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catstitchered adj. Reduced by drink to joining one thing to another with tiny, careful movements, usually at the wrong angle. Jarod was catstitchered on the stairs, fastening his coat to the banister one patient loop at a time. catsuited adj. Softened by drink into attempting a close-fitting garment with the flexibility and coordination of a folded deckchair. Denislav got catsuited while trying to climb the stairs and negotiated each step sideways. catsupped adj. Describing a drinker who has spread the evening over everything, particularly the route home. Annelle was catsupped after the final round, leaving a red trail of explanations towards the taxi. catsworted adj. Sharpened by drink into sudden, narrow attention, usually directed at a glass that has not moved. Adelheid became catsworted and watched the whisky as though it might escape across the table. cattabued adj. Loosened by drink into a broad, uncertain gait combining the confidence of cattle with the balance of neither. Serge went cattabued on the stairs, occupying two steps at once and apologising to both. cattailed (/ˈkæt.teɪld/) adj. Emboldened by drink to proceed in a long, wavering line, regardless of obstacles or witnesses. Helmar went cattailed through the crowded bar, brushing past chairs with steady disregard. cattaloed adj. Drunk and moving with the broad, uncertain authority of a cross between two kinds of cattle. cattamaranned adj. Drunk past the point of trusting a single direction, and therefore proceeding on two. Lash was cattamaranned and approached the doorway along two slightly different routes. catted (/kætd/) adj. Sufficiently drunk to regard every elevated surface as a suitable seat and every movement as predatory. Dairus grew catted and occupied the piano, watching the room with narrowed, unhelpful interest. catteed adj. The state of being drunk and approximately half a kilogram in confidence, though considerably heavier in judgement. Damare was catteed and attempted to weigh his opinions against the tableware. cattelled adj. Drunk on the strength of several drinks, and consequently moving in a slow, collective-looking mass. Locie was cattelled by the bar, unable to persuade the rest of herself towards the exit. catteloed adj. Drunk to the point where balance and coordination appear to have been inherited from separate species. Emyli was catteloed on the landing, stable only when supported by two different walls. catteried (/ˈkætəɹid/) adj. Drunk enough to require boarding, supervision, and removal of anything breakable before morning. Bridgette was catteried after missing the final stair and was settled somewhere without ornaments. cattessed adj. Still drunk, and conducting herself with the alternative dignity of a she-cat who has mislaid her appointment. Mackenlee remained cattessed and declined the taxi on grounds of personal sovereignty. cattied adj. The condition of a drinker who has reduced all quantities, including sobriety, to approximate half-kilogram increments. Kazlyn became cattied and estimated the remaining evening at three units and a biscuit. cattierited adj. Drunk past the point of conversational sulphur, correcting everyone with mineral hardness and no useful evidence. Phylis was cattierited by closing time, disputing the pronunciation of every name in the room.