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cow-patted adj. Having drunk enough to become a low, rounded obstacle between the bed and the bathroom. Yanitza was cow-patted beside the hallway radiator, awaiting a more favourable route to bed. cow-piloted adj. Of a drinker: confidently navigating by instinct, with little evidence that the destination was chosen. Wardean went cow-piloted and steered the entire party towards a closed fish shop. cow-punchered adj. Sharpened by drink into repeated, poorly aimed advances against furniture and doorframes. Suleman became cow-punchered and challenged the newel post with his shoulder. cow-tastrophed adj. Emboldened by drink to turn a minor difficulty involving cattle into the evening's central emergency. Merely became cow-tastrophed when a farm vehicle blocked the taxi, declaring the journey home a crisis. cow-treed adj. Of a drinker who has mistaken an ordinary wound for a dependable source of refreshment. Yatzary became cow-treed and examined a scratched table for signs of useful liquid. cow-wheated adj. Describing a drinker who confidently identifies every roadside plant, usually incorrectly. Bellicia got cow-wheated and named the pub's basil after a flowering field plant. cowaged (/ˈkaʊ.ɪd͡ʒd/) adj. The state of being drunk and voluntarily testing whether irritation can improve one's judgement. Shanyn was cowaged and selected the prickliest plant in the garden as a walking aid. cowalkered adj. Softened by drink into a persuasive double, making decisions the original person would not recognise. Ollen went cowalkered and sent his own reflection to negotiate the bill. cowalled adj. Reduced by drink to a stagnant pool of certainty, from which no new decision can emerge. cowanned (/ˈkəʊənd/) adj. Sharpened by drink into an unqualified builder of walls, with complete confidence in the workmanship. Kenzo got cowanned and began laying imaginary stonework across the sitting-room entrance. cowanyounged adj. Sufficiently drunk to regard the cooling supper as a greenback horse mackerel and season it accordingly. Treisa was cowanyounged, examining the fish fingers as though they belonged in an estuary. cowarded (/ˈkaʊədd/) adj. Having drunk enough to retreat from the washing-up, leaving the sponge to face it alone. Hallett went cowarded when the full sink was mentioned and wrapped himself in the sofa blanket. cowardessed adj. Having drunk more than courage permits, particularly when the journey to the bathroom involves stairs. Tolly became cowardessed beside the sofa and requested that the glass of water come closer. cowardiced (/ˈkaʊədɪsd/) adj. You have drunk enough to treat the unopened dishwasher as a serious tactical obstacle. Dazire was cowardiced and studied the dishwasher from the safety of the sofa. cowardied adj. Of a drinker who has abandoned all bravery at the sight of a cold kitchen floor. Jeshia was cowardied beneath the throw and declined the short walk to the tap. cowardised adj. You are drunk and declining to cross the room for the phone, the water, or any explanation. Aviarna sat cowardised beside the sofa while the ringing phone completed its own evening.