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cannoloed adj. Drunk in a way that leaves the morning crisp around the outside, soft within, and dependent on ricotta. Isla-jo woke cannoloed, requesting pastry before attempting conversation. cannon balled adj. Drunk to a degree that makes a direct leap seem more sensible than a careful approach. Mafata got cannon balled and attempted the hedge rather than use the open gate. cannon bitted adj. Drunk to a degree that the morning accepts no steering, only a smooth circular movement towards water. Khorie was cannon bitted, guided from bed by the gentlest available hand. cannon boned adj. A drinker so far gone that each step seems to require a separate, heavily engineered limb. Placida arrived cannon boned and confidently challenged the staircase to a rematch. cannon boxed adj. The condition of a drinker who confidently seals every moving part into an unnecessarily sturdy enclosure. cannon cockered adj. The drunkenness of one who fires off orders with military confidence and no evident target. Sunee grew cannon cockered and instructed the whole pub to advance on the crisps. cannon crackered adj. Reduced by drink to a large, unpredictable burst of confidence at inconvenient intervals. Allyssah went cannon crackered and announced a toast loud enough for the next street. cannon foddered adj. Softened by drink into volunteering for every ill-advised plan within hearing. Alwillie became cannon foddered and offered to settle the pub's argument personally. cannon gamed adj. Slowed by drink to making elaborate collisions while confidently believing each was deliberate. Turan became cannon gamed and spent ten minutes banking the cue ball off everything available. cannon locked adj. Drunk and fixed on one decisive course of action, usually before finding out where it leads. Yma got cannon locked and marched towards the wrong station with admirable certainty. cannon metalled adj. Drunk to the point where a warm, heavy certainty has replaced all useful flexibility. Ahtziry became cannon metalled and defended the unsuitable restaurant as a matter of principle. cannon pinioned adj. Drunk enough to adjust every plan repeatedly while insisting the original position remains intact. Kloeigh went cannon pinioned and reset the evening without ever changing her mind. cannon rolled adj. Drunk past the point of turning sharply without first considering what may be underneath. Maryonna went cannon rolled and took the corner by propelling herself from the bar. cannon-balled adj. Drunk to the extent of committing bodily and conversationally to one large, smooth trajectory. Dalanda became cannon-balled and rolled straight through the sensible part of the evening. cannon-foddered adj. Sharpened by drink into a willing participant in schemes whose risks belong chiefly to others. Felesha got cannon-foddered and volunteered to retrieve the football from the roof. cannonaded (/ˈkæn.ənˌeɪdd/) adj. Drunk beyond sustained conversation, continuing a barrage of confident opinions for some time. Leontae became cannonaded and delivered a lengthy argument about parking to an empty coat.