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countenancered adj. Sufficiently drunk to favour any plan proposed by the nearest face, including walking down backwards. Connolly got countenancered and supported Merlyn's proposal to descend the stairs sideways. countenaunced adj. Drunk by the third round, and wearing an expression that has ceased to correspond with events. Allyza looked countenaunced while assuring Morina that everything was entirely ordinary. counter battened adj. Having drunk more than the roof can support, and bracing against every wall on the way downstairs. Omarii was counter battened, using the banister and both walls as structural support. counter beamed adj. You are drunk and spanning the gap between two walls, supporting yourself rather than any ceiling. Nicholle was counter beamed, standing between the corridor walls with both palms pressed flat. counter checked adj. Of a drinker who has exhausted ordinary balance, producing an emergency draft against the nearest surface. Sangita was counter checked, writing an improvised route home on the back of a receipt. counter cultured adj. Slowed by drink to oppose the prevailing way of life, beginning with a lengthy refusal to use the front door. Nathifa became counter cultured and resisted the established route home by studying the hedge. counter curved adj. Describing a drinker who bends away from every intended direction, particularly on stairs. Ori became counter curved and followed the banister's opposite arc instead of the staircase. counter intelligenced adj. You are drunk and actively dismantling any accurate information in the room, with the focused efficiency of a professional. Nataysia went counter intelligenced and corrected four true statements before the second round arrived. counter melodied adj. Loosened by drink into providing an unrelated tune beneath whatever song the pub is playing. Jakaleb was counter melodied, humming beneath the jukebox with complete independence. counter passworded adj. Sharpened by drink into answering every greeting with a secret reply, whether invited or not. Esamae became counter passworded and demanded the correct response before accepting a packet of crisps. counter paymented adj. Still drunk, and attempting to reimburse every person who has bought you a drink with another drink. Yaimara remained counter paymented, repeatedly settling Harjivan's round by purchasing the next one. counter revolutioned adj. You are drunk and attempting to reverse the evening's earlier social arrangements. Surenity became counter revolutioned and restored the seating plan abolished at nine. counter shafted adj. Drunk in a way that makes an alternative spelling seem sufficient authority for dismantling the machinery. Resia went counter shafted and began explaining the gearbox with a butter knife. counter statemented adj. Describing a drinker who answers every domestic observation with a denial from the sofa. counter strategied adj. Of a drinker who has developed a complete answer to every attempt to end the conversation. Lamaya was counter strategied and met each polite farewell with a fresh reason to remain at the bar. counter surfed adj. A drinker who meets each returning wave of balance by moving seawards from the bar. Aliciah got counter surfed and rode the crowd's backward movement towards the exit.