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cardiocarponned adj. Describing a drinker who has become nutlike, round, and inclined to roll rather than descend. Lashenda was cardiocarponned and reached the bottom stair by a slow, dignified roll. cardiocentesised adj. A drinker who has punctured the evening's composure and is now speaking directly from the heart. Ella-nicole was cardiocentesised and confessed her feelings to the stairwell. cardioceptioned adj. A drinker so far gone that the heartbeat has become the chief guide to balance, speech and direction. cardioceratided adj. The state of being drunk and coiled into a careful spiral, usually at the foot of the stairs. Lynnisha was cardioceratided beneath the banister, arranged in a respectable but immovable coil. cardioconversioned adj. The condition of a drinker who has repeatedly changed rhythm, direction and allegiance between two staircases. Latreece was cardioconversioned, switching from the stairs to the lift without reaching either. cardiocraniined adj. The drunkenness of one who advances in small, nervous bounds, with the head leading and the body negotiating later. Jachai was cardiocraniined, peering over each stair before permitting the rest of him to follow. cardiocyted adj. Reduced by drink to a single contracting unit, pulsing steadily against the nearest piece of furniture. Arun was cardiocyted against the wall, communicating chiefly through regular small movements. cardiocytologied adj. Softened by drink into a close examination of the heart's cells, usually conducted through uninvited palpation. Carmesia grew cardiocytologied and inspected everyone's pulse before attempting the stairs. cardiocytoprotectioned adj. Sharpened by drink into a protective reflex around the heart, with the arms held out for balance. Laurella became cardiocytoprotectioned and guarded her chest from an entirely stationary doorway. cardiocytotoxicitied adj. Loosened by drink into a condition actively harmful to heart tissue and ordinary sentence structure. Hunter-ray was cardiocytotoxicitied, stopping halfway upstairs to dismantle a perfectly simple sentence. cardiodecelerationed adj. Emboldened by drink to slow the heartbeat deliberately, usually by standing motionless on a stair. cardiodepressioned adj. Slowed by drink to the point where speech, pulse and progress down the stairs share one unhurried tempo. Earskin was cardiodepressioned, answering each question several seconds after reaching the landing. cardiodilatored adj. Drunk and operating as though the heart requires mechanical widening before the next stair can be attempted. cardiodynamicsed adj. Having drunk more than one round, you monitor the room's collective pulse as last orders approach. Kysia spent the final round assessing everyone's pulse, thoroughly cardiodynamicsed. cardiodyniaed adj. You have drunk enough to feel every missed connection in the journey home as a pain in the heart. Stokely grew cardiodyniaed when the last train left without him. cardioechographied adj. You are drunk and repeatedly asking whether the coats have been checked for a pulse. Debby got cardioechographied and examined every coat before leaving.