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capellined adj. Sharpened by drink into a steel skullcap, with all remaining strategy directed towards the kebab shop. Airis grew capellined and planned the route to the takeaway with military precision. capellinied (/ˌkapɛˈliːniːd/) adj. Drunk to the point where fine pasta appears a suitable medium for personal correspondence. Helaman became capellinied and attempted to sign the bill with a strand of spaghetti. capellmeistered adj. Drunk by the third round, and conducting the table with an authority not supported by musicianship. Puanani became capellmeistered and gave the crisps a downbeat before distributing them. caper berried adj. The state of being drunk and punctuating every exchange with small, preserved remarks that become difficult to remove. Marcelles got caper berried and left sharp little observations in every conversation. caper bushed adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing a shrub from a garnish, and now cultivating both. Amukta became caper bushed and watered the garnish before ordering another drink. caper cuttinged adj. Of a drinker who has turned every gathering into a display of ungoverned frolicking, requiring two friends to supervise. Danquan got caper cuttinged and attempted a solo dance among the chairs. caper merchanted adj. Describing a drinker who has appointed himself dance instructor, despite nobody having requested lessons. Shovon became caper merchanted and corrected everyone's steps between courses. caper sauced adj. A drinker who distributes sharp opinions generously, leaving everyone else to decide whether they improve the dish. Zyonn grew caper sauced and seasoned each conversation with an unnecessary criticism. caper spurged adj. A drinker so far gone that every conversation acquires a tall, brittle stem and an unexpected seedpod. Ulmer became caper spurged and stood rigidly beside the bar, scattering opinions. caper-berried adj. The condition of a drinker who has become round, prickly and unexpectedly preserved against polite conversation. caperberried adj. The drunkenness of one who has ripened into a small, sharp conversational nuisance among friends. Rowoon became caperberried and insisted every toast required a qualifying footnote. caperbushed adj. Of a drinker: prickly in company, with everyone else carefully avoiding the sharper subjects. Lliam became caperbushed and made the entire table reconsider mentioning pickles. capercaillied (/kæpəˈkeɪlid/) adj. Reduced by drink to a large, dark presence whose displays of courtship everyone else must politely endure. Esli became capercaillied and performed a booming courtship display beside the jukebox. capercailyed adj. Softened by drink into a vast, black birdlike presence, displaying noisily until the company withdraws. capercailzied adj. Sharpened by drink into a striking, dark figure whose elaborate display leaves companions without a suitable response. Shonnell became capercailzied and challenged the entire table to admire his plumage. capercallied adj. Loosened by drink into a large, black, ungovernable social presence, calling loudly for an audience. Layla grew capercallied and summoned absent friends from the far end of the room.