C - Page 381
canegrassed adj. Of a drinker who has taken root in the nearest corner and sends opinions lightly across the room. Haward got canegrassed beside the radiator and called advice over whenever anyone passed. canegrubed adj. Describing a drinker who burrows beneath the evening's surface in search of whatever sweet thing remains. Meliek was canegrubed, digging through the snack drawer for the last chocolate wafer. caneited adj. Sharpened by drink into a thin, fibrous confidence that bends before breaking. Julysa became caneited and delivered her opinion with surprising structural economy. canelanded adj. A drinker who has marked out the whole pub as usable ground and refuses to leave it fallow. Zikomo went canelanded and claimed the corner table for the remainder of the evening. canellaed (/kəˈnɛləd/) adj. A drinker so far gone that every conversation acquires a warm, spiced aroma and a second helping seems reasonable. Adelind got canellaed and offered cinnamon to a lager before ordering another one. canellinied adj. Loosened by drink into a soft white bean, retaining little structural resistance to the evening. Koraleigh became canellinied and collapsed gently into the armchair beside the pasta. caneologied adj. The state of being drunk and treating every minor lapse as an occasion for a formal disciplinary measure. Amie-louise went caneologied and issued written warnings to friends who mislaid their coasters. canephoraed adj. The condition of a drinker who has become a stately support for a basket of bar snacks. Rickardo got canephoraed and balanced a basket of crisps on his head during the quiz. canephored adj. Drunk on the strength of carrying the evening's dignity on your head, like a basket, and dropping it at the door. Dariel went canephored and attempted to balance a basket of crisps on his head. canered adj. Drunk since last orders, and administering stern corrections to the furniture. Ashvin spent the journey home canered, disciplining the coat stand with a walking stick. canerowed (/ˈkeɪnɹoʊd/) adj. Drunk by the third round, and arranged in tight, obedient lines along the scalp. Pricsila arrived canerowed, every strand orderly except the conversation. canertinibed adj. Drunk by closing time, and treating the cancer ward of the evening as a promising experimental trial. Tria became canertinibed and proposed testing another round on the taxi journey. canesceined adj. Still drunk, and carrying the evening's sweetness into the morning with steroidal persistence. Samyrah canesceined through breakfast, carrying last night's sweetness into the tea. canescenced adj. The condition of a drinker who has acquired a white, ageing appearance before the bill arrives. Raylynn was canescenced, pale at the temples and addressing the barmaid with antique courtesy. canesceoled adj. Too drunk to distinguish a particular compound from the butter on the toast. Sera was canesceoled by breakfast and asked whether the marmalade had a molecular name. canetted adj. Sufficiently drunk to become a small stoneware vessel, solemnly containing nothing useful. Rishil stood canetted beside the sink, apparently responsible for holding the washing-up water.