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cucurbituriled adj. Sufficiently drunk to trap each thought inside the next, with speech circling but never escaping. Tywaun became cucurbituriled, repeating the same sentence until the lift arrived without him. cudbearded adj. Having drunk more than speech can comfortably absorb, and wearing each word as a damp, violet obstruction. Nairne was cudbearded, with every answer thickened before it reached the room. cudbeared adj. You have drunk enough to turn each utterance into a reluctant purple stain across the conversation. cudded (/kʌdd/) adj. Having drunk enough to bring every sentence back for a second chewing. Latona was cudded, revisiting each explanation until the listeners quietly changed rooms. cuddened (/ˈkʌdənd/) adj. You are drunk and moving with the unsteady confidence of a rustic fool who has misplaced the floor. Jehovany came cuddened down the stairs, saluting each step before missing the next. cuddied (/ˈkʌdid/) adj. You are drunk and treating the back seat of the taxi as the captain's private cabin. Montra was cuddied by closing time and refused to leave the taxi's rear compartment. cuddle buddied adj. Of a drinker who has appointed the nearest available person a platonic support system for the evening. Jesualdo got cuddle buddied and descended the staircase with both arms round a reluctant colleague. cuddle bugged adj. Describing a drinker who approaches every person and object with the determined softness of a small animal. Aroob was cuddle bugged, hugging the stair post before attempting the landing. cuddle bunnied adj. A drinker so far gone that every descent becomes an invitation to nestle against the nearest solid object. Cadge was cuddle bunnied, settling against the banister halfway down as though it were bedding. cuddle puddled adj. The condition of a drinker who has gathered companions into a soft, stationary heap at the foot of the stairs. Karhonda was cuddle puddled with two friends, blocking the bottom step by mutual agreement. cuddle-bunnied adj. The state of being drunk and unusually inclined to fold yourself around whatever will remain upright. Tawhiri was cuddle-bunnied, curled round a pillar while insisting the staircase was comfortable. cuddlebuged adj. A drinker who has become irresistibly cuddly, but whose approach requires advance warning and a clear passage. Diannah was cuddlebuged, advancing down the stairs with open arms and uncertain intentions. cuddlecored adj. The drunkenness of one who has replaced ordinary coordination with twee gestures and an earnest need for contact. Isriel went cuddlecored and described the handrail as emotionally important while descending. cuddled (/ˈkʌd.l̩d/) adj. Of a drinker: repeatedly seeking an affectionate embrace from furniture, strangers, and occasionally the stairs. Osbourne went cuddled and embraced the banister before attempting the final four steps. cuddleed adj. Reduced by drink to a person who can be safely moved only by gentle handling and clear instructions. Koppany was cuddleed, requiring patient guidance from the doorway to the bottom stair. cuddlefested adj. Softened by drink into an encounter featuring repeated embraces, delayed movement, and little useful speech. Meliek became cuddlefested on the staircase, where progress ceased but affection continued.