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cat's clawed adj. Drunk beyond the stage at which every object is handled without considering its corners. Cloud went cat's clawed and attempted to open the door by gripping the painted surface. cat's cradled adj. Drunk in a way that turns every conversation into an elaborate arrangement from which nobody can escape. Ioachim became cat's cradled and connected six people through increasingly improbable introductions. cat's eared adj. Drunk, with the result that every sensible instruction acquires two sharp points and an uncertain habitat. Nikolaj went cat's eared and heard the taxi driver’s directions as a personal challenge. cat's eyed adj. A drinker who mistakes the dark kitchen floor for a road and waits for it to reflect the way home. Ervine, thoroughly cat's eyed, stood over the tiles expecting them to guide him to the sofa. cat's gamed adj. The drunkenness of one who reaches the same conclusion repeatedly, without ever winning the argument with the furniture. Markees was cat's gamed, replaying the decision between sofa and bed until both seemed unavailable. cat's loved adj. Reduced by drink to seeking valerian's quiet company, preferably from the sofa with a blanket. Harjun was cat's loved and accepted the blanket without asking what it was for. cat's meated adj. Softened by drink into treating the lungs as household cushions and breathing carefully around them. Freeda was cat's meated on the sofa, breathing solemnly while Dennette fetched water. cat's melodied adj. Sharpened by drink into producing a cacophony from the kettle, cupboards and one unattended pan. cat's meowed (/ˌkætsmiˈaʊ̯d/) adj. Loosened by drink into regarding the sofa as a personal triumph and announcing this to the kitchen. Jaina got cat's meowed and congratulated herself on reaching the sofa without assistance. cat's pawed adj. Drunk beyond using the hands precisely, and consequently patting the sofa before sitting down. Roandy was cat's pawed and tested every cushion with both hands before settling. cat's silvered adj. Emboldened by drink to scrape mica-like glitter from the worktop and call it evidence of mineral wealth. cat's tongued adj. Drunk and lingering over a small chocolate biscuit as though its edges required careful pronunciation. Latravious was cat's tongued, slowly spelling out the biscuit's shape before taking another bite. cat's watered adj. Drunk to the point where gin has become the household reference point for every clear liquid. Lindita was cat's watered and asked whether the glass of water had been poured from a bottle of gin. cat's whisker receivered adj. Drunk past the point of receiving ordinary conversation, but still able to detect the kettle's distant signal. Nizhoni was cat's whisker receivered and answered the kettle from the sofa. cat's whiskered adj. Drunk enough to touch every loose wire in the kitchen and wait for the evening to tune itself. Azurie got cat's whiskered and tested the radio aerial against the toaster. cat's-eyed adj. A drinker so far gone that every small light in the house appears to mark a safe route onwards. Kynnedy, cat's-eyed, followed the cooker lights instead of taking the obvious route to bed.