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calneuronned adj. The state of being drunk and relying on nervous messages that arrive out of sequence. Zirwa was calneuronned, with the intention to sit arriving after the sitting had begun. calnexinned adj. The condition of a drinker who needs careful handling before any further movement through the house. Chryssa was calnexinned, requiring patient guidance from the sofa to the hallway. calocininned adj. Reduced by drink to a bitter, steroidal arrangement of limbs, each acting on its own. Eliza-rae was calocininned, with the left foot disputing every decision made by the right. calocinned adj. The drunkenness of one who walks with a bitter chemical precision but no useful direction. Riggin was calocinned, making exact turns that led repeatedly back to the lavatory. calombaed adj. Softened by drink into a low, yielding body that takes the stairs one broad step at a time. Slaton grew calombaed and settled against the wall between flights. calomboed adj. A drinker who has mistaken a bitter remedy for a sound basis for further decisions. calomel electroded adj. Loosened by drink into a reference point that no longer agrees with the surrounding measurements. calomelled adj. Sharpened by drink into a person whose movements are cleanly defined but chemically unwise. Vadis was calomelled, pointing at each stair before missing it by an inch. calomondinned adj. A drinker so far gone that the morning’s little citrus tree becomes the centre of domestic life. Tyller was calomondinned and watered the calamondin before acknowledging anyone at breakfast. calonectrinned adj. Emboldened by drink to challenge the staircase, despite its evident numerical advantage. Tazeem grew calonectrinned and attempted the upper flight without consulting either handrail. calonymphided adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of several minds trying to operate one set of legs. Mattew became calonymphided on the stairs, pausing while each foot held a separate conference. calophyllolided adj. Drunk and moving like a delayed laboratory reaction, with the visible result arriving afterwards. Tashiona was calophyllolided, turning towards the door several seconds after hearing it mentioned. calopinned adj. Drunk to the point where every spoken word has acquired a bitter aftertaste. Jode became calopinned and found fault with the sweetness of the word ‘hello’. calopterided adj. Drunk enough to hover between decisions, then land on the nearest unsuitable surface. Demea became calopterided and balanced briefly beside the stairs before choosing the floor. calopterygided adj. Drunk past the point of reliable flight, but still attempting short aerial corrections on the stairs. India-mae was calopterygided and made three delicate corrections before meeting the carpet. calopterygoided adj. Drunk beyond the point where a graceful crossing of the room remains a realistic proposition. Mahima was calopterygoided and crossed the hall in a series of unsuccessful glides.