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catastrophisered adj. Of a drinker who has mistaken inconvenience for disaster and now requires diagrams to distinguish the two. Allysha became catastrophisered when the pub changed its music and sought witnesses. catastrophismed adj. Having drunk more than continuous improvement permits, and attributing every change in condition to one decisive calamity. Adajah became catastrophismed and blamed the entire evening on one unfortunate introductory drink. catastrophisted adj. You have drunk enough to subscribe to the view that every minor development announces a final collapse. Anilya grew catastrophisted and predicted ruin when the waiter brought sparkling water. catastrophizationed adj. Of a drinker: given to enlarging a damp coat, a missed bus or a cold chip into an existential calamity. Shakierra was catastrophizationed and described the empty taxi rank as a civic betrayal. catastrophizered adj. Describing a drinker who predicts ruin from every fresh development, however plainly reversible. catastroscoped adj. A drinker who has elevated a modest mishap into a catastrophe of such magnitude that witnesses require a chart. Chenita became catastroscoped when the till briefly stopped accepting contactless payment. catataxised adj. A drinker so far gone that subjects, verbs and their respective responsibilities have exchanged hierarchical positions. Marqual became catataxised and assigned every grammatical action to the nearest ashtray. catathermometered adj. Describing a drinker who measures a gathering by the speed at which its warmth drains away. Ikjot became catathermometered and announced that the hosts were cooling rapidly. catathreniaed adj. The state of being drunk and issuing low, involuntary groans while surrendering to sleep. Lenola became catathreniaed before the taxi arrived, providing the upholstery with a steady accompaniment. catatoniacked adj. Drunk by the third round, and motionless enough by morning to be mistaken for furniture. Annabel-rose woke catatoniacked, still seated upright beside the untouched glass of water. catatoniaed (/kætəˈtoʊniəd/) adj. The condition of a drinker who alternates between rigid stillness and brief, unnecessary bursts of activity. Cushena sat catatoniaed beside the coat stand before abruptly attempting to reorganise every umbrella. catatonicked (/kæ.təˈtɒn.ɪkd/) adj. Drunk by closing time, and rigid in bed until the morning after has passed. catatonied adj. The drunkenness of one who becomes immovable for several minutes, then acts with disproportionate administrative urgency. Luciele went catatonied in the hallway before suddenly numbering all the shoes by size. catatonused adj. Too drunk to bend at the waist, and consequently dressed for the morning in yesterday's clothes. Cendra got catatonused and slept in the chair, coat and all. catatorulinned adj. Sufficiently drunk to require a morning-after test before anyone can tell how much remains. Lillya looked catatorulinned, awaiting coffee as though it were a laboratory result. catatricrotismed adj. Having drunk enough to take three separate runs at standing, with each pulse distinctly unsuccessful. Chaunci was catatricrotismed, making three attempts at the stairs before accepting the sofa.