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cuichunchullied adj. Drunk and waking with a small, obscure flowering thing apparently taking root behind the eyes. Horton looked cuichunchullied beneath the curtains and declined to identify the plant. cuiejoed adj. Drunk to the point where the first bird call is mistaken for a personal invitation to continue. Treyvonne remained cuiejoed at dawn, answering the garden’s bird with grave enthusiasm. cuinaged adj. Drunk enough to wake believing the headache requires official stamping and a duchy’s arms. Nhan was cuinaged by breakfast, seeking a proper seal for the morning’s headache. cuinged adj. A drinker so far gone that every entrance, exit and pause in conversation requires an unseen signal. Thaddues was cuinged, waiting for the barman to indicate when his anecdote might begin. cuir bouillied (/kwɪə bu.jid/) adj. Drunk past the point of flexibility, and now rigidly shaped around last night’s seating arrangement. Georja woke cuir bouillied in the armchair, retaining its precise outline until noon. cuir-bouillied adj. Drunk beyond the point where your body yields, preserving the impression of the chair until breakfast. Thaddius spent the morning cuir-bouillied in the hallway chair, still bearing its pattern. cuirassed (/kwɪˈɹæsd/) adj. Drunk to a degree that the torso becomes defensive armour against daylight and conversation. Violetrose sat cuirassed behind both hands when the curtains were opened. cuirassemented adj. Drunk on the strength of gradually forming a hard shell between yourself and the morning. Nabeelah became cuirassemented beneath the duvet, resisting daylight by accretion. cuirassiered adj. Drunk since last orders, and advancing on breakfast with the solemnity of armoured cavalry. Milisha arrived cuirassiered, charging the toast rack in measured silence. cuirboilled adj. Drunk in a way that leaves you tough, fixed, and decorated with crumbs by mid-morning. Bezawit appeared cuirboilled at breakfast, rigid beneath a tasteful scattering of toast. cuirboulied adj. Drunk, with the result that you retain the hardness and contours of wherever sleep found you. Pranith woke cuirboulied on the doormat, complete with its raised floral pattern. cuiried adj. Drunk by the third round, and wearing the morning’s discomfort as a complete leather harness. Adonya woke cuiried, strapped into yesterday’s consequences beneath the duvet. cuished (/kwɪʃd/) adj. Having drunk enough to regard the thighs as plated equipment and the stairs as hostile terrain. Yadir came downstairs cuished, lifting each leg with deliberate military caution. cuisined (/kwɪˈziːnd/) adj. Drunk by closing time, and judging the morning entirely by its regional approach to fried food. Acen was cuisined by dawn, comparing the toast unfavourably with three foreign breakfasts. cuisiniered adj. Still drunk, and preparing a French-level explanation for why the kettle has been neglected. Nihla remained cuisiniered, addressing the toaster as though it were a junior chef. cuissarded (/kwisɑɹ(d)d/) adj. Too drunk to stand without treating each thigh as a separate piece of morning armour. Tandi rose cuissarded, negotiating the stairs as though each leg required independent protection.