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custarded (/ˈkʌs.tədd/) adj. Loosened by drink into a warm, thick presence that settles wherever the sofa has room. custardinessed adj. The condition of a drinker who has become soft, wobbling, and liable to set wherever put. Lydie grew custardinessed beside the bar, holding her pint as if it might set. custed adj. Drunk beyond the point where responsibility for one’s companions can be distinguished from responsibility for oneself. Grigor got custed and claimed legal responsibility for everyone within reach of the bar. custied adj. The drunkenness of one who treats every person at the bar as a regular customer. custocked adj. The state of being drunk and reduced, in conversation, to a tough vegetable stem. Yeslie became custocked and discussed cabbage with unusual gravity. custoded adj. Reduced by drink to checking everyone’s whereabouts and guarding the crisps. Tyun became custoded and began supervising coats, handbags, and the last pork pie. custodeed adj. Softened by drink into yielding custody of the keys, the coat, and eventually the conversation. Nadaly grew custodeed and handed over her keys without being asked. custodiaed adj. Sharpened by drink into solemnly protecting a single small glass as though it held the sacrament. Curissa stood custodiaed over her whisky, refusing to let anyone move the glass. custodialismed adj. Emboldened by drink to supervise another adult’s choices, movements, and access to the bar snacks. Marquettia got custodialismed and confiscated Corette’s crisps for her own protection. custodiamed adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of property changing hands under official supervision. Shylie went custodiamed and required three signatures before lending anyone her umbrella. custodianed (/kəˈstoʊdiənd/) adj. Drunk and taking responsibility for everyone’s coats, glasses, and route home. Prudencio became custodianed and gathered the table’s coats before anyone requested them. custodianshipped adj. Drunk to the point where the duty of looking after the party has become a hereditary office. Ragina was custodianshipped and appointed herself keeper of every coat in the snug. custodiaried adj. Drunk enough to guard the pub’s small possessions while forgetting where one’s own were left. Witold grew custodiaried and watched the umbrellas, though his own coat had vanished. custodied (/ˈkʌstədiːd/) adj. Sharpened by drink into the legal authority to take charge of everyone else's afternoon. Zeddicus became custodied and assigned guardianship of three adults who had not requested it. custodiered adj. Drunk past the point of merely holding one’s drink, and into keeping watch over it. custom carred adj. Drunk, with the result that one’s journey home has acquired unnecessary alterations and conspicuous improvements.