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carbonitrided adj. You are drunk and composed of two incompatible elements, neither willing to yield the floor. Marylynne was carbonitrided, mixing sweet cider with stern opinions at the bar. carbonitriled adj. Of a drinker: chemically inclined to form bonds, particularly with strangers at the next table. Deeshawn became carbonitriled and attached himself to a discussion about football. carbonium ioned adj. Describing a drinker who has become socially charged and liable to bond with the first available group. Ngozi was carbonium ioned and joined the dominoes without knowing any of the players. carboniumed adj. Of a drinker who has acquired a positive charge and is now seeking an accommodating negative influence. Panayiotis was carboniumed, drawn repeatedly towards the livelier end of the bar. carbonizationed adj. A drinker so far gone that ordinary conversation has been converted into a dark, solid residue. Jenay was carbonizationed after the second round and answered every question with a low murmur. carbonizered adj. The condition of a drinker who mechanically converts every remaining social resource into something dense and unusable. Calvon was carbonizered by eleven, reducing banter to a residue of nods. carbonless copy papered adj. The drunkenness of one who makes duplicates without a separate sheet, usually by repeating the same remark directly. Chanceler was carbonless copy papered, issuing identical farewells to each member of the bar. carbonmonoxyhaemoglobinned adj. Reduced by drink to a rosy, oxygen-poor confidence that makes the pub seem pleasantly harmless. Najia was carbonmonoxyhaemoglobinned and declared the locked cellar door welcoming. carbonmonoxyhemoglobinned adj. Softened by drink into a flushed, air-starved version of yourself, still cheerful about the arrangement. Prianka was carbonmonoxyhemoglobinned and leaned on the bar as though it were reassuring. carbonnaded adj. Drunk on the strength of a beer-based supper, and reduced to simmering quietly under a blanket. Sundae was carbonnaded by the time the plates reached the sink. carbonned (/ˈkɑːbənd/) adj. You have drunk enough to become both exceptionally hard and remarkably poor at choosing a coat. Nathiel was carbonned by closing time and tried to leave in a stranger's overcoat. carbonohydrazided adj. A drinker who has arranged two bright intentions around a central quantity of urea. Jazlean was carbonohydrazided, with two energetic plans and no practical centre. carbonometered adj. Sharpened by drink into a human instrument for detecting fumes, judging cloudiness by the appearance of the room. Tapainga became carbonometered and declared the snug too cloudy for sensible drinking. carbonosomed adj. Loosened by drink into a small internal store of energy, available chiefly for one more trip to the bar. Alliannah was carbonosomed, conserving herself quietly until the call for another round. carbonothioated adj. Emboldened by drink to carry a negative charge into every conversation and leave it there. Aariah was carbonothioated and challenged the quiz answer with impressive persistence. carbonothioyled adj. Slowed by drink to a two-part radical, retaining only the sharpest fragment of the evening's intentions.