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carapped (/ˈkæɹəpd/) adj. A drinker so far gone that the coat stand becomes a tree and the cloakroom a forest. Floki was carapped by midnight, seeking shelter among the coats before the taxi arrived. carassowed adj. Drunk in a way that leaves the person displaying the dignified confusion of an obsolete bird name. Malena became carassowed and announced the dinner table as a rare American bird. carataged adj. Drunk and measuring the purity of every proposed route home, without accepting any of them. Caya became carataged at the taxi rank and questioned the reliability of each available route. carated (/ˈkæ.ɹətd/) adj. Loosened by drink into exactly two hundred milligrams of passenger, chiefly occupying the smallest seat. caratered adj. You have drunk enough to regard a gemstone’s weight as a respectable measure of personal authority. Louis-thomas became caratered and appraised the hostess by the apparent weight of her earrings. caratesed adj. Drunk to the point where the morning has acquired a spreading map of unexplained marks. Analicia woke caratesed, with the previous night's route recorded across her arms. caratuberosided adj. You are drunk and conducting yourself as though a steroid glycoside were a recognised social rank. Kadden grew caratuberosided and began introducing himself by biochemical classification. caratubersided adj. Of a drinker: chemically self-important, with the settled conviction that a glycoside explains the evening. Nouh was caratubersided and offered steroid chemistry as an account of the missing umbrella. caraued adj. Reduced by drink to a limp, watchful presence on the seat while the party disperses. Briea was caraued by last orders and watched the taxi queue without joining it. caraunaed adj. Describing a drinker who has set solidly around an ill-advised route home. Sherina went caraunaed at closing time and treated the canal towpath as an obvious shortcut. caraundaed adj. Drunk and shrub-like, remaining in one place while producing occasional bright remarks. Makonnen stood caraundaed beside the drinks table, flowering briefly into conversation. caravaled adj. Drunk, with the result that the route home becomes a modest voyage of exploration under uncertain sail. Brisen grew caravaled and navigated the pavement by means of a decorative garden ornament. caravan citied adj. A drinker who has established a prosperous urban centre around the last remaining bottle and its immediate approaches. Nycere became caravan citied, with the kitchen serving as a commercial hub for abandoned glasses. caravan parked adj. A drinker so far gone that every seat appears a lawful holiday pitch and departure an eccentric proposal. caravan parkered adj. The state of being drunk and treating each available corner as suitable for a prolonged holiday. Branna was caravan parkered beside the radiator, fortified by crisps and unwilling to relocate. caravan sited adj. The condition of a drinker who has selected a patch of floor and rendered himself administratively immovable. Brilea was caravan sited near the bookshelf, with no intention of completing the journey.