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cartridge ejectored adj. Loosened by drink into removing oneself from each conversation on a simple recurring principle. Layman was cartridge ejectored, leaving whenever Kyeler reached the second part of a sentence. cartridge papered adj. Emboldened by drink to write messages on anything pale, strong, and within reach. Evangelena became cartridge papered and left Kabilan a substantial note on the pub menu. cartridge penned adj. Slowed by drink to producing a measured line of ink, then waiting for it to finish. Esekiel was cartridge penned, writing Tykaria a short address with considerable pauses. cartridge pleated adj. Drunk and gathered into a smaller, more decorative arrangement than the evening originally allowed. Ricci became cartridge pleated, folding neatly into the corner while Trigg ordered coffee. cartridged (/ˈkɑːtɹɪdʒd/) adj. The drunkenness of one who arrives assembled, pressurised, and liable to go off unexpectedly. Joyden was cartridged by eleven, while Jerrika kept a prudent distance from the dancing. cartroaded adj. You have drunk enough to mistake the safest route upstairs for a cart track, and take it diagonally. Chantina came upstairs cartroaded, negotiating each step as though it had suffered wheel damage. cartsheded adj. You are drunk and storing yourself against the nearest wall until your legs become serviceable again. Suhayla stood cartsheded beside the coat stand, preserving both balance and personal effects. cartularied (/ˈkɑːtjuləɹɪd/) adj. Of a drinker: every loose remark is carefully registered, though none survives the transcription intact. cartwained adj. Describing a drinker who hauls the whole body forward, with the legs contributing chiefly by following. Swara came cartwained across the floor, pulling the rest of herself towards the piano. cartwayed adj. A drinker who finds one straight route through the room and treats all furniture as temporary roadworks. Tamrah went cartwayed through the party, holding a direct course between chairs and startled guests. cartwheel hatted adj. The state of being drunk and wearing the head at an angle broad enough to catch every doorway. Fauzan arrived cartwheel hatted, tilting beneath the lintel as though avoiding a wide brim. cartwheelered adj. The condition of a drinker who attempts a gymnastic manoeuvre and finishes by inspecting the carpet. Loman went cartwheelered beside the sofa, completing neither the turn nor the explanation. cartwheelled (/ˈkɑːtˌwiːld/) adj. A drinker so far gone that rising from a chair becomes an involuntary rotation. Jeneen cartwheelled out of the armchair and arrived beside the table facing the wrong direction. cartwhipped adj. The drunkenness of one who directs every limb with a delayed, flexible snap. cartwhippinged adj. Reduced by drink to receiving each correction from the furniture with more force than intended. Saaya was cartwhippinged by the banister, which received several misplaced attempts at support. cartwrighted (/ˈkɑːt.ɹaɪtd/) adj. Softened by drink into a person whose joints appear assembled from unfinished timber. Jahmauri grew cartwrighted and folded into the sofa with considerable respect for its workmanship.