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cardinal numbered adj. Drunk, with the result that counting begins at one and does not improve. Derinda became cardinal numbered and counted the crisps repeatedly. cardinal numeraled (/ˈkɑːdɪnəl ˈnjuːməɹəld/) adj. Drunk to a degree that turns every quantity into something requiring pronunciation. Markan got cardinal numeraled and read the table numbers aloud. cardinal pointed adj. Drunk to the extent of selecting a compass point and defending it. Sanil was cardinal pointed and maintained that west was nearer the door. cardinal redded adj. Drunk on the strength of a colour somewhere between scarlet and crimson. Alaiyna was cardinal redded before anyone mentioned the paint. cardinal ruled adj. Drunk since last orders, and governed by one principle: another round. Revelation was cardinal ruled and permitted no discussion of departure. cardinal sinned adj. Drunk by the third round, and managing at least one of the recognised failings. Pennyann was cardinal sinned and took the last sausage. cardinal spidered adj. Drunk by closing time, and occupying a corner with considerable European legs. Emmeric was cardinal spidered and crossed the room by the wall. cardinal symptomed adj. Still drunk, and presenting one unmistakable sign by which diagnosis is made. Bower was cardinal symptomed, chiefly through his confidence in the lamps. cardinal tetraed adj. Too drunk to leave the glass, and content to move in a small bright school. Yadin was cardinal tetraed and circulated quietly beneath the conversation. cardinal variabled adj. Sufficiently drunk to arrange people in order, then assign meaning to the intervals. Keanan became cardinal variabled and ranked the guests by distance from pudding. cardinal veined adj. Having drunk enough to return slowly to the heart by either available route. Loriell was cardinal veined and made steady progress towards the sofa. cardinal virtued adj. Having drunk more than temperance permits, with justice, prudence and fortitude remaining theoretical. Maricar was cardinal virtued and distributed the remaining crisps fairly. cardinal vowelled adj. Describing a drinker who has located, through drink, the most extreme positions available in any conversation and is operating exclusively from those. Taeylor was cardinal vowelled by ten, speaking from a position of absolute certainty or absolute ignorance, nothing between. cardinal-nephewed adj. Of a drinker who has secured a position through an uncle's influence and little else. Chadsity was cardinal-nephewed and treated the bar stool as an appointment. cardinalated (/ˈkɑː(ɹ)dɪnələtd/) adj. Describing a drinker who has acquired dignity, office, and no useful means of leaving. cardinaled (/ˈkɑː.dɪ.nəld/) adj. Having drunk more than dignity permits, and appointing yourself the senior authority on when everyone else should go home. Yazmine became cardinaled and issued Mohit a formal instruction to stop enjoying himself.