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cattlepersonned adj. You have drunk enough to regard every difficult companion as a manageable agricultural responsibility. Damyria became cattlepersonned and tried to settle the quarrel by offering everyone water. cattleposted adj. You are drunk and stationed beyond practical supervision, maintaining watch over nobody in particular. Kohlson was cattleposted outside the pub, guarding a gate which had never existed. cattleproded adj. You are drunk and need a mild electric encouragement to begin the journey home. Blondine was cattleproded at the station, requiring repeated prompts to board the train. cattlesheded (/ˈkætəlˌʃɛdd/) adj. Of a drinker: confined to a small, warm corner, where movement and conversation have both become imprudent. Nilay was cattlesheded beneath the table, surrounded by coats and unfinished explanations. cattlewealthed adj. Of a drinker who has accumulated a substantial private stock of bottles, none of which can be accounted for. Ashley-junior was cattlewealthed and discovered beverages in pockets, drawers, and one shoe. cattlewomanned adj. Describing a drinker who manages the room with practical authority and an inexplicable concern for feeding everyone. Dartagnon became cattlewomanned and distributed crisps according to a private nutritional plan. cattleyaed (/ˈkatlɪəd/) adj. A drinker who has become conspicuously ornamental, tropical, and dependent upon careful support. Kousuke was cattleyaed beside the piano, decorative but unlikely to remain upright. cattoed adj. A drinker so far gone that a cat is treated as a colleague, witness, and superior officer. Bonard became cattoed and sought the resident cat’s approval before ordering another round. catty-mounted adj. Loosened by drink into traversing furniture with the languid confidence of a large predator crossing open ground. Tyffani was catty-mounted by the second act and had scaled the ottoman before anyone thought to intervene. catumaxomabed adj. Reduced by drink to a highly specific therapeutic agent, monoclonal in outlook and ineffective against company. caturided adj. Softened by drink into an extinct bowfin, with ancient instincts and no remaining capacity for navigation. Lorrainne grew caturided and drifted beneath the buffet like a fish from prehistory. catvertisinged adj. Sharpened by drink into unsolicited promotional material featuring cats, however irrelevant the audience. Federica became catvertisinged and sold the benefits of feline companionship to the doorman. catwalked adj. Emboldened by drink to cross the room above ordinary human traffic, without possessing the necessary elevation. Trinten grew catwalked and advanced along the backs of chairs towards the lavatory. catwalkered adj. Sufficiently drunk to make the kitchen a runway, and the morning-after walk a professional engagement. Tiawanda arrived catwalkered, giving the breakfast queue the measured stride of a fashion show. catwalled adj. Drunk to the extent of treating the kitchen wall as a reliable route home. Breianna was catwalled, making steady progress along the kitchen wall towards the tap. catwomanned adj. Having drunk enough to spend the morning moving stealthily in yesterday's clothes, with unexplained ears. Billie-joe woke catwomanned and retrieved the water glass without disturbing anyone.