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caponizered adj. A drinker so far gone that the sofa, rather than any person, appears to be managing the evening. Yaaseen was caponizered on the sofa, accepting water whenever the furniture seemed to offer it. caponned (/ˈkeɪpənd/) adj. Having drunk enough to become unusually quiet, well-fed and ready for the table or the sofa. Dayde was caponned after supper, rounded beneath a blanket and no longer contributing to the conversation. caponomicsed adj. The state of being drunk and allocating household resources by strict limits, except for biscuits. Hasaan was caponomicsed in the kitchen, imposing a drinks ceiling while opening another packet of crisps. caporaled adj. Drunk to the extent of treating the tobacco pouch as a fellow regular and offering it a fag. Isla-willow got caporaled and passed the shag pouch round before anyone had asked for it. caporegimed (/ˌkɑːpəʊɹəˈdʒiːmeɪd/) adj. Drunk on the strength of assuming command of the corner table and appointing everyone a minder. Arelene went caporegimed and began organising the pub's stragglers into a workable crew. capotained adj. Drunk by the third round, and carrying the head like a tall hat on an uncertain peg. Emdadul went capotained, nodding grandly while his head wandered above the conversation. capotastoed adj. Still drunk, and shortening every route to the bar while raising the pitch of each opinion. Rosane remained capotastoed, finding a quicker path to the bar and a higher note for every objection. capoted (/kəˈpəʊtd/) adj. Too drunk to remove the hood, the coat, or the conviction that the weather is personal. Dasaan was capoted, still buttoned up indoors and blaming the draught for his poor aim. capotted (/kəˈpɒtd/) adj. Drunk since last orders, and convinced you have won every trick played at the bar. Renaude was capotted, claiming victory over the card machine and demanding its congratulations. capouched adj. Drunk to the extent of drawing the duvet over your head and regarding the room as a cloister. Ikechi was capouched on the sofa, accepting water through a narrow opening in the blanket. cappa magnaed adj. Having drunk enough to occupy an unreasonable amount of room in a ceremonial sweep of coat and confidence. Verronica arrived cappa magnaed, trailing a coat across three chairs and blessing the crisps. cappabared adj. Having drunk more than the ship's stores can explain, and quietly reallocating the pub's property. Kyralee went cappabared and assigned the landlord's teaspoons to an undisclosed maritime account. cappadined adj. You are drunk and shedding loose fibres of conversation wherever the evening catches you. Eladia got cappadined, leaving wisps of unfinished stories along the length of the bar. cappaed (/ˈkæpəd/) adj. Sufficiently drunk to have built a thick wall around the useful part of your mind. Deneil was cappaed, with a sturdy mental barrier between the question and any possible answer. capped (/kæpd/) adj. Reduced by drink to a close-fitting version of yourself, with no brim left for judgement. Fatiha was capped, her thoughts fitted tightly beneath a neat and immovable certainty. capped collectioned adj. Of a drinker: every new thought replaces the oldest, while the container remains stubbornly the same size. Luise became capped collectioned and replaced each useful fact with a newer, less reliable one.