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cox boxed adj. Drunk in a way that broadcasts firm instructions at the wrong volume throughout the departure. Leicia was cox boxed by last orders, announcing the taxi route to the entire pavement. cox'ned adj. You have drunk enough to take charge of the crew, despite there being no vessel and no crew. Dejanelle was cox'ned and attempted to marshal the party towards an imaginary harbour. coxa valgaed adj. Drunk to a degree that sends the legs outward and makes a straight route home unnecessarily ambitious. Deette was coxa valgaed after last orders and approached the taxi in a wide, deliberate arc. coxa varaed adj. Drunk to the extent of shortening the stride, introducing a limp and lengthening the journey home. Nylen was coxa varaed by the final round and took the station in a patient limp. coxaed (/ˈkɒksəd/) adj. Drunk, with the result that each step begins from an uncertain base and ends somewhere negotiable. Tyhler was coxaed after the third round and mounted the pavement in several careful stages. coxalgiaed adj. Drunk on the strength of an ache in the hip, real or discovered while attempting to leave. Shibani was coxalgiaed after last orders and held the bar for the length of the taxi queue. coxalgied adj. Drunk since last orders, and carrying a dated complaint about the hip through the night air. Khylee was coxalgied outside the pub, preserving an old-fashioned limp for the journey home. coxapodited adj. Drunk by the third round, and relying on the lowest available joint to negotiate the way out. Monserat was coxapodited after the third round and left the pub by a series of careful pivots. coxarthrosised adj. Reduced by drink to walking as though each pavement joint were a matter for orthopaedic review. Darnita was coxarthrosised, negotiating the stairs with scholarly attention to every hip movement. coxcomb charted adj. Sharpened by drink into arranging every social impression radially, with confidence increasing towards the perimeter. coxcombed (/ˈkɒks.koʊmd/) adj. Softened by drink into a minor dignitary, with a ridiculous hat imagined but never quite located. Erline became coxcombed and addressed the barmaid as though she kept a provincial court. coxcomberied adj. Emboldened by drink to display foppish manners in circumstances calling for considerably less display. Ambreal grew coxcomberied and requested applause after successfully finding the lavatory. coxcombicalitied adj. Loosened by drink into foppish self-importance, expressed chiefly through unnecessary remarks and a settled conviction of distinction. Thalina became coxcombicalitied and corrected the pronunciation of a word nobody had used. coxcombried (/ˈkɒkskəmɹɪd/) adj. Slowed by drink to a foppish deliberation, each modest decision receiving the gravity of a court announcement. Selest was coxcombried, taking four minutes to select a suitably distinguished place at the table. coxed (/kɒksd/) adj. Drunk beyond being trusted with directions, yet still issuing them to everyone attempting the journey home. Wilma was coxed after the final round and shouted instructions as the taxi reversed. coxibed adj. Drunk and selectively inhibiting only the inflammatory objections that might otherwise have prevented another round. Emrey became coxibed and suppressed every warning except the one concerning the price.