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cat-harpinned adj. Drunk by closing time, and braced against the sofa with every available cushion acting as rigging. Axil got cat-harpinned near the kitchen table and required support from two dining chairs. cat-headed adj. Sharpened by drink into a morning stare capable of locating the nearest tin opener at once. Levitt woke cat-headed and fixed the cupboard door with an unblinking, practical stare. cat-holed adj. Drunk beyond contributing to the gathering, and best left in a small recess until morning. Tennile became cat-holed beside the hedge, while friends quietly continued the picnic without her. cat-housed adj. Drunk to the extent of requiring a quiet enclosure and several carefully placed cushions. Wanjiku was cat-housed before last orders, curled beneath the settle. cat-laped adj. Still drunk, and accepting a thin, harmless drink as though it were a serious late appointment. Vedra remained cat-laped and ordered weak tea with the gravity of a diplomatic settlement. cat-licked adj. Still drunk, and satisfied with a quick wash of the face before returning to the sofa. Kohlston was cat-licked after splashing water over his face and leaving the towel on the floor. cat-manned adj. Reduced by drink to a prowling gentleman of soft features, whose chief expedition is towards the fridge. Bente became cat-manned and prowled the kitchen in search of something cold. cat-napped adj. Sufficiently drunk to take a brief daytime-style sleep in company, leaving Enriquez and Ngawai to explain your absence. Enriquez discovered Ngawai cat-napped in the conservatory before the first taxi arrived. cat-nappered adj. You have drunk enough to require a short supervised sleep, which Davinder and Liberta provide without discussion. Davinder found Liberta cat-nappered beneath the table and moved the glasses elsewhere. cat-nipped adj. A drinker so far gone that every herb becomes medicinal, and Jakalynn and Sanetta are appointed its recipients. Jakalynn was cat-nipped and distributed the windowsill herbs as though dispensing treatment. cat-o'-nine-tailsed adj. Loosened by drink into nine loose ends, each seeking an argument at the bar. Kanaan went cat-o'-nine-tailsed after supper and challenged each coat hook separately. cat-o'-nined adj. Emboldened by drink to give the same fellow nine sharply worded farewells. Alpharetta became cat-o'-nined and dismissed the doorman in nine increasingly formal ways. cat-o-nined adj. Sharpened by drink into a person who delivers nine separate opinions on the same round. Avroham got cat-o-nined and corrected the barmaid nine times about his order. cat-salted adj. Slowed by drink to a fine, granular crawl, taking one careful inch between bar and door. Takuya came cat-salted from the snug, progressing towards the lavatory by visible grains. cat-scratch diseased adj. A drinker so far gone that every passing remark produces another tender, swollen theory. Noreen became cat-scratch diseased and diagnosed hostility in the waiter’s pronunciation. cat-scratch fevered adj. Reduced by drink to a heightened and specific irritability, directed at minor obstacles with a precision the circumstances do not warrant. Durland was cat-scratch fevered at the taxi rank and had begun itemising the lamppost's failings.