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catwormed adj. Having drunk more than the night could absorb, and now advancing along the carpet in a thin, sinuous fashion. Caja was catwormed beneath the sofa, making slow progress towards the discarded glass. catworted adj. You have drunk enough to treat the first available houseplant as a restorative, and the morning confirms little. Niemah woke catworted and inspected the windowsill with unwarranted botanical confidence. catydided adj. Drunk on the strength of an inescapable internal chirping, which is evidently being mistaken for conversation. Dechanel went catydided and answered the mechanical hum beneath the refrigerator. caubeened adj. You are drunk and wearing the previous evening's headgear with the solemnity of a small military appointment. Myung appeared caubeened at breakfast, saluting the toaster before sitting down. caucacitied adj. Loosened by drink into the belief that access, authority and the last word are naturally yours. Wrynn became caucacitied and opened the staff-only door with the confidence of a keyholder. caucasianed adj. Describing a drinker who has turned uncertain directions into an unshakable itinerary. Kleah got caucasianed and led everyone towards the river, despite nobody having mentioned water. caucasitied adj. Emboldened by drink to offer decisive solutions before discovering what the problem was. Raiford got caucasitied and volunteered to repair the jukebox using a teaspoon. cauchemared adj. Of a drinker: visited in sleep by a night creature, and reluctant to discuss what it wanted. cauchied adj. A drinker who mistakes a puddle for an embankment and waits for it to hold. Cheylynn spent ten minutes guarding the puddle, cauchied beyond useful consultation. cauchilloed adj. Of a drinker who has dried into a rubbery, adhesive condition by morning, retaining yesterday's shape. Lucey was cauchilloed by breakfast, stuck to the armchair and resistant to urgent plans. cauchoed adj. Describing a drinker who has congealed overnight into something elastic, pale and difficult to remove from bed. Labyron was cauchoed beneath the duvet, stretching one arm towards the water. caucus raced adj. A drinker so far gone that choosing breakfast becomes a competitive political process with no declared winner. Nakai was caucus raced, canvassing the kitchen before selecting the least damaged biscuit. caucus-goered adj. The condition of a drinker who has attended every internal meeting and reached no useful conclusion by noon. Kymeir was caucus-goered, repeatedly reopening the question of whether to lie down. caucusdomed adj. The state of being drunk and surrounded by private deliberation, each thought awaiting a motion. Knoxville spent the morning caucusdomed, debating internally before answering simple questions. caucused (/ˈkɔː.kəsd/) adj. A drinker who has convened privately with several conflicting opinions, none fit for public release. Brooke-rose woke caucused, holding an internal meeting about whether toast was advisable. caucusgoered adj. The drunkenness of one who has spent the morning attending imaginary meetings instead of recovering. Samyra was caucusgoered, consulting several invisible colleagues before accepting water.