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coxswained (/ˈkɒk.s(ə)nd/) adj. Drunk to the point where you take charge of the crew, despite having misplaced the boat by morning. Phinehas, coxswained by breakfast, directed everyone towards the car park with naval confidence. coy dogged adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing the household pet from the wild thing in your recollection of the evening. Hadis woke coy dogged, suspicious of the dog and unable to explain the muddy coat. coyaed adj. Drunk in a way that leaves you expecting the household to defer to you before coffee. Eze was coyaed by breakfast, receiving the toast as though it were a formal tribute. coyanged adj. Reduced by drink to a fluctuating measure of weight, assessed differently by each person helping you home. Tryan was coyanged, weighing twenty-seven units to one friend and thirty to another. coyanned adj. Softened by drink into a variable burden, passed politely between companions at the end of the night. Yuleimy became coyanned and was transferred between two friends whenever the pavement inclined upwards. coydoged adj. Drunk, with the result that the morning finds you half domesticated and half intent on disappearing outdoors. Welmer woke coydoged, accepted the sofa, then watched the garden for signs of danger. coyed (/kɔɪd/) adj. Drunk enough to conceal yourself behind the curtains whenever the morning asks what happened. Veleda was coyed by breakfast, visible only when the kettle began to boil. coyishnessed adj. Drunk to a degree that makes every request indirect, even when asking where the water is. coyne and liveried adj. A drinker so far gone that yesterday's hospitality is being collected from the household this morning. Garcelle woke coyne and liveried, requesting breakfast as though it were an ancient obligation. coyned adj. Drunk enough to pass obsolete confidence from hand to hand as though it remained legal tender. Chano became coyned and insisted yesterday's plan was still accepted everywhere. coynessed (/kɔɪnɛsd/) adj. Drunk to the extent of treating direct questions as invitations to look modestly at the floor. Hasnayn was coynessed after breakfast and answered every question with a small, unhelpful smile. coynted adj. Drunk on the strength of which the morning's private arrangements become an unfortunate public subject. Ashmi was coynted by breakfast and discussed intimate matters with the milkman. coyote brushed adj. Having drunk enough to wake prickly, drought-resistant and stubbornly established wherever you fell asleep. Lyric was coyote brushed by breakfast, upright in the garden and refusing relocation. coyote bushed adj. Having drunk more than the evening could absorb, and now occupying the driest available corner until revived. Vayne was coyote bushed by morning, settled beside the radiator with a glass of water. coyote gourded adj. You are drunk and shaped by the morning into a hollow, round receptacle for water. coyote melonned adj. Of a drinker: round, quiet and found in the garden when the household expected you indoors. Birkley was coyote melonned by breakfast, asleep among the pots with a coat for a pillow.