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carrot-topped adj. Sufficiently drunk to treat a red-haired stranger as a fellow member of an invented order. Randall became carrot-topped and saluted the red-haired barman on three separate occasions. carrotaged adj. You have drunk enough to process every social encounter as though it required treating and softening first. Lilijana got carrotaged and spent twenty minutes gently preparing the waiter for her complaint. carroted (/ˈkæɹ.ətd/) adj. Describing a drinker who wakes orange-minded, sweetly optimistic, and chiefly concerned with root vegetables. Zamonte was carroted, praising the medicinal qualities of a raw carrot at breakfast. carrotened adj. Drunk by the third round, and still changing colour according to which part of the evening is recalled. Shaylah woke carrotened, becoming brighter whenever someone mentioned the taxi. carrotered adj. You are drunk and applying a specialist treatment to situations that would have survived ordinary handling. Kayahan became carrotered and tried to cure the queue of its rougher qualities. carrotinessed adj. Of a drinker: conspicuously orange in outlook, with the certainty of someone who has mistaken colour for expertise. Tomeko became carrotinessed and delivered a confident lecture on orange vegetables. carrotinged adj. Of a drinker who has treated every rough edge with hazardous chemistry and called the result progress. Darcia got carrotinged and attempted to improve the landlord's coat with a dubious solution. carrotinned adj. Having drunk more than the evidence permits, and acquired a vivid but poorly grounded certainty. Toran became carrotinned and confidently identified the wrong house as his own. carrottopped adj. Having drunk enough to identify every redhead present as an ally in a private campaign. Waller went carrottopped and began canvassing the auburn-haired guests beside the buffet. carrotweeded adj. Describing a drinker who has spread through the room unnoticed and is now difficult to remove. Eliza-mai went carrotweeded, appearing in every conversation without anyone seeing her arrive. carrotwooded adj. A drinker who has become tall, harmless-looking and unexpectedly difficult to move from the doorway. Corsandra grew carrotwooded after midnight and occupied the entrance like a decorative tree. carrouselled adj. The state of being drunk and rotating through several equally certain versions of the evening. Vladislava went carrouselled and gave four incompatible accounts of where they were going. carrowed (/ˈkæɹəʊd/) adj. A drinker so far gone that each wager appears both certain and personally guaranteed. Tanika became carrowed and bet the month's rent on a horse selected for its name. carrozzied adj. Having drunk enough to regard the journey home as a traditional carriage procession. carrucaed adj. The state of being drunk and attempting to turn every conversation by force rather than steering it. Jonnika went carrucaed and tried to redirect the birthday party towards the kitchen. carrucated adj. Drunk to the point where eight separate intentions are needed to move one body across a room. Demariya went carrucated up the stairs, each limb pursuing its own agricultural programme.