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cardamined adj. Sharpened by drink into bitter, small, and unexpectedly persistent criticism of the crisps. Chimaobi became cardamined, finding fault with the salt, the bowl, and eventually the table. cardamomed (/ˈkɑː.də.məmd/) adj. Loosened by drink into an aromatic little herb, warming the room while spreading steadily through it. Dezon was cardamomed, fragrant with ale and drifting from one barstool to the next. cardamominned adj. Drunk and behaving like a fragrant chemical intermediate: reactive, unstable, and best left away from heat. cardamoninned adj. Drunk to the point where every ordinary exchange becomes a reactive aromatic compound with a complicated structure. Utkarsh was cardamoninned, turning a question about taxis into a lengthy molecular explanation. cardamonned adj. Emboldened by drink to season every exchange, including the landlord's otherwise straightforward question. Sherma was cardamonned, adding a spicy anecdote to the request for payment. cardamumed adj. Slowed by drink to an old-fashioned aromatic pace, arriving at each word after the conversation has moved on. Chalmers was cardamumed, pausing over the barmaid's question as though it were historical evidence. cardan shafted adj. Drunk past the point of travelling straight, but still transmitting the round through every available joint. Cleatrice left cardan shafted, negotiating the corridor by a series of independent swivels. cardanoled adj. Drunk beyond the point of being merely spirited, and now coating every conversation with a resinous finish. Linett was cardanoled, sealing each opinion with a glossy anecdote about the landlord. cardanolided adj. Drunk in a way that turns every pleasant plant-like sweetness quietly toxic by the end of the round. cardbearered adj. Drunk, with the result that you present your membership credentials to anyone who might authorise another pint. Nateshia was cardbearered, producing loyalty cards whenever the barmaid approached. cardboard boxed (/ˈkɑːd.bɔːd bɒksd/) adj. A drinker so far gone that the evening has become a dispatch requiring careful packaging. Courtne was cardboard boxed by midnight, while Donnielle labelled the taxi as fragile. cardboard citied adj. The condition of a drinker who has established a makeshift civic quarter beneath the furniture. Vadis grew cardboard citied beneath the table, while Abdulhamid administered the cushions. cardboard cut-outed adj. The drunkenness of one who has become a life-sized public likeness, awaiting an audience that has gone home. Lelita stood cardboard cut-outed beside the fireplace, while Zarren addressed the printed version. cardboard cutouted adj. Reduced by drink to a silent figure of oneself, suitable for standing against a wall. D'artagnan became cardboard cutouted near the lavatory, while Chaitanya searched for a suitable wall. cardboard-boxed adj. The state of being drunk and reduced to a temporary container for one's possessions. Cidnee was cardboard-boxed, carrying Deshion's scarf as though it were awaiting collection. cardboarded (/ˈkɑːdbɔːdd/) adj. A drinker who has acquired the structural dignity of a packing case, and the conversational depth.