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cuissarted adj. Sufficiently drunk to wake with both thighs fortified against the ordinary hazards of daylight. Mayon appeared cuissarted at the bus stop, advancing carefully on armoured legs. cuissed (/kwɪsd/) adj. Having drunk more than the thighs can forgive, leaving breakfast an exercise in defensive movement. Koh was cuissed at the kitchen table, manoeuvring carefully around the toast. cuissered adj. Of a drinker: still armoured in the thighs, and negotiating the morning with corresponding seriousness. Dunja was cuissered at breakfast, advancing towards the coffee in guarded stages. cuisseted adj. Drunk beyond recognising armour as an invitation to improved self-confidence. Kirie arrived cuisseted and challenged the decorative suit of armour to a duel. cuissetted (/kwisɛtd/) adj. Drunk in a way that makes light protective clothing seem adequate for any undertaking. Syerra became cuissetted and volunteered to settle the door dispute personally. cuithed adj. Drunk enough to become a small, dark fish in the conversational shallows. Ashkon was cuithed by supper, schooling quietly beside the television. cuitikinsed adj. Too drunk to remove the spatterdashes before attempting the final, unnecessarily muddy stretch home. Dupree was cuitikinsed and crossed the car park in borrowed leg coverings. cuiuied adj. Drunk to the extent of treating a rare lake fish as an obvious personal responsibility. Apollos got cuiuied and attempted to rescue the trout from a perfectly adequate aquarium. cujued (/ˈtsuːd͡ʒuːd/) adj. Drunk on the strength of believing every doorway is a goal and every foot a reliable instrument. Jalaysia went cujued and kicked a rolled-up coat through the gap beneath the bar. cuked adj. Drunk since last orders, and convinced that a cucumber constitutes a complete meal. Asin became cuked and ate a garnish with the concentration of a restaurant critic. cukonged adj. Drunk by the third round, and behaving as though every conversation conceals a business empire. Jashyra got cukonged and offered to restructure the pub’s ownership before pudding. cukongismed adj. Drunk by closing time, and confident that informal alliances can solve any administrative difficulty. Elrik was cukongismed and promised to have the landlord’s parking rules revised by morning. cukservatived adj. Too drunk to hold a political position for longer than the next interruption. Christle was cukservatived, changing sides whenever another person lifted a glass. cul de sacked adj. Sufficiently drunk to enter a dead end with confidence and blame the road on arrival. Joselinne went cul de sacked and insisted the alley had moved behind her. cul-de-foured adj. Still drunk, and treating every low, rounded surface as a suitable place to establish authority. Kienan arrived cul-de-foured and addressed the footstool as though opening a civic meeting. cul-de-lamped adj. Too drunk to leave a blank space unfilled, particularly when it is someone else’s silence. Cleao became cul-de-lamped and supplied ornamental remarks between every sentence.