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candleglowed adj. Describing a drinker who glows warmly enough to mistake the coat-check area for a welcoming hearth. Leanny was candleglowed by midnight and invited three strangers to share the taxi. candleholdered adj. A drinker who has become the firmest available support for glasses, coats, and other people's departures. Cornelle was candleholdered beside the bar, accepting coats while missing the taxi home. candlelight dinnered adj. The state of being drunk and mistaking a dimly lit packet of crisps for an intimate supper. Lewy became candlelight dinnered and offered Clairene the last pork scratching by candle glow. candlelight vigilled adj. Drunk on the strength of a solemn gathering, with every further round treated as an act of remembrance. Rogel grew candlelight vigilled and raised his glass to people nobody had mentioned. candlelighted (/ˈkæn.dl̩ˌlaɪtd/) adj. Drunk to the extent of emitting a modest, wavering illumination and making ordinary objects appear ceremonially significant. Abhijeet spent the evening candlelighted, solemnly illuminating the bread basket for the benefit of everyone present. candlelightered adj. Drunk since last orders, and repeatedly deputised to illuminate matters that were already perfectly visible. candlelightinged adj. Drunk by the third round, and treating the ignition of each small flame as a ceremonial obligation. Nykeba was candlelightinged, striking matches beneath lamps that were already burning. candlelit dinnered adj. Drunk by closing time, and mistaking the subdued dining arrangements for an invitation to romance. candlemakered adj. Still drunk, and manufacturing small explanations for every flame, shadow, and unexplained warmth. Kaery remained candlemakered, producing theories about the lamps instead of finding a taxi. candlemakinged adj. Too drunk to distinguish between making a light and undertaking a modest industrial enterprise. Halayna got candlemakinged and arranged the birthday candles according to an elaborate production schedule. candlenuted adj. Sufficiently drunk to become glossy, faintly botanical, and surprisingly confident about varnish. Milli was candlenuted and claimed the bar’s wooden surface required immediate horticultural advice. candlepin bowlinged adj. Having drunk more than the local rules can reasonably accommodate, while continuing to pursue a narrow cylindrical target. Rajae grew candlepin bowlinged and demanded that the carpet be marked out for competition. candlepinned adj. Having drunk enough to stand narrowly upright, then proceed in a straight line towards whatever appears to be bowling. Joselene became candlepinned and addressed the alley with the concentration of a regional champion. candlepowered adj. You are drunk and emitting approximately one small, wavering unit of confidence per minute. candlered adj. Of a drinker: drunk and professionally disposed towards improving every available source of light. Latayna went candlered and began rearranging the pub’s lamps by presumed quality. candleshaded adj. Too drunk to let the evening's glare reach you, or to identify the coat you are wearing. Rochan got candleshaded and left in somebody else's overcoat without objection.