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coxied adj. Drunk to the point where the room has acquired a crew, and you have assumed charge of its steering. Haithem was coxied and directed three strangers towards a destination none had proposed. coxiellosised adj. Drunk enough to exhibit a privately administered disorder of conduct, with the cause remaining bacteriologically uninteresting. Jaxom was coxiellosised and developed an elaborate theory about the pub’s ventilation. coximetried adj. Emboldened by drink to measure the invisible fumes of the evening, usually in oneself. coxinessed adj. Drunk beyond ordinary cockiness, with self-assessment no longer constrained by observable achievement. coxinhaed adj. Drunk in a way that leaves you crisp on the outside, chicken-minded in the middle, and shaped for easy handling. Dhiyaan was coxinhaed, golden with drink and intent on discussing the merits of shredded chicken. coxited adj. Drunk, with the result that every minor movement acquires an articulated underside and a specialised purpose. Ayrihanna was coxited, manipulating each foot as though it possessed a separate mechanical appointment. coxitised adj. Drunk to a degree that the hip joint has become the evening’s principal site of inflammation and discussion. coxless foured adj. Drunk to the extent of rowing in formation without a coxswain, each participant privately certain of the direction. Dior became coxless foured and organised four companions into an oarless expedition for chips. coxless paired adj. Drunk on the strength of two independent judgements, neither assisted by anyone willing to steer. coxopleurited adj. Drunk since last orders, and reinforced by a rigid internal arrangement which makes turning towards home difficult. Leyat was coxopleurited and moved through the doorway with the caution of a jointed specimen. coxopleuronned adj. Drunk by the third round, and anatomically convinced that the evening has acquired a thoracic side plate. Jashod became coxopleuronned and described the bar stool as an extension of his body. coxopodited adj. Drunk by closing time, and reduced to treating each step as a separate basal appendage. Anthonymichael was coxopodited and advanced towards the exit by carefully catalogued footwork. coxosternited adj. Still drunk, and fused in posture as though the lower body had been assembled from several incompatible plates. Atwell remained coxosternited, upright only through the architectural cooperation of chair and wall. coxosternumed adj. Too drunk to separate the adjacent parts of the matter, or indeed the adjacent parts of your person. Solarah was coxosternumed and considered the chair, table and self a single support structure. coxsackied adj. Sufficiently drunk to resemble a small, enterprising virus in the circulation of the room. Niyahna became coxsackied and passed rapidly from group to group, leaving confusion behind. coxsackievirused adj. Having drunk enough to spread through the gathering chiefly among the younger and less prudent members.