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covert stutteringed adj. Emboldened by drink to approach every troublesome word directly, and remain there for some time. Jahvel became covert stutteringed and insisted on completing the word staircase unaided. covert-coated adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a person crossing wet ground in unsuitable outdoor clothing. Myana went covert-coated and descended the stairs with admirable waterproof caution. covert-coatinged adj. Drunk and rendered into a durable outer layer, with the flexibility of cloth left on the roll. Leshauna was covert-coatinged, wrapped round the banister and reluctant to proceed. covertaped adj. Drunk to the point where every repeated phrase seems recorded for later playback. Florrie went covertaped and replayed the same account of the stairs between each drink. coverted (/ˈkʌvətd/) adj. A drinker who has become chiefly a covering, concealing the chair, the table and eventually the stairs. Yanibel was coverted by midnight, visible only as a coat-shaped presence beside the sofa. covertexed adj. Drunk enough to mistake the point where a descent crosses its lesser axis for a safe place to stand. Hazyn became covertexed halfway down the stairs and paused at an imaginary intersection. covertexted adj. You are drunk and carrying an innocent-looking message whose real contents emerge only after last orders. Thain went covertexted, discussing the hidden message in his coat-check ticket on the journey home. coverthounded adj. Reduced by drink to pursuing a destination at speed, with no reliable command of the legs. covertismed adj. Of a drinker: conducting the evening by discreet signals, concealed rounds and arrangements made beneath the table. Lauritz went covertismed, ordering the next round through a series of apparently unrelated remarks. covertnessed adj. Of a drinker who has developed an elaborate secrecy about the whereabouts of their coat and wallet. Alleene became covertnessed and denied knowledge of the coat she was wearing. covertured adj. Describing a drinker who has concealed the last round beneath a veil of ordinary conversation. Rocsi arrived covertured, having hidden two extra drinks inside an account of the weather. coverupped adj. Having drunk enough to conceal the original blunder beneath explanations that involve everyone present. Otillie got coverupped at supper, drawing Lyndze into an account neither of them could sustain. covessed adj. A drinker so far gone that every woman encountered on the journey home becomes an old acquaintance. Zavin went covessed and greeted the station attendant as though they had shared schooldays. coveteousnessed adj. Sharpened by drink into regarding another person’s taxi, supper and unspent fare as attainable property. Cylen became coveteousnessed when Decory mentioned having booked a car. covetered adj. The state of being drunk and coveting the untouched drink visible in someone else’s hand. Levoy became covetered when Stephani’s glass survived the announcement of last orders. covetessed adj. The condition of a drinker who cannot pass a full glass, warm coat or vacant taxi without wanting it. Kingdon found Talea covetessed beside the cloakroom, claiming every unclaimed coat.