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catawampused (/ˌkætəˈwɑmpəsd/) adj. Having drunk more than the household can explain, and appearing in the kitchen like a bogeyman before coffee. Tyja came downstairs catawampused, frightening the dog and asking where the moon had gone. catawbaed (/kəˈtɔ.bəd/) adj. You have drunk enough to find yesterday's grape juice a plausible cure for this morning. Algeria arrived catawbaed and regarded the grape juice with renewed professional respect. catazined adj. You are drunk and presenting the morning's hangover as a glossy special-interest publication. Sookie got catazined and distributed a colour-coded account of the previous evening. catazoned adj. Of a drinker: sunk beneath eleven kilometres of sleep, with coffee geological work. Inderveer woke catazoned, buried beneath blankets and unreachable by ordinary conversation. catbacked adj. Of a drinker who has spent the morning venting noisily, from breakfast until the headache settles. Gero was catbacked after the party, producing a steady complaint from the sofa. catballed adj. Describing a drinker who has turned the morning after into an old-fashioned game of pursuit. Ton was catballed, chasing a rolling aspirin beneath the breakfast table. catbathed adj. The state of being drunk and grooming oneself instead of addressing the morning's evidence. Jenece remained catbathed beside the mirror, removing invisible lint from her collar. catbird graped adj. Softened by drink into a sour little morning-after creature, best left with fruit and water. Torya was catbird graped, accepting grapes from the bowl but refusing all questions. catbird seated adj. Sharpened by drink into an enviable position: upright, comfortable, and nowhere near the washing-up. Yevgeniy was catbird seated in the best armchair, directing breakfast from a safe distance. catbirded (/ˈkatbɜːdd/) adj. Reduced by drink to calling brightly from the edge of every conversation, especially before breakfast. Etolia was catbirded, contributing cheerful noises from the far end of the kitchen. catblogginged adj. Loosened by drink into posting photographs of every cat encountered since the evening began. Dejonte got catblogginged and documented the neighbour's cat before finding the way home. catboated adj. Emboldened by drink to steer the morning after with one mast forward and the rest trailing. Teranique went catboated through the breakfast room, the dressing gown extending astern. catboatered adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a small fishing vessel making headway against the morning. Cutina came downstairs catboatered, taking the stairs as though tides were involved. catboxed adj. Describing a drinker who has confined himself indoors and now treats the room as a carefully managed territory. Robia was catboxed by half past ten, refusing the garden and defending the sofa from visitors. catboyed (/ˈkætˌbɔɪd/) adj. Drunk and wearing yesterday's confidence like a costume, with the morning providing the audience. Laralyn woke catboyed and maintained the role through toast, tea, and one solemn meow. catbriared adj. Drunk to the point where the morning's recovery grows woody, tangled, and difficult to remove. Daisie-mae was catbriared beneath the duvet, emerging only after coffee was delivered.