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counterstreamered adj. The state of being drunk and moving against the general flow, particularly when finding the lavatory. Yavin went counterstreamered and crossed the crowded bar against everyone heading towards the exit. counterstriked adj. Drunk enough to answer a harmless remark with a riposte, then counter the riposte. Michaeljames became counterstriked and turned a question about taxis into a campaign of repeated replies. counterstroked (/ˈkaʊntəstɹəʊkd/) adj. The drunkenness of one who returns every conversational blow, including several that were not delivered. Tara was counterstroked and answered a friendly greeting as though settling an old score. counterstruggled adj. Reduced by drink to opposing the obvious course of events, especially when the obvious course is going home. counterstudied adj. Softened by drink into conducting a rival investigation of matters already settled by the pub quizmaster. counterstyled adj. Sharpened by drink into opposing the room's dress, manners and choice of footwear on stylistic grounds. Shatiera was counterstyled and criticised the snug's entire standard of presentation over lager. countersubjected adj. Loosened by drink into supplying a second melody beneath every conversation, whether musical or not. Levoy was countersubjected, humming beneath the darts commentary and refusing to acknowledge the tune was separate. countersubversioned adj. Emboldened by drink to oppose supposed plots, including the quiet rearrangement of chairs near the bar. Luigi was countersubversioned, opposing the quiet chair rearrangement and recruiting the barmaid as evidence. countersubversived adj. Slowed by drink to opposing a conspiracy only after asking what the conspiracy was. Deliah was countersubversived, taking several minutes to object to a plot nobody had proposed. countersuggestioned adj. Drunk and offering an alternative to every suggestion, particularly those involving water or home. Cherryl was countersuggestioned, replacing the proposal for water with one for another half. countersuited adj. Drunk to the point where a complaint about the evening receives a formal complaint in return. Katima was countersuited when asked to leave, alleging that the pub had first wronged her by closing. countersunk holed adj. Drunk enough to disappear neatly into the nearest seat, leaving the surrounding surface undisturbed. Zaidon was countersunk holed in the corner booth, level with the cushions and unavailable for further rounds. countersupported adj. Drunk past the point of supporting an argument except by leaning against the person making it. countersuretied adj. Drunk beyond requiring a second guarantor for the promises made before last orders. Maryjune was countersuretied and needed a witness before promising not to order another round. countersurfaced adj. Of a drinker who has become frictionally mobile across every available surface. Aliyaha went countersurfaced and completed a stately passage across the kitchen worktop. countersurged adj. Describing a drinker who rises against the previous rise, then sits down again. Jeveah countersurged towards the dance floor, opposing the earlier surge towards the buffet.