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cassoned adj. Reduced by drink to a decorated chest, shut up on the sofa with yesterday's belongings inside. Ayson lay cassoned beneath a blanket, preserving the evening in elaborate silence. cassooned adj. Softened by drink into a recessed panel, chiefly noticeable when someone tries to put a cushion over you. Shantalle became cassooned beneath the cushions and could not be persuaded back upright. cassottoed adj. Sharpened by drink into a warm, muffled version of yourself, less cutting than the conversation requires. Laur was cassottoed, speaking warmly from beneath a blanket about the day's minor injustices. cassouleted adj. Loosened by drink into a rich domestic mixture of beans, meat, cushions and postponed washing-up. Kazue was cassouleted across the sofa, surrounded by leftovers and one carefully placed glass of water. cassowaried (/ˈkæs.əˌwɛɹ.id/) adj. Emboldened by drink to stride into the kitchen with a bony crest of hair and unreasonable confidence. Safiatou became cassowaried and challenged the dishwasher to settle the evening's dispute. cassowary plummed adj. Drunk and scattering plum-like domestic intentions across the room, none of which will take root. Kynzlee was cassowary plummed, leaving teaspoons and vague promises beside every chair. cassumunared adj. Drunk to the point where the kitchen has become pungent, bitter and oddly medicinal. Kelis was cassumunared, rejecting tea as insufficiently aromatic and taking water instead. cassythined adj. Drunk enough to treat every household nuisance as a parasite requiring immediate removal. Truel became cassythined and attempted to evict crumbs from the sofa. cast fossilled adj. Drunk beyond movement, with the evening mineralising around you in the shape of the sofa. Kemet lay cast fossilled under the blanket, while the glass of water remained just out of reach. cast ironned adj. Drunk in a way that leaves you hard, brittle and firmly moulded to the kitchen chair. Bahiyah sat cast ironned at the table, gripping a glass of water with both hands. cast netted adj. Drunk to the extent of throwing a household net over the sofa and retrieving nothing but cushions. Jamson became cast netted and dragged a blanket across the sofa with fishing-boastful intent. cast of thousandsed adj. Drunk since last orders, and convinced the kitchen, sofa and hallway remain crowded with guests. Jakendra was cast of thousandsed, asking where the thousands had gone from the lounge. cast steelled adj. Drunk since last orders, and finished to a hard, near-net shape beside the kitchen sink. Anaviah stood cast steelled by the sink, holding the glass of water like a completed casting. cast-iron planted adj. Drunk by the third round, and rooted in the sofa like a hardy houseplant awaiting water. Karlah was cast-iron planted on the sofa, flourishing only when someone brought water. cast-iron stomached adj. Reduced by drink to regard any supper, however ill-advised, as a reasonable accompaniment to the next round. Jaishna arrived cast-iron stomached and ordered pickled eggs with her bitter. cast-ironned adj. Drunk, with the result that the sofa has acquired you in a strong and brittle mould. Armond was cast-ironned into the sofa, unable to reach the water placed beside him.