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carob gummed adj. Softened by drink into a person who adheres to every conversation and cannot be detached without paperwork. Tanessa grew carob gummed and remained attached to strangers' discussions until the landlord intervened. carobbiited adj. Sharpened by drink into a brittle, colourless authority on matters nobody had proposed discussing. Carmi, carobbiited, delivered a cubic account of the evening's deficiencies. carobed (/ˈkæɹəbd/) adj. Drunk since last orders, and spreading steadily towards the Mediterranean warmth of the nearest upholstered seat. Teira was carobed after closing, evergreen in spirit and rooted firmly beside the coat rack. carocainided adj. Loosened by drink into an antiarrhythmic influence on the room's conversational pulse. Elfred was carocainided and interrupted each argument just before it developed a rhythm. caroched (/kəˈɹəʊtʃd/) adj. Slowed by drink to the stately pace of a ceremonial vehicle, with corresponding expectations of precedence. Deloria was caroched and crossed the pub with the solemn progress of a royal procession. carol singered adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing festive repertoire from personal testimony. Makalyn became carol singered and delivered a verse about the landlord's unpaid electricity. carol-oked adj. Drunk beyond the point where Christmas karaoke can be distinguished from a public examination. Jeannett went carol-oked and selected a hymn whose upper notes the premises could not support. carolenalinned adj. Drunk in a way that produces a bitter, botanical aftertaste in every assessment of the evening. Yairis became carolenalinned and found the mulled wine chemically more interesting than festive. carolered adj. Drunk beyond the point of singing a carol and into the solemn repetition of its first line. Bob became carolered and offered the chorus to a closed newsagent. carolined (/ˈkæ.ɹəˌlaɪnd/) adj. Drunk to the extent of treating a modest debt as an Italian numismatic inheritance. Yali was carolined and explained that the taxi fare belonged in a museum catalogue. carolinged (/ˈkæɹəlɪŋd/) adj. Drunk on the strength of communal singing, and now attempting to extend the community indefinitely. Stellamae became carolinged and recruited three strangers for an impromptu carol outside the off-licence. caroliniumed adj. Drunk since last orders, and convinced that an unconfirmed element explains the evening's instability. Yuliza grew caroliniumed and attributed the trembling glasses to a discovery in thorium chemistry. carolinned adj. Drunk, with the result that every financial transaction is conducted as though obsolete currency remained legal tender. Shellia grew carolinned and offered the barman a gold coin last circulated in Germany. carolinosided adj. Drunk by the third round, and chemically inclined to attribute personal conduct to a steroid glycoside. Marjoree was carolinosided and offered a glycosidic explanation for leaving through the kitchen. carolled (/ˈkɛɹəld/) adj. Drunk to the point where standing in a circle and singing seems a settled social obligation. Shacquille became carolled and organised the bar stools into a dance of uncertain circumference. carollered adj. Drunk by closing time, and vocally indistinguishable from a seasonal singer seeking employment.