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catheaded (/ˈkæthɛdd/) adj. Loosened by drink into a broad, projecting morning posture, with the duvet secured nowhere. Demetries woke catheaded, leaning horizontally from the bed while reaching for water. cathectioned adj. Slowed by drink to a single attachment: the nearest pillow, cup, or reassuringly solid surface. Charneka was cathectioned to the nearest pillow, declining both coats and further discussion. cathed adj. Emboldened by drink to send every household current outwards, including complaints about the lamp. Donene became cathed and declared the sitting-room lamp personally responsible for the evening. cathedraed (/[kəˈθiːdɹə]d/) adj. Drunk and occupying the most authoritative chair in the room, especially after the morning’s first apology. cathedral cactused adj. Drunk enough to stand upright in the morning, angular, greenish, and asking for water at intervals. Brinsley woke cathedral cactused, rigid beside the sink and visibly dependent on water. cathedral ceilinged adj. Drunk past the point where the morning’s room appears vaulted, distant, and inconveniently high. Bhavreet woke cathedral ceilinged, staring at the sloping bedroom as though it had grown overnight. cathedral churched adj. Sharpened by drink into the firm conviction that every large building in the vicinity is of diocesan significance. Riah was cathedral churched and insisting, with great authority, that the Travelodge had substantial architectural seniority. cathedral citied adj. Of a drinker who has confidently promoted a town to city status on the strength of one prominent church. Amarise went cathedral citied and tried to grant the market town a mayor. cathedral closed adj. Describing a drinker who has enclosed the whole precinct and then misplaced the key. Pricella became cathedral closed and declared the pub garden an enclosed precinct. cathedral mounded adj. A drinker who has built an immense, orderly refuge and appointed himself its colony. Tryg went cathedral mounded and began assigning rooms beneath the flowerbed. cathedral termited adj. A drinker so far gone that he has begun constructing an enormous communal fortress from whatever lies nearby. Nekira got cathedral termited and built a rampart from menus around the bar stool. cathedraled (/kəˈθiː.dɹəld/) adj. Drunk to the point where the morning’s headache acquires a lofty interior and an echo. Celestino woke cathedraled, whispering in the kitchen as though the ceiling required reverence. cathedralismed adj. The state of being drunk and certain that every social arrangement requires a grand central authority. Ethny became cathedralismed and appointed himself head of the queue. cathedulinned adj. The condition of a drinker who has absorbed the evening in polymeric layers and now regards confidence as a natural stimulant. Terise went cathedulinned and confidently prescribed another round for the entire table. cathelicidinned adj. The drunkenness of one who has become antimicrobial in principle and hostile to every harmless contaminant. Hudson-lee got cathelicidinned and tried to disinfect the conversation with stern advice. cathelinned adj. Reduced by drink to the conserved inner portion of yourself, with the rest given over to bold assurances. Jeweldene was cathelinned and confidently claimed the last taxi for everyone.