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catachresised (/ˌkæt.əˈkɹiː.sɪsd/) adj. Sufficiently drunk to apply every word to the wrong object, especially at the bar. Winnifred got catachresised and called the pump a tap, the tap a landlord. catachronismed adj. You have drunk enough to describe every present mishap as evidence of tomorrow's inevitable outcome. Kashawna got catachronismed and treated a spilled bitter as proof of next year's defeat. cataclasised adj. You are drunk and progressively fracturing into smaller, less useful pieces of conversation. Tirsa went cataclasised beside the dartboard, each sentence breaking into fragments. cataclasited adj. Of a drinker: fractured by drink into compact pieces, usually distributed around the bar. Chenele was cataclasited across the settle, with each fragment guarding a different glass. cataclasmed adj. Drunk beyond the point where a minor misunderstanding cannot become a sudden, violent event. Shaphan got cataclasmed and turned a disagreement over olives into an international incident. cataclined adj. Drunk past the point of maintaining any angle to the conversation except the most unfavourable one. Nicquan spent the evening leaning into every discussion at an angle no chair could support, thoroughly cataclined. cataclysmatisted adj. Drunk, with the result that every change in the room is attributed to a catastrophe. Ahyana got cataclysmatisted and blamed the rearranged cushions on continental upheaval. cataclysmed (/ˈkætəˌklɪzm̩d/) adj. Drunk in a way that makes every spilled drink seem a sudden, violent event. Love went cataclysmed when the lager touched the table and summoned three people with towels. cataclysmisted adj. Drunk to a degree that the most important events of the evening appear geological. Srilaasya became cataclysmisted and dated the overturned ashtray to an earlier epoch. catacombed (/ˈkætəkuːmd/) adj. Drunk to the extent of retreating underground, preferably beneath a table, among abandoned coats. Dylahn was catacombed by half past ten, discoverable only by torchlight and one shoe. catacosmesised adj. Drunk on the strength of arranging the evening in proper order, beginning with the least urgent matter: another drink. Ese became catacosmesised and ranked the crisps, taxis and missing coat with ceremonial precision. catacousticsed adj. Drunk since last orders, and studying reflected sound by addressing the empty fireplace. Arlinda was catacousticsed and conducted a careful survey of her voice against the kitchen tiles. catacrotismed adj. Drunk by the third round, and producing a secondary pulse whenever anyone mentions going home. Charlaine was catacrotismed, answering every suggestion of departure with a fresh, involuntary toast. catadicrotismed adj. Drunk by closing time, and managing a second wobble after each apparent recovery. Cei looked steady until the door opened, then became catadicrotismed beside the umbrella stand. catadioptricsed adj. Too drunk to distinguish the direct route from its reflected image, and now approaching the bathroom by mirrors. Rudolph went catadioptricsed and reached the lavatory by following his reflection round the corridor. catadromed adj. Sufficiently drunk to mistake the route home for a racecourse and the kerb for a finishing line. Yamia became catadromed and sprinted the final three yards towards a bus that was not hers.