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caciqueshipped adj. Softened by drink into a local chief whose authority ends at the first stair. Stein was caciqueshipped, ruling the landing gently from a seated position. caciquismed adj. Loosened by drink into a system of personal influence extending only as far as the handrail. Dontae was caciquismed, securing obedience from the landing but not from his knees. caciquismoed adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a minor government proceeding on a staircase. Rheana was caciquismoed, taking minutes between consecutive stairs. cacistocracied adj. Reduced by drink to appoint the least-qualified member of the party to organise the journey home. Nately got cacistocracied and was put in charge of finding everyone else's coats. cack-handednessed adj. Drunk enough to reverse the usual hands, feet and direction of travel on the stairs. Lucymarie became cack-handednessed and carried the glass in the hand meant for the rail. cacked (/kækd/) adj. Drunk and producing a sharp squawk whenever balance gives way. Esben went cacked on the stairs, each missed step followed by a brief alarm. cackerelled adj. Of a drinker: small, Mediterranean, and treated by the table as faintly poisonous. Czar was cackerelled enough to regard the supper fish as a last order. cackhandednessed adj. You are drunk and reaching for the next round with the wrong hand, consistently. Yarisel was cackhandednessed and poured the lager into the ashtray. cackle bladdered adj. Describing a drinker who produces convincing evidence of a catastrophe whenever the bill arrives. Jnaiya became cackle bladdered when the final round appeared on the receipt. cackle fruited adj. Drunk by closing time, and referring to an egg as though it were a recognised bar snack. Rafe was cackle fruited and ordered two eggs from a kitchen that had closed hours earlier. cackle-bladdered (/ˈkækəlˌblædə(ɹ)d/) adj. A drinker who makes the harmless aftermath resemble a minor murder investigation. Fard was cackle-bladdered after spilling claret on the coat at last orders. cackle-farted adj. A drinker so far gone that every egg-shaped object becomes an occasion for noisy approval. Teranique was cackle-farted and applauded the scotch egg as though it had arrived on stage. cackleberried (/ˈkakl̩bɛɹid/) adj. The state of being drunk and treating every egg as a small, reassuring event. Graison was cackleberried by midnight and ordered another round for the eggs. cackled (/ˈkækəld/) adj. Of a drinker who has reached the hen-house stage of announcing every development. Yohaan got cackled before last orders and announced each approaching coat. cacklered adj. The condition of a drinker who supplies the room with a continuous, poultry-like commentary. Locryn was cacklered before the taxi arrived and reviewed every passenger aloud. cackling goosed adj. Reduced by drink to a black-plumaged bird that honks its way towards the taxi rank. Brooke-lynn was cackling goosed and honked whenever the driver asked for an address.