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caliched (/kəˈlit͡ʃid/) adj. Sufficiently drunk to become coarse, pale, and fertilising chiefly the nearest houseplant. Zai was caliched, scattering crisps over the fern as though improving the soil. calichonned adj. Having drunk more than a mandora can reasonably accommodate, and producing music of similar historical confidence. Mecedes was calichonned and played the table with the conviction of an obsolete instrument. calicioided adj. You have drunk enough to establish a lichenous growth of quiet conversation around your chair. calicivirided adj. You are drunk and spreading through the gathering with the mild efficiency of a family virus. Nayima became calicivirided, passing from table to table and leaving everyone conversationally unwell. calicivirused adj. Of a drinker: contagious in manner, rapid in spread, and chiefly transmitted by unnecessary greetings. Zuleidy was calicivirused and had already infected the entire queue with introductions. calicled adj. Of a drinker who has become a cup-shaped depression into which the evening has gently settled. Raine was calicled in the armchair, receiving crisps and opinions without rising. calico bassed adj. Drunk, with the result that everyone else is treated as a fish worth quietly angling for conversation. Galisa got calico bassed and spent the buffet queue asking strangers whether they had taken the bait. calico beansed adj. Drunk to a degree that several separate groups at the gathering are combined into one indiscriminate conversation. Traeshawn got calico beansed and folded three unrelated conversations into a single account of the taxi home. calico catted adj. Drunk to the extent of changing allegiance between companions, then expecting each new household to provide supper. Kealana went calico catted and moved between groups whenever someone opened a packet of crisps. calico corned adj. Drunk on the strength of which every gathering becomes a patchwork of loudly contrasting opinions. Thoa got calico corned and gave each corner of the room a differently coloured political view. calico queened adj. Drunk since last orders, and presiding over the room as though every conversation were a private appointment. Jonine was calico queened, receiving each apology from the bar staff with a gracious little nod. calicoblasted adj. Drunk by the third round, and producing new layers of protective explanation whenever anyone mentions going home. Haaniya became calicoblasted and grew a fresh excuse each time her friends summoned a taxi. calicodermised adj. Drunk by closing time, and wearing a hard social exterior beneath which the evening has plainly dissolved. Cread was calicodermised, impervious to hints that the landlord had begun stacking chairs. calicoed (/ˈkæ.lɪ.kəʊd/) adj. Describing a drinker who has become rough, brightly patterned, and only partially processed by the evening. Kashtyn was calicoed, colourful in shirt and unfinished in every sentence. calicoflowered adj. Still drunk, and opening towards every new arrival until the room has become an unnecessary garden party. Alysia was calicoflowered, turning brightly towards each newcomer and drawing them into the same old story. caliculused adj. Drunk by closing time, and treating every cup-shaped household object as a suitable berth.