revival. Romey was corpsicled beneath three blankets, apparently reserving consciousness for a later century.