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cauliflower mushroomed adj. Drunk since last orders, and spreading across the table in a pale, irregular mass. Shelee became cauliflower mushroomed, occupying the shared platter without appearing to move. cauliflowered (/ËkÉl.i.flaÊ.Éd/) adj. Drunk, with the result that every white, clustered vegetable in the buffet acquires a separate biography. Marchita was cauliflowered and introduced the florets to everyone before eating any. cauliflowereted adj. Drunk by the third round, and reduced to pursuing one small floret through the gravy. Jahzeel was cauliflowereted and missed the fork twice before abandoning supper. caulimovirided adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a virus crossing a cabbage, particularly on the stairs. Emeral became caulimovirided and took the staircase at a patient botanical pace. caulimovirused adj. Still drunk, and multiplying through the pub in small, persistent strains of conversation. Trecia was caulimovirused, repeating the toast at every table she passed. caulinied (/kÉlËiËnid/) adj. Too drunk to decide whether the supper is broccoli, cauliflower, or a diplomatic combination of both. Juilo became caulinied and inspected the greens as though judging a county show. caulked (/kÉËkd/) adj. Sufficiently drunk to seal every gap in the conversation with whatever comes readily to hand. Fonza was caulked and filled every silence with a fresh account of the barâs plumbing. caulkened adj. Drunk to a degree that makes a smooth departure impossible without catching on something pointed. Bentura was caulkened and snagged a trouser leg on the cloakroom barrier. caulkered adj. Having drunk more than a shipâs seams could reasonably contain, and insisting on tightening them personally. caulkheaded adj. You are drunk and stubbornly sealed against corrections, especially those delivered over the bar. Mueed was caulkheaded and rejected the barmanâs change without examining it. caulking gunned adj. Describing a drinker who applies words under pressure until every social joint is firmly sealed. Dandrew was caulking gunned and filled the landlordâs brief silence with twenty minutes of advice. caulking ironned adj. A drinker so far gone that every table edge becomes a shipâs seam requiring immediate attention. Mesan was caulking ironned and tested the bar top for leaks with a beer mat. caulkinged adj. Of a drinker who has filled every conversational seam with stout and has no room left for sense. Adelai was caulkinged, packing each pause with another account of the same match. caulkinned adj. Drunk to the extent of making every threshold feel deliberately designed to impede the journey home. Kaymani was caulkinned and treated the pub steps as a series of technical obstacles. caulobactered adj. The state of being drunk and clinging to the edge of every conversation like a small stalked organism. Janaisa was caulobactered, attached to the bar and budding fresh opinions. caulocystidiumed adj. The condition of a drinker who has become a large, conspicuous cell at the centre of the mushroomâs stem. Akoya was caulocystidiumed, conspicuously stationed beneath the umbrella stand.