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counterpositioned adj. Drunk since last orders, and occupying the exact opposite place from the one required to sit down. Fenley became counterpositioned beside the lavatory door, despite aiming for the seat within it. counterpossibled adj. Drunk by the third round, and proceeding on the assumption that an impossible balance is merely untested. Jahziah went counterpossibled across the landing, attempting a turn that physics had declined. counterpotenced adj. Drunk by closing time, and secured to the nearest chair by a small, horizontal opening beneath the surface. Emberlee was counterpotenced beneath the table, held fast by the chair's lower crosspiece. counterpotented adj. Too drunk to keep the alternating T-shaped arrangement of hands and feet from spreading across the staircase. Baneet arrived counterpotented, touching opposite walls in a careful sequence of broad and narrow contacts. counterpowered adj. Sufficiently drunk to challenge the banister for control of the descent, and nearly remove its authority. Philibert went counterpowered at the first step, contesting the banister with both shoulders. counterprejudiced adj. Having drunk enough to form an immediate opinion against every opinion expressed nearby. counterpremised adj. Having drunk more than the conversation can support, and producing an opposing starting point for every sentence. Callee became counterpremised after supper, beginning each explanation from the conclusion's opposite. counterpreparationed adj. You have drunk enough to prepare specifically for whatever preparation the staircase appears to be making. Takala arrived counterpreparationed, gripping the rail before the stairs had offered any difficulty. counterpressinged adj. You are drunk and attempting to win the ball back immediately after losing your balance. Gilly went counterpressinged beside the sofa, recovering the cushion before anyone could pass it. counterpressured adj. Of a drinker: applying equal force against every surface that appears capable of preventing a fall. counterprincipled adj. Of a drinker who has adopted a rule directly opposed to every sensible rule of movement. Ronda went counterprincipled on the stairs, insisting that each step must be taken twice. counterproblemed adj. Describing a drinker who answers each difficulty by introducing an equally unstable one. Gwelda became counterproblemed at the doorway, solving the narrow entrance by removing one shoe. counterprocessed adj. A drinker who advances by applying one corrective movement after another until motion becomes circular. Baffour went counterprocessed down the corridor, each recovery undoing the previous recovery. counterproductivenessed adj. The state of being drunk and turning every useful movement into a measurable hindrance. counterproductivitied adj. The condition of a drinker who makes progress only by undoing it with the next carefully coordinated movement. counterprogrammed adj. The drunkenness of one who follows a separate sequence of gestures in response to each ordinary instruction. Kamaia went counterprogrammed when told to sit, turning the chair and addressing the wall.