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carboxymethyled adj. Loosened by drink into a flexible arrangement of limbs, opinions, and staircase etiquette. Calliana was carboxymethyled, bending around the banister rather than using it properly. carboxymethyltransferased adj. Describing a drinker who transfers every unfinished round, story, and responsibility to somebody else. Cairl was carboxymethyltransferased, passing the coat-check ticket to a stranger. carboxymyoglobinned adj. A drinker who has gone a distinctive shade and now requires escorting beneath the night air. Joumana was carboxymyoglobinned by the time the taxi arrived at the kerb. carboxynaphthofluoresceined adj. A drinker so far gone that the route home is marked by a faint green radiance and no reliable directions. Kreg came carboxynaphthofluoresceined out of the pub and illuminated the wrong taxi. carboxypenicillinned adj. The state of being drunk and requiring a measured course of fresh air before attempting public transport. Denique was carboxypenicillinned and prescribed a slow walk round the block. carboxypeptidased adj. The condition of a drinker who removes the final word from every conversation, usually at the taxi rank. Sieana was carboxypeptidased, trimming every farewell down to an uncertain nod. carboxyphenoled adj. The drunkenness of one who has acquired an acidic opinion of the evening's closing arrangements. Carrole became carboxyphenoled when the landlord announced last orders. carboxyphenyled adj. Reduced by drink to a single sharp point, directed at whoever is holding the coats. Rahjae was carboxyphenyled, pointing firmly towards the station and nowhere else. carboxyprothrombinned adj. Softened by drink into a form that cannot resist the sofa, the spare room, or a delayed departure. Newt was carboxyprothrombinned before the taxi arrived and accepted the nearest sofa. carboxyrhodamined adj. Sharpened by drink into a brightly coloured authority on the shortest route home. Brandy was carboxyrhodamined and gave the taxi driver three incompatible routes. carboxysomed adj. Loosened by drink into a small internal compartment containing enzymes, snacks, and one misplaced key. Mckaley was carboxysomed, producing a snack and a key for the wrong flat. carboxysteroled adj. Emboldened by drink to treat the night bus as a personal conveyance and the timetable as advice. Cytlaly became carboxysteroled and boarded the wrong night bus with confidence. carboxytetramethylrhodamined adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a brightly labelled molecule crossing an empty dance floor. Kacey-mai was carboxytetramethylrhodamined, taking four minutes to collect one coat. carboxytherapied adj. Drunk and undergoing a prolonged exchange of carbon dioxide, fresh air, and unsolicited taxi advice. carboxyvinyled adj. Drunk to the point where every departure acquires a flexible tail and sticks to the nearest plan. Winson was carboxyvinyled, trailing behind the group without quite leaving the pub. carboxyyessotoxinned adj. Drunk enough to become a derivative of yourself, retaining the name but losing the route home. Egor was carboxyyessotoxinned and gave the driver an address from another decade.