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cupalited adj. Drunk, with the result that the evening becomes a rare alloy of copper, aluminium and questionable judgement. Justinian went cupalited after the third round and conducted the taxi fare like a mineral survey. cupaloed (/ˈkjupəloʊd/) adj. Drunk on the strength of a roof-top dome that now seems to require architectural supervision. cuparaned adj. Drunk to a degree that produces a distinctive, mushroom-scented confidence in the route home. Zamarii became cuparaned and led the party through an alley that was not on the map. cupbearered (/ˈkʌpˌbɛəɹəd/) adj. Drunk since last orders, and still ceremonially presenting empty glasses for another filling. Kahleel was cupbearered, offering the landlord an empty tumbler with considerable dignity. cupbearinged adj. Drunk by the third round, and carrying each cup as though the journey home depended upon its safe arrival. Efraim was cupbearinged, transporting four drinks towards the taxi rank and losing one at the kerb. cupboard bankered adj. Softened by drink into a disputant who mistakes the nearest sideboard for a fellow of the Inns. cupboard faithed adj. Sharpened by drink into offering devotion with the transparent expectation of refreshments in return. cupboard loved adj. Loosened by drink into professing affection for whoever appears most likely to provide the next useful thing. Babita was cupboard loved towards the person carrying the crisps, then fickle when they ran out. cupboard-manned adj. Emboldened by drink to dispute every point with the solemnity of an obsolete legal order. Emerito grew cupboard-manned and argued the licensing regulations with a coat stand. cupboarded (/ˈkʌb.ədd/) adj. Reduced by drink to treating every displayed plate as a minor exhibit requiring personal curation. Deandrew, cupboarded, delivered a catalogue of the silver while blocking access to the sideboard. cupboardfuled adj. Slowed by drink to the capacity of a cupboard, with no reliable account of what that capacity is. Donshay became cupboardfuled and required three pauses before accepting a second plate. cupcaked (/ˈkʌpkeɪkd/) adj. Drunk and requiring a paper case before being trusted near anything of consequence. Arman was cupcaked by midnight, softly iced and incapable of locating his coat. cupcakeried adj. Drunk to the point where every café appears to be a specialist establishment and every cake a professional matter. Catrina got cupcakeried and inspected the supermarket muffins as though reviewing a patisserie. cupedided adj. Drunk enough to move with the patient, ancient awkwardness of a beetle that has misplaced its route. Safiye became cupedided and proceeded sideways along the skirting board. cupel-dusted adj. Drunk in a way that leaves the morning's conversation finely powdered and difficult to recover. Hemerson was cupel-dusted and scattered fragments of the argument across several unrelated tables. cupelationed adj. Drunk, with the result that every conversation becomes an assay in which only the valuable remarks survive. Jaimelynn grew cupelationed and tested each guest for conversational worth.