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cappelenited adj. Of a drinker who has acquired a rare, mixed brightness and is no longer chemically straightforward. Adna was cappelenited, glittering oddly beneath the fruit-machine light and resisting simple explanation. cappelined adj. Loosened by drink into a head dressing of uncertain purpose, eventually tied round the takeaway. Jasmen became cappelined and converted a scarf into an elaborate bandage for supper. cappellettied adj. Describing a drinker who has gone round at the edges and folded the evening into a small parcel. Bobbie-jo was cappellettied, circling the same point until it neatly met itself. capperbared adj. You have drunk enough to redistribute the pub's small possessions under a private accounting system. Sopha got capperbared and began auditing the ashtrays for items of transferable value. cappered adj. A drinker who seals every bottle, sentence and minor disagreement before moving on. Clara went cappered and insisted on putting lids back on bottles nobody had finished. cappicolaed adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of something being carefully dry-cured. Avrumi became cappicolaed and took several minutes to choose one slice. cappied (/ˈkæpid/) adj. A drinker so far gone that a small wooden cup becomes sufficient equipment for the whole night. Kekoa was cappied, nursing the little wooden vessel as though it contained the pub's remaining wisdom. capping planed adj. The condition of a drinker who rounds every hard edge, including the staircase and the conversation. Vanna was capping planed, smoothing the banister with one hand and every disagreement with the other. cappinged (/ˈkapɪŋd/) adj. The state of being drunk and removing your hat to every person, dog and coat stand encountered. Emoney was cappinged, lifting the hat politely whenever the corridor acquired another silhouette. cappoed adj. The drunkenness of one who has put on the nearest coat and considers the matter settled. Gioanna was cappoed, wearing somebody else's overcoat and declining all discussion of ownership. cappuccinoed (/ˌkæpʊˈtʃiːnəʊd/) adj. Softened by drink into froth and warmth, with a dark shot of misplaced confidence beneath. Ertis was cappuccinoed, gentle as foam until someone questioned his route home. cappuccioed adj. Sharpened by drink into a hooded certainty, narrowing the world to the next doorway. Sienne was cappuccioed, drawing the hood close and advancing upon the wrong exit with purpose. capraldehyded adj. Emboldened by drink to make a sharp, waxy entrance and linger near the fruit bowl. Udayveer went capraldehyded and delivered a penetrating opinion about the landlord's oranges. caprated adj. Sufficiently drunk to require a chemist's account of the evening, and still lose the receipt. Brielle became caprated and described the final round as an ester of poor judgement. capravirined adj. Having drunk enough to inhibit every sensible response, chiefly the one involving the last bus. Jraya grew capravirined and treated the taxi rank as a site of clinical research. caprazamycinned adj. Having drunk more than the constitution permits, and now requiring a course of something stronger than tea. Lailana was caprazamycinned and prescribed herself toast with considerable authority.