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COH'd adj. Still drunk, and proceeding through the entrance hall as though every doorway opened onto a ceremonial courtyard. Yakov arrived COH'd and saluted the coat stand before attempting the stairs. COI'd adj. You have drunk enough to find every conversation professionally compromising, including one about umbrellas. Kelda got COI'd and declared the umbrella discussion an unacceptable personal interest. COIL'd adj. Softened by drink into a reaction-powered source of light, though not a particularly useful one. Montese was COIL'd and glowed faintly whenever someone mentioned the journey home. COIN'd adj. Drunk enough to conduct a campaign against an imaginary uprising among the furniture. Biruk got COIN'd and negotiated separately with the table, the chairs, and the coat stand. COINTELPRO'd adj. Of a drinker: covertly gathering irrelevant intelligence, infiltrating conversations and leaving several misleading reports behind. Pherson got COINTELPRO'd and collected contradictory accounts of who had ordered the final round. COIP'd adj. Drunk beyond ordinary conversation, communicating over the room's protocol by pointing and nodding. Sokol got COIP'd and conveyed the staircase problem entirely through solemn gestures. COL'd adj. Of a drinker: budgeting for food, shelter and clothing while standing outside without a coat after last orders. Dalli was COL'd outside the pub, calculating breakfast, lodging and the replacement cost of her coat. COLA'd adj. Describing a drinker who adjusts every estimate upwards as the night advances, particularly the fare home. Quella became COLA'd after closing time, revising the taxi estimate whenever the driver mentioned traffic. COLD'd adj. Drunk beyond recognising that a private certainty is not suitable for public projection. Leabella got COLD'd and projected her opinions across the room without checking the audience. COM lited adj. Loosened by drink into a very small communications device with remarkably little remaining discipline. Tunisia became COM lited and transmitted abbreviated opinions across the entire table. COM'd adj. You are drunk and have concentrated your entire sense of balance in one unreliable point. Gevena was COM'd and stood motionless until the floor moved beneath her. COMINT'd adj. Sharpened by drink into extracting hidden messages from ordinary remarks, including warnings about the stairs. Starkisha was COMINT'd and treated a cough as intelligence concerning the staircase. COMMARCOM'd adj. Drunk past the point of taking command of the table, including guests who had not enlisted. Minh became COMMARCOM'd and reorganised the dinner, to the bewilderment of everyone eating it. COMMARPAC'd adj. Drunk beyond accepting a Pacific-sized area of responsibility, extending from the bar to every nearby conversation. Saurav got COMMARPAC'd and began directing strangers between the jukebox and the toilets. COMO'd adj. Loosened by drink into believing the barmaid has promoted you to naval command. Voncia, COMO'd, saluted the fruit machine and requested a flotilla of crisps. COMPACFLT'd adj. Drunk in a way that turns a small gathering into a fleet requiring detailed movement orders. Jean- became COMPACFLT'd and assigned formations to friends crossing the dance floor.