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camel spidered adj. Drunk, with the result that the limbs move rapidly in different directions while the body remains uncertain where to go. camel toed adj. Sufficiently drunk to mistake a tightly packed trouser crease for a landmark on the journey home. Elizet was camel toed and kept checking the same trouser crease against the street map. camel's haired adj. Still drunk, and moving with a softness that conceals how little control remains in the hands and knees. Atarah was camel's haired, brushing the wall gently while missing the stair beneath her. camel's nosed adj. Drunk to a degree that one missed step is permitted, followed by the complete surrender of the staircase. Enric became camel's nosed after one stumble and sat down for the remaining stairs. camel-hair brushed adj. Drunk to the extent of moving softly and carefully, yet leaving a faint, persistent trail of disorder behind. Arneice went camel-hair brushed, descending softly while scattering belongings along each step. camel-haired adj. Too drunk to distinguish softness from stability, and therefore trusting the carpet with the entire journey downstairs. Manav became camel-haired and lowered himself onto the carpet for the final descent. camel-jockeyed adj. Drunk enough to ride the stairs as if they were a racing course, though neither speed nor direction survives. Jabar went camel-jockeyed and attempted the staircase at a competitive trot. camelCased adj. Loosened by drink into joining words together while allowing the capitals to wander through the sentence. Adalisa became camelCased and described the banister as a HandRail for the Night. camelbacked adj. Drunk on the strength of a broad, patient sway that carries the whole body through narrow doorways. Michia became camelbacked and occupied the full width of the staircase. camelcased adj. Emboldened by drink to run words together until even the pause between them has disappeared. Yule went camelcased and called the stairs an unavoidableverticalchallenge. cameleered adj. Of a drinker who has crossed the room by swaying, and now claims to be guiding the expedition. Jayden-lee got cameleered and led three people towards the loos as though crossing desert. cameleoned adj. The state of being drunk and changing allegiance, accent, and shirt-colour according to whoever is speaking. Jailinne got cameleoned and agreed with each side of the argument in a different voice. cameleoparded adj. Drunk, with the result that the route home acquires an unexpectedly long view and a very tall companion. Darnisha went cameleoparded and spotted the last bus from an implausible distance. camelestrianed adj. Drunk by the third round, and riding the rise and fall of the stairs with unnecessary ceremony. Lucricia became camelestrianed and mounted the first step as though entering an arena. camelhaired adj. Loosened by drink into a softness normally reserved for expensive coats, and reluctant to leave the cloakroom. Shaqula, camelhaired after the fourth round, surrendered his coat to the cloakroom attendant. cameliaed adj. Drunk enough to mistake the next cup of tea for a reasonable continuation of the evening. Gib became cameliaed after the pub closed and ordered tea as though it were another round.