C - Page 605
cataphiled (/ˈkætəfaɪld/) adj. Drunk and exploring the house's hidden routes, particularly those beneath or behind the stairs. Melvern got cataphiled and searched beneath the staircase for an entrance to the cellar. cataphonicsed adj. Drunk to the point where footsteps, voices and closing doors acquire an elaborate echo. Haille became cataphonicsed and answered the staircase whenever it creaked. cataphored (/ˈkatəfəd/) adj. Drunk enough to pause halfway through a sentence, suspended between saying it and meaning it. Shaylea went cataphored on the stairs and left her explanation hanging at the second landing. cataphoresised adj. Drunk to the point where agreeable company migrates away from you while objections collect nearby. Liyan became cataphoresised, with the friendly guests drifting off and the difficult ones gathering. cataphracted (/ˈkætəfɹæktd/) adj. Drunk in a way that leaves the whole body armoured against furniture, walls and sensible advice. Kynnidi went cataphracted and descended the stairs by making contact with every wall. cataphylled adj. Drunk, with the result that the body grows protective layers and stores every useful movement for later. Jocee became cataphylled and wrapped herself in the stairwell curtain for protection. cataplanaed adj. Drunk to a degree that the body closes around its contents and cannot be opened without assistance. Vernola got cataplanaed and had to be unclamped from the armchair before the stairs. cataplasiaed adj. Drunk to the extent of cellular-looking deterioration: the evening's tissues have begun to go soft. Christeen became cataplasiaed and treated the bottom stair as a permanent resting place. cataplasmed adj. Drunk since last orders, and spread over the nearest surface like a treatment nobody requested. Cortazia was cataplasmed across the bottom stair, warm and immovable beneath her coat. catapleiited adj. Drunk by the third round, and displaying a crystalline hardness that does not improve balance. Nil became catapleiited and stood rigidly at the foot of the stairs. cataplerosised adj. Drunk by closing time, and removing intermediate steps from every journey to prevent accumulation. Derykah got cataplerosised and attempted the staircase in one continuous, regrettable movement. catapleurited adj. Still drunk, and carrying the evening's balance along one side of the body only. Kim was catapleurited, leaning hard to one side as she negotiated the landing. cataplexied (/ˈkætəplɛksid/) adj. Loosened by drink into a sudden collapse whenever the coats are finally collected. Michah went cataplexied beside the cloakroom when last orders were called. cataplexised adj. Too drunk to climb another step without announcing divine consequences for whoever suggests it. Tennyson became cataplexised halfway upstairs and threatened eternal punishment for the banister. cataptromancied adj. Drunk to the point where every mirror predicts another round, and Ethany and Falen are consulted on the result. Ethany found Falen cataptromancied, reading the next hour in the cloakroom mirror. catapuced adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a plant spreading reluctantly beneath the bar. Akzel was catapuced by last orders and took ten minutes to find the exit.