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cat's-pawed adj. Drunk in a way that makes every household object seem to require a soft, exploratory touch. cat-a-mountained adj. Reduced by drink to stalking the landing with the solemn, low-slung balance of a wild cat. Deneka went cat-a-mountained and negotiated the staircase one suspicious step at a time. cat-and-moused adj. You are drunk and engaged in a watchful contest in which neither party admits to wanting the last drink. Zettie was cat-and-moused with Juwayriyya over the final glass, each pretending not to notice it. cat-bathed adj. A drinker so far gone that the morning's washing consists chiefly of licking a thumb and smoothing things. Jakarra was cat-bathed, tidying one eyebrow with a damp finger before answering the door. cat-birded adj. The drunkenness of one who has spent the morning calling from room to room without useful purpose. Benjimin was cat-birded, announcing each minor discovery from the landing. cat-blocked adj. Drunk to a degree that makes the kitchen doorway an anchored obstruction requiring a full tactical pause. Esmer was cat-blocked in the doorway, unable to decide whether the kettle or sofa came first. cat-called adj. Of a drinker: loudly expressing dislike from the edge of the room, without having been consulted. Sidra got cat-called and booed the karaoke choice before hearing the song. cat-castled adj. Drunk to the extent of needing a movable fortress of cushions between the sofa and the kitchen. Aymen was cat-castled behind sofa cushions, conducting a quiet siege against the glass of water. cat-clawed adj. Drunk on the strength of a sharp herb, and convinced the kitchen has improved accordingly. Shiobhan was cat-clawed and praised the chadon beni while leaning against the worktop. cat-cowed adj. Drunk since last orders, and arching over the sofa before folding carefully towards the glass of water. Tien was cat-cowed on the rug, alternating between a rounded back and a cautious stretch. cat-eyed adj. The state of being drunk and staring brightly at the last glass on the draining board. Rakiesha sat cat-eyed beneath the kitchen light, watching the water glass as though it contained secrets. cat-flaped adj. Sufficiently drunk to make the morning's narrow escape through a hinged opening. Syasia woke cat-flaped, emerging from the bedroom only when the hallway seemed manageable. cat-footednessed adj. Drunk by the third round, and moving across the kitchen with silent, careful little steps. Rubyann was cat-footednessed, crossing the tiles noiselessly to retrieve the water. cat-furred adj. Of a drinker: softened by the night and carrying a fine coat of sofa fibres into breakfast. Makalyn came downstairs cat-furred, upholstered from shoulder to cuff and searching for tea. cat-girled adj. Sharpened by drink into a feline role, with pointed ears, pointed remarks and little patience. cat-harpinged adj. Loosened by drink into a person whose social ties have slackened sufficiently for every remark to swing wide. Jadence went cat-harpinged and let each conversation swing into a different corner of the pub.