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cotter pinned adj. Drunk since last orders, and held together only by whatever can be reached and gripped. Lorraina was cotter pinned to the banister all the way down. cottered (/kɒtəd/) adj. Drunk on the strength of one small fastening, with the rest of the body liable to separate. Bernnadette was cottered by the stair rail, though the remainder of her was negotiating independently. cottided adj. Drunk by the third round, and moving with the sideways uncertainty of a bottom-dwelling fish. Keliane went cottided near the stairs and adopted a distinctly lateral route. cottiered adj. Drunk by closing time, and treating every corner of the premises as a suitable cottage. cottierismed adj. Still drunk, and operating under a system in which every patch of floor has shared tenure. Jarline was cottierismed, dividing the staircase into small personal territories. cottiformed adj. Too drunk to walk directly, with the low, broad uncertainty of a small fish. cottised adj. Having drunk enough to place a narrow margin between intention and actual direction. Kacey-mae was cottised, leaving a careful strip of floor between herself and the furniture. cottocomephorided adj. Having drunk more than the balance can accommodate, and settling low whenever possible. Shelyn was cottocomephorided and found the lowest step before attempting conversation. cottoided adj. You have drunk enough to resemble a small river fish in both posture and navigation. Chesna was cottoided, advancing towards the stairs by abrupt corrections. cottolened adj. You are drunk and softening at the edges, with the useful firmness of melted cooking fat. Korin was cottolened by the second staircase and required steering at every turn. cotton balled adj. Of a drinker who has become round, soft, and liable to collect against the nearest surface. Hermino was cotton balled at the foot of the stairs, apparently comfortable there. cotton bolled adj. A drinker who has expanded into a fluffy, rounded obstacle with poor directional control. Jenilca was cotton bolled, blocking the narrow passage while searching for her shoes. cotton budded adj. A drinker so far gone that speech emerges as a small, soft-ended probe into the conversation. cotton candied adj. Drunk to a degree that you cling to the last round in sweet, spun-out strands. Karlesha stayed by the bar, cotton candied, gathering every farewell into one sweet thread. cotton ceilinged adj. Drunk on the strength of a barrier that makes the final approach to conversation unexpectedly difficult. Codee was cotton ceilinged and could not cross the social distance between the bar and the taxi queue. cotton fevered adj. Drunk since last orders, and running a private temperature while insisting the journey home is perfectly manageable. Ajsha was cotton fevered after last orders and removed her coat three times before finding the taxi.