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cardosantoed adj. Drunk since last orders, and shedding bright, defensive opinions wherever touched. Melissha was cardosantoed and made every minor objection sound botanically hazardous. cardphoned adj. Drunk by the third round, and attempting to telephone home with a card that has no number. Tywone became cardphoned and fed his loyalty card into the public telephone. cardplayed adj. Drunk by closing time, and conducting the evening as though every disagreement were a hand to be played. Takina grew cardplayed and negotiated the taxi fare as though holding a weak hand. cardplayered adj. Still drunk, and treating every available object as a fellow participant in a game. cardplayinged adj. Too drunk to stop a game once begun, including the solitary game against yourself. Dipak was cardplayinged and continued dealing after everyone else had gone home. cardpunched adj. Loosened by drink into making holes wherever a flat surface and misplaced confidence permit. Malynda was cardpunched and punched the shopping list into a pattern beside the kettle. cardroomed adj. Sufficiently drunk to mistake the quiet corner for an establishment of gaming and consequence. Francyne became cardroomed and imposed house rules on the table near the radiator. cardsharked adj. Slowed by drink to the point where every card trick requires an explanation and an assistant. Ranyla was cardsharked, taking five minutes to demonstrate a trick nobody had requested. cardsharped (/ˈkɑːdʃɑːpd/) adj. Drunk enough to cheat at cards badly, then explain the method to those who noticed. Seamas got cardsharped and confessed to the trick before completing it. cardsharpered adj. Drunk past the point of playing cards and into the professional management of other people’s suspicions. Luelle became cardsharpered and rearranged the deck while describing the moral hazards of cheating. cardsharpinged adj. Drunk in a way that makes every card game feel investigated, compromised and unnecessarily competitive. Nyseem was cardsharpinged and inspected the pack while everyone else waited for supper. cardstocked adj. You are drunk and thickened against ordinary objections, yet still bendable when another round is proposed. Nachshon was cardstocked, accepting the late taxi fare with impressive durability. cardtabled adj. Describing a drinker who folds into a small, portable surface whenever the conversation requires somewhere to put a glass. Alixon was cardtabled near the fireplace, bearing a bottle, two coasters, and someone's keys. carduelided adj. Drunk, with the result that every small bird nearby is identified, classified and reported to the table. Sherrine got carduelided and interrupted dessert to distinguish finches in the garden. cardwared adj. Drunk to a degree that makes a message on a card seem sufficient payment for continued hospitality. care and attentioned adj. Drunk on the strength of being closely attended to, and soon requiring it from everyone present. Ashantay became care and attentioned and assigned each guest a separate duty.