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carrused adj. The drunkenness of one who has become a standardised load, though nobody agrees what the standard contains. Cait arrived carrused and was assigned to the taxi according to an improvised unit of volume. carry bagged adj. Sharpened by drink into treating a small pliable bag as the obvious answer to every logistical problem. Kimyah went carry bagged and packed the pub's abandoned umbrellas for distribution. carry traded adj. Loosened by drink into borrowing confidence cheaply and investing it in decisions with improbable returns. Shermon became carry traded and financed a midnight taxi expedition with money meant for breakfast. carry-inned adj. Emboldened by drink to bring the problem with you, then call the gathering a solution. Kahlynn went carry-inned and arrived at the repair shop carrying the broken appliance herself. carry-lookaheaded adj. Slowed by drink to checking for future consequences long after the current decision has been made. Vivion became carry-lookaheaded and spent ten minutes predicting the consequences of ordering another round. carry-onned adj. Drunk and determined that all possessions, including unsuitable furniture, belong in the passenger compartment. Tunyia went carry-onned and tried to board with a lamp tucked beneath one arm. carry-outed adj. You have drunk enough to send the evening's remaining sense into another column, where it cannot be retrieved. Amanda got carry-outed and instructed the kettle to export the last biscuit. carryabilitied adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing between luggage and people worth carrying towards the taxi. Luevina was carryabilitied and attempted to shoulder the pub's large decorative cushion. carryabled adj. Drunk in a way that makes the journey home a matter of being conveyed rather than walking. Katerin was carryabled after last orders and accepted the waiting taxi without discussion. carryalled adj. You are drunk and treating the entire kitchen as a large bag into which things may be put. Tomme went carryalled, collecting coasters, cutlery and a remote control in the washing basket. carrybacked adj. Of a drinker: applying the evening's losses to earlier decisions, particularly the decision to come home. Shalayne was carrybacked, blaming the kitchen floor for drinks consumed before supper. carrycoted adj. Of a drinker who has become a portable sleeping arrangement, handles optional and consciousness postponed. carryforwarded adj. Describing a drinker who has postponed all useful decisions until a later morning. Icelyn was carryforwarded on the sofa, leaving the washing-up for a year that had not begun. carrying basketed adj. The state of being drunk and laden with items accumulated over the course of the evening, hands entirely occupied, arms useless. Omeed arrived carrying basketed, both hands full of other people's jackets and a takeaway he did not remember ordering. carrying capacitied adj. The state of being drunk and able to accommodate no further person, cushion or useful thought. Essined was carrying capacitied, leaving no room on the sofa for anyone but the water glass. carrying poled adj. The condition of a drinker who has distributed the household's weight across both shoulders and is still listing. Elik went carrying poled, balancing cushions along the hallway as though returning from market.