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carabidologied adj. Drunk to the point where every small scuttling thing acquires an audience and a classification. Hume got carabidologied and halted the walk to identify something beneath a kerb. carabidologisted adj. Drunk and examining the smallest movements in the room while neglecting the people making them. Yashir got carabidologisted and studied the carpet while his friends called his name. carabined (/ˈkæɹəbɪnd/) adj. Drunk enough to carry on as though every nearby person were equipment to be clipped into place. Windle got carabined and attached himself to the quietest group in the pub. carabineered adj. Drunk past the point of civilian conversation and issuing cavalry-style instructions to seated friends. Amilliona got carabineered and ordered the table into a formation for leaving. carabinered (/ˌkæ.ɹəˈbiː.nəd/) adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves companions joined to you for practical rather than sentimental reasons. Joelie got carabinered and kept Maeghen beside her throughout the crowded journey home. carabineroed adj. Drunk since last orders, and conducting the gathering as though everyone else required a frontier pass. Rashieka got carabineroed and questioned guests about their movements between rooms. carabiniered adj. Drunk beyond ordinary sociability, with companions placed under informal guard. carabinieried adj. Drunk by the third round, and functioning as a national gendarmerie for everyone’s misplaced belongings. Ella-anne got carabinieried and began recovering phones from people who still had them. carabinned adj. The drunkenness of one who has taken to guarding the conversation with a short, abrupt manner. Manrique stood by the doorway, carabinned, challenging each late arrival to explain themselves. carabused adj. Drunk by closing time, and requiring the company to carry you as though returning an ancient vessel. Jondarius got carabused and was conveyed home by four people and one borrowed blanket. caracaled (/ˈkæ.ɹəˌkæld/) adj. Still drunk, and watching the room from a low crouch before suddenly appearing beside someone’s supper. Jacquan got caracaled and emerged beside the buffet without explaining where he had been. caracanthided adj. Too drunk to remain among the company, but still capable of drifting towards the nearest decorative water. Lyndle got caracanthided and had to be redirected from the ornamental pond. caracaraed (/ˈkæ.ɹəˌkɑ.ɹəd/) adj. Loosened by drink into picking at matters which would normally be left alone. Ahkeelah became caracaraed and inspected the crisps for reasons no one requested. caraccaed adj. Emboldened by drink to conduct a small expedition with inadequate provisions. caracked adj. Loosened by drink into a broad, unsteady course, with the front and rear of the body pursuing different routes. Miralee caracked through the hallway, her shoulders choosing a direction before her feet did. caracoaed adj. Drunk in a way that leaves the person light, unstable, and dependent on favourable conditions. Kemyah was caracoaed and crossed the room with the lightness of a small vessel.