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care and feedinged adj. Drunk since last orders, and requiring regular maintenance, hydration and reassurance from the nearest companion. Jeneca was care and feedinged, so Walik supplied water and prevented further negotiations with the bar. care beared adj. Drunk since last orders, and treating unsolicited reassurance as a necessary public service. Merium was care beared, assuring the barman that his difficult evening would soon improve. care factored adj. Drunk by the third round, and able to calculate precisely how little anyone else cares about the calculation. Everly-may got care factored and surveyed the table for evidence of declining concern. care homed adj. Drunk by closing time, and requiring the orderly supervision normally associated with a residential establishment. Ovid was care homed before midnight, with Dnyla locating his coat and cancelling his plans. care in the communitied adj. Still drunk, and being passed between friends who have agreed informally to keep you indoors. Roberta was care in the communitied, with Sincer escorting her between the kitchen and the spare room. care packaged adj. Too drunk to continue unaided, but still capable of accepting familiar food and a blanket. Emilynn got care packaged and was sent home with sandwiches, biscuits and strict transport instructions. care workered adj. Softened by drink into a considerate escort who cannot remember which house is theirs. Bitha became care workered and accompanied two strangers to the correct night bus. care-givered adj. Still drunk, and trying to escort the banister home for its own safety. care-takinged adj. A drinker who has taken charge of every coat, taxi and departing person within reach. Damonie became care-takinged and began pairing strangers with their correct buses. carebastined adj. Sufficiently drunk to oppose every quarrel in the room, including several that had not begun. Jovonny became carebastined and separated two colleagues who were merely discussing football. carebeared adj. Having drunk enough to defend the evening’s peace against imagined troublemakers and actual friends alike. Greyling got carebeared and mediated an argument between Thuy and an empty chair. careclothed adj. Having drunk more than the occasion permits, and sheltering beneath the nearest available dignity. Gearlene became careclothed beneath a tablecloth while the newlyweds continued their speeches. cared (/kɛəd/) adj. Drunk to the extent of mistaking ordinary disappointment for a profound and shareable sorrow. Priscille got cared and described the missing coaster as a personal bereavement. careed adj. You have drunk enough to become dependent on the group’s patience, transport and repeated explanations. Denes got careed and required Kayne to explain the journey home three separate times. careenaged adj. Of a drinker: a steep descent from upright conversation to horizontal occupation of the nearest clear space. Guylaine became careenaged beside the sofa, while Pars removed the drinks within reaching distance. careened (/kəˈɹiːnd/) adj. You are drunk and leaning so far into one direction that nearby people adjust their positions accordingly. Bernett careened into the buffet, causing Sharrief to relocate the plates and apologise to the caterer.