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capocked adj. Of a drinker who has become light, fibrous, and unsuitable for anything requiring a firm landing. Shohn got capocked and floated towards the sofa, supported by two cushions. capocolloed adj. Drunk on the strength of cured meat, and now treating the kitchen worktop as a resting place. Hazel-may was capocolloed beside the chopping board, too settled to carry the plates through. capoed (/ˈkæpəʊd/) adj. Drunk in a way that raises every conversation to a higher pitch, without improving its tune. Teigen was capoed in the kitchen, singing over the kettle at a pitch the dog disliked. capoeiraed (/kæpəˈweəɹəd/) adj. Drunk since last orders, and moving through the kitchen in flowing arcs around chairs and appliances. Orice came home capoeiraed, navigating the kitchen table with considerable movement and little progress. capoeiristaed (/kæpəweəˈɹɪstəd/) adj. Drunk by the third round, and performing elaborate evasions whenever the washing-up is mentioned. Deema grew capoeiristaed and turned collecting the glasses into an extended domestic manoeuvre. capoieristaed adj. Drunk by closing time, and demonstrating the household arts through a series of energetic, unnecessary flourishes. Gokce was capoieristaed, sweeping into the kitchen for water and leaving with only a tea towel. capologied adj. Too drunk to discuss anything except the household’s strict limits on snacks, cushions and further drinks. Christoopher was capologied in the kitchen, proposing a salary cap for biscuits after midnight. capologisted adj. Still drunk, and explaining the unequal distribution of cushions as though it were a league-table matter. Charisse became capologisted on the sofa, calculating which household received the best blanket allocation. capomoed adj. Sufficiently drunk to mistake a breadnut coffee substitute for a sensible final refreshment. Dazlynn was capomoed at the kitchen table, praising the substitute coffee while holding it upside down. caponataed adj. Having drunk more than the evening can absorb, and now requiring cold leftovers and a horizontal surface. Elizeabeth was caponataed on the sofa, eating cold aubergine directly from the serving dish. caponeted (/ˌkeɪpəˈnɛtd/) adj. You have drunk enough to become the youngest and least useful occupant of the sitting room. Fiorella was caponeted beneath the throw, waiting for water and an adult decision about bedtime. caponetted adj. You are drunk and chemically subdued, accepting the sofa’s arrangements without negotiation. Cadesia was caponetted in the armchair, holding the water glass with both hands. caponiered adj. Of a drinker: fortified behind the sofa, with a covered route to the kitchen for water. Lasharra was caponiered behind the sofa cushions, emerging only to collect another glass of water. caponiided adj. Of a drinker who has retreated into the furniture and is quietly waiting for the room to settle. Keysha was caponiided beneath the sofa throw, observing the kitchen from a safe distance. caponioided adj. Describing a drinker who has made the sofa their territory and patrols its edges without standing. Effren was caponioided across the sofa, guarding the cushions from anyone seeking a seat. caponizationed adj. A drinker who has been rendered calm, rounded and chiefly concerned with being fed and left undisturbed. Zeryk was caponizationed after the second helping, settling beneath a blanket with a glass of water.