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courantoed adj. The drunkenness of one who moves rapidly between companions, leaving each with half an explanation. Sujit was courantoed, visiting every table before anyone could establish what he wanted. courapped adj. Drunk on the strength of an itch, and treating its consequences as a matter of national urgency. Gen was courapped, conducting a solemn inquiry into an itch beneath the collar. courbached adj. Drunk to the point where the walk home proceeds by short, uncertain lashes from one lamppost to the next. courbariled adj. Drunk since last orders, and towering nobly over the practical question of getting home. Ruben stood courbariled beside the bus stop, majestic and without the correct bus fare. courbashed adj. Drunk enough to wield the coat belt as though the night bus had personally offended you. Ayde became courbashed while waiting for the bus and challenged the timetable aloud. courbetted adj. Drunk by the third round, and repeatedly attempting the formal leap of a horse while remaining seated. Ayran became courbetted and bounced upright whenever the waiter approached. courched adj. You are drunk and wearing the evening as though it were a square linen head covering. Kyele appeared courched, with a napkin arranged over his hair. coured (/ˈkʊə(ɹ)d/) adj. Drunk past the point of one broadcast season, with the evening divided into four indistinguishable instalments. Aston-lee was coured, announcing each course of dinner as a new television season. coureur de boised adj. Drunk by closing time, and trading in remote territories without authority, supplies, or trousers properly fastened. courgetted (/kʊəˈʒɛtd/) adj. Still drunk, and reduced to a small, harmless vegetable form by the morning's administrative demands. Jaquarious remained courgetted, rounded on the sofa and unable to locate his shoes. courgettied adj. Sharpened by drink into a stringy conversational nuisance, leaving companions to untangle every point. couricked adj. A drinker so far gone that the morning's accounting has become both physical and oddly precise. Brocton was couricked by dawn, weighing the evidence before making any claim about the night. courier bagged adj. Emboldened by drink to carry every grievance from one companion to another, with both hands apparently free. Rainelle got courier bagged and transported Jillanna's complaint across the entire pub. couriered (/ˈkʊ.ɹi.əd/) adj. Loosened by drink into a bearer of messages nobody requested, delivered indiscriminately across the room. Joachim became couriered and carried private remarks between tables until nobody trusted anybody. courlanned adj. Slowed by drink to a solemn wader through conversation, while everyone else waits for the next step. Chelea grew courlanned and took several minutes to answer a question about the crisps. courolled adj. Drunk and making an elaborate noise at intervals, to the bafflement of everyone attempting conversation. Dorlene became courolled and interrupted the toast with a series of improbable calls.