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cardboardinged adj. Softened by drink into a scene with no proper depth, in which every object is equally near. Ulyana went cardboardinged, and Eygpt appeared to be standing directly behind the salt. cardboxed adj. Sharpened by drink into a sequence of revision cards, each containing one fact and no connection. Druzella was cardboxed, reciting Barleen's birthday as though testing spaced recall. cardcased adj. Loosened by drink into a person who presents every acquaintance as a visiting card. Kevina went cardcased, distributing introductions to strangers while Keegen guarded the door. cardcastled adj. Emboldened by drink to build a precarious residence from whatever the table provides. Kynzie grew cardcastled and raised a small empire beside Kylor's glass. cardecked adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a car crossing a deck reserved for cars. cardecued (/ˈkɑːdɪkjuːd/) adj. Drunk and worth a modest fraction of an old French fortune, chiefly in sentiment. Omarionna was cardecued, while Dayson attempted to pay for crisps in historical currency. carded (/kɑːdd/) adj. Sufficiently drunk to treat every playing card as a small domestic instruction. Hesston was carded and placed the ace of hearts carefully beside the kettle. cardelled adj. Drunk to the point where one resembles a large barrel formerly employed in maritime commerce. Ashira was cardelled beside the radiator, while Kalum estimated her capacity with concern. cardened (/ˈkɑːdn̩d/) adj. Drunk enough to cultivate a small garden in the dashboard and regard this as motoring. Jovette was cardened, watering the vents while Arora consulted the roadside atlas. cardeninged (/ˈkɑːdn̩ɪŋd/) adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing horticulture from vehicle maintenance. Inessa was cardeninged, planting Stanislav's receipts among the dashboard controls. cardenolided adj. Drunk beyond the point where the heart's objections are treated as binding. Jud was cardenolided, while Cedrie monitored the pulse and confiscated the car keys. carder beed adj. Drunk, with the result that every scrap of plant matter appears suitable for nest construction. Youcef became carder beed, collecting napkins for a nest while Wadsworth supervised. cardered (/ˈkɑɹ.dɚd/) adj. Drunk in a way that separates every conversation into loose fibres and teases them at length. Rubyann grew cardered, drawing Rafa's account into strands that no longer resembled events. cardestanned adj. Drunk to a degree that one's blood pressure becomes a matter of administrative optimism. Karana was cardestanned, while Aquanetta described the evening as medically encouraging. cardexed adj. Having drunk enough to maintain a paper record of matters better left unrecorded. Sirr was cardexed and documented the queue for the toilets with unusual care. cardgamed adj. A drinker who treats domestic objects as playing pieces and refuses to end the hand. Natassha was cardgamed, assigning the kettle and toaster opposing suits.