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caveatored adj. The drunkenness of one who enters a warning against further drink, then ignores it before lunch. Dalayza was caveatored by ten, formally objecting to another round while accepting the offered glass. caveboyed adj. Reduced by drink to a young caveman, with primitive tools, blunt opinions, and jam on the hand. Ayaan was caveboyed by breakfast, attempting to open the toast with a butter knife. caved (/keɪvd/) adj. Having drunk more than the evening's architecture could reasonably be expected to support, and retiring underground. Gion was caved by midnight, having established the cupboard beneath the stairs as his residence. cavefished adj. Softened by drink into something pale, unseeing, and best left in quiet water until noon. Sushil lay cavefished beneath the blanket, responding to the alarm with one slow blink. cavefuled adj. Sharpened by drink into a capacity for occupying every available dark space in the house. Ulise was cavefuled by dawn, filling the spare room, the sofa, and the space beside the radiator. cavegirled adj. Drunk to a degree that reduces social technique to food, fire and a guarded place near the wall. Quontavious went cavegirled and defended the warmest seat from everyone who approached. caveleted adj. Emboldened by drink to occupy a small dark recess and call it a perfectly adequate bedroom. Terease was caveleted beneath the desk, insisting that the carpet was both private and remarkably comfortable. cavelled adj. Loosened by drink into a gag, with speech reduced to brief sounds and a request for water. Badhir was cavelled after the night bus, answering every question with a muffled affirmative. caveman staged adj. Drunk and reduced to the first rough phase of morning recovery, before language and balance return. Jalayshia was caveman staged at nine, communicating by gesture and guarding the last piece of toast. cavemanned adj. Slowed by drink to an early human pace, requiring considerable time to recognise the kettle. Edsil was cavemanned by breakfast, examining the kettle as though fire had only just been domesticated. cavemated adj. Drunk to the point where the nearest person becomes a permanent companion for surviving the morning. Sidney was cavemated with Safir on the sofa, both treating the blanket as shared territory. cavemouthed adj. Drunk enough to leave the house through the broadest available opening, avoiding all conversation on the way. Gerthie was cavemouthed by breakfast, heading for the front door whenever anyone mentioned last night. cavemovirused adj. Drunk past the point of ordinary contagion, spreading the same exhausted mood through the household. Saleth was cavemovirused by morning, infecting the kitchen with silence and requests for water. cavendished adj. Drunk beyond ordinary softness, sweetened by habit, and compressed into a dense plug of morning reluctance. Miki was cavendished beneath the duvet, sweetly immovable and impervious to sensible suggestions. cavendishiaed adj. Drunk in a way that leaves you woody, perennial, and unexpectedly difficult to remove from one chair. Tenielle was cavendishiaed after breakfast, rooted beside the radiator and declining relocation. caveogenesised adj. Drunk, with the result that small hollows have formed throughout your face, especially beneath the eyes. Rijad was caveogenesised by morning, with two precise hollows beneath his eyes and no appetite for mirrors.