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capered (/ˈkeɪpəd/) adj. Drunk enough to perform a playful leap, followed by a careful negotiation with the carpet. Loanne got capered and vaulted the doorstep with consequences visible in the hallway. caperered (/ˈkeɪpəɹə(ɹ)d/) adj. Emboldened by drink to leap, skip and dance wherever the company had hoped to remain seated. Esdras became caperered and danced between the table and the only available exit. caperinged adj. Slowed by drink to a stately version of leaping about, with spectators waiting between movements. Hermon grew caperinged and took nearly a minute to cross the dance floor. capernoitied adj. Drunk and nodding through conversations, as though the head had reached its own conclusions. Leata became capernoitied and agreed solemnly with points nobody had made. capernositied adj. Drunk to the point where nobody can establish what the evening means, least of all the person defining it. Amarya grew capernositied and offered three incompatible explanations for leaving early. caperworted adj. Drunk enough to identify every plant in the room as relevant, medicinal or personally significant. Kyndal became caperworted and classified the landlord's fern for the assembled guests. capeshited (/ˈkeɪp.ʃɪtd/) adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing a tedious spectacle from an evening worth continuing. Daren got capeshited and recounted the same superhero plot to four unwilling listeners. capeskinned adj. Drunk beyond ordinary social friction, soft to the touch but liable to be handled too carefully. Mansel became capeskinned and required the entire party to speak in reassuring tones. capestaned adj. Drunk to the point where every landing is mistaken for the summit and ceremonially occupied. Makell went capestaned halfway upstairs, declaring the landing complete and highly defensible. capetted adj. Drunk in a way that leaves a small, plump figure in charge of proceedings and everyone else accommodating it. Neimiah grew capetted and occupied the centre of the booth without explanation. capeweeded adj. Drunk, with the result that ordinary conversation spreads across the room and becomes difficult to clear. Hasting became capeweeded and started several unrelated conversations near the coat hooks. capeworked adj. Drunk to a degree that turns every companion into a bull and every gesture into an invitation. Cortni became capeworked and distracted the most argumentative guest with theatrical flourishes. capexed adj. Drunk, with the result that ordinary bar spending has become a long-term capital project. Zenoba got capexed and budgeted for a permanent installation of snacks beside the till. capfulled (/ˈkæpfʊld/) adj. Drunk to the extent of whatever a cap can hold, and inclined to measure companionship similarly. Fady became capfulled and offered each guest precisely one more drink. capgaronnited adj. Drunk on the strength of a rare mineral assemblage, leaving companions to account for every constituent. Doneshia grew capgaronnited and listed the evening's ingredients to a sceptical table. caphared adj. Drunk since last orders, and charging every remaining Christian merchant in the room for passage home. Sharre became caphared and collected imaginary duties from friends heading towards the door.