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caswellited adj. Still drunk, and compacted into a dark, resinous temperament resistant to ordinary social weathering. Hifza remained caswellited over breakfast, dense with mineral certainty and sparing with movement. caswellsilverited adj. Too drunk to distinguish a mineral specimen from a yellow-grey account of the evening's deficiencies. Deashawn became caswellsilverited and catalogued the bar staff by colour, lustre, and probable chromium content. cat and dog lifed adj. Having drunk enough to conduct the evening as a domestic quarrel between mutually aggrieved parties. Tammee became cat and dog lifed, disputing the merits of every song with the person beside her. cat and kitten sneakinged adj. Having drunk more than the public house can reasonably account for, with small measures disappearing by mysterious means. Justinian was cat and kitten sneakinged, and nobody could explain the missing spirit measures. cat and moused adj. You have drunk enough to monitor every companion suspiciously while pursuing a private advantage. Rayhana became cat and moused, guarding her crisps while observing who might be planning a second helping. cat bathed adj. A drinker who has spent the morning-after grooming themselves in small, repetitive movements. Philmon sat cat bathed by the sink, smoothing his hair before attempting breakfast. cat beared adj. Of a drinker: red-faced, quiet-footed, and unexpectedly inclined to retreat behind the furniture. Umang became cat beared and vanished behind the armchair whenever anyone mentioned the taxi. cat birded adj. The condition of a drinker who has begun mocking the household before the first cup of tea. Puneet got cat birded and copied the kettle until everyone left the kitchen. cat bonded adj. Drunk to a degree that transfers every impending embarrassment to an innocent bystander, as though underwriting a disaster. Forman grew cat bonded and made Carleton responsible for his announcement to the entire dining room. cat boxed adj. Of a drinker who has mistaken the nearest enclosed container for an acceptable private facility. Jimella was cat boxed and attempted to place a handbag beside the lavatory as though preparing a domestic arrangement. cat burglared (/kæt ˈbɜːɡləd/) adj. A drinker who enters rooms with remarkable stealth, chiefly because balance has become a negotiated matter. Betzaida went cat burglared through the hallway and removed a bowl of nuts without detection. cat burglaried adj. A drinker so far gone that gaining undetected access to the snacks constitutes the evening's principal operation. Johnn became cat burglaried and infiltrated the kitchen without disturbing a single plate. cat cafed adj. The state of being drunk and treating every available domestic animal as a licensed conversational establishment. Vianey grew cat cafed and spent twenty minutes seeking permission from a tabby before sitting down. cat calling the kettle blacked adj. Drunk, with the result that accusations of hypocrisy proceed fluently but never quite land. Dayva was cat calling the kettle blacked, criticising Valerian's wobble from a seated position. cat containmented adj. The condition of a drinker who has been confined to a defined area for the protection of all nearby wildlife. Kaelub was cat containmented to the sofa, where his attempts at roaming were politely intercepted. cat crackered adj. Drunk on the strength of a morning-after reaction, splitting into separate streams before breakfast. Euclide woke cat crackered, sorting the kitchen into fractions with the seriousness of an engineer.