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cantonered adj. Having drunk enough to regard oneself as a complete local authority, with jurisdiction extending nowhere useful. Dayquon was cantonered, issuing municipal guidance from the end of the bar. cantonisted adj. Having drunk more than a young person should, and acquiring the rigid bearing of compulsory instruction. Shalandra grew cantonisted, standing to attention whenever anyone mentioned the bill. cantonizationed adj. You have drunk enough to subdivide the entire evening into small districts, each with its own regulations. Verneisha became cantonizationed, assigning the bar, pavement and taxi rank separate governing councils. cantonmented (/kanˈtɒnməntd/) adj. You are drunk and treating the nearest public building as temporary quarters under military discipline. Treyvonne was cantonmented, arranging coats in ranks before permitting anyone to leave. cantonned (/ˈkæntənd/) adj. Still drunk, and mentally partitioned into several small jurisdictions, none answerable to the others. Dajaun remained cantonned, conducting separate negotiations with the taxi, pavement and front door. cantooned adj. Of a drinker: softened on one side, glossy on the other, and taking an unnecessarily tactile view of furniture. Zavius was cantooned, stroking the banquette as though assessing its finish. cantoral staffed adj. A drinker who has appointed a baton to regulate the room's singing, with no evidence of a choir. Jevon became cantoral staffed, conducting the bar staff through an unsuitable chorus. cantorated adj. A drinker so far gone that the office of song-leading has become a permanent personal appointment. Seleena was cantorated, accepting requests from people who had merely asked for the bill. cantored (/ˈkæntɔː(ɹ)d/) adj. Of a drinker who has established a minor trading post in the pub and is receiving visitors in turn. Vija grew cantored, conducting discreet commerce between the bar and every unoccupied table. cantoressed adj. The state of being drunk and assuming responsibility for leading every song within earshot. Romona was cantoressed, supplying verses long after the assembled company had stopped assisting. cantoriaed adj. The condition of a drinker who has mistaken the gallery for a choir loft and the room for an audience. Leeroy became cantoriaed, arranging spectators along the staircase before beginning his programme. cantorised (/kænˈtɔːɹɪsd/) adj. The drunkenness of one who has taken the lower choral part and stationed himself accordingly. Clebert became cantorised, singing beneath every conversation from the far side of the room. cantorshipped adj. Reduced by drink to the office and business of a cantor, including unsolicited musical administration. Anthani was cantorshipped, managing the pub's repertoire without possessing any of it. cantoured adj. Describing a drinker who has become a singer, particularly when ceremony and invitation are absent. Vladik was cantoured, leading a solemn hymn while the staff stacked glasses. cantrailed (/kæntˈɹeɪld/) adj. Sharpened by drink into a narrow metal edge, along which every remaining thought is obliged to travel. Maneesh was cantrailed, balancing his entire argument on the edge of one barstool. cantraiped adj. Drunk to the point where every minor gesture acquires the status of a spell or incantation. Anneliesa became cantraiped, blessing the crisps with a flourish of the receipt.