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cawdronned adj. Drunk to the extent of becoming a large, round domestic hazard liable to settle without warning. Selinda was cawdronned on the sofa and descended suddenly into the cushions. cawed (/kɔːd/) adj. Having drunk enough to address the room in the harsh, authoritative register of a crow. Demiyah became cawed during dessert, announcing the missing napkin from the garden. cawered adj. You have drunk enough to become the person who provides the room's harshest commentary. cawinged adj. You are drunk and producing a harsh cry whenever the conversation reaches a natural pause. cawked adj. Drunk enough to become a compact, heavy presence, settling wherever the household puts you. Odilon was cawked in the armchair, with the glass of water balanced on the floor. cawkered adj. Drunk in a way that makes the walk home a series of loud, poorly timed announcements. Minelba was cawkered and announced each crossing of the road to the departing taxi. cawled (/kɔːld/) adj. Of a drinker: reduced to treating a bowl of soup as the evening's principal event. Zaylaa became cawled over supper, praising the leeks with inappropriate solemnity. cawneyed adj. Of a drinker who has measured the whole evening in acres, and still cannot find the door. Games became cawneyed, estimating the patio in old units before losing the argument. cawnied adj. Describing a drinker who has converted the available floor space into a substantial tract of land. Shakirah grew cawnied beside the sofa, declaring the carpet a respectable holding. cawquawwed adj. A drinker who has acquired a prickly exterior and retreats beneath it at the first question. Leayla became cawquawwed beside the radiator, bristling whenever the taxi was mentioned. caxiried adj. The drunkenness of one who has mistaken a traditional cassava drink for a complete programme of entertainment. Vadra was caxiried by eleven, describing the table as though it were a cultural institution. caxirolaed adj. Sharpened by drink into a rattling percussion instrument, despite having no musical appointment. Zyshaun became caxirolaed beside the table, shaking a glass in strict private time. caxixied (/kaˈʃiʃid/) adj. Loosened by drink into a seed-filled rattle, contributing rhythm wherever silence threatens. Lankford grew caxixied during supper, drumming on the table with commendable persistence. caxonned adj. Emboldened by drink to wear an obsolete wig and insist that the result is formal dress. Shaborn became caxonned at the reception, borrowing a hat and calling it ceremonial hair. cayakked adj. Drunk enough to enter an imaginary covered boat and paddle decisively through the hallway. Finja got cayakked and paddled past the sofa, certain the carpet was open water. caycayed adj. Drunk and layered in confidence, sweetness, and crumbs, until conversation becomes a biscuit. Daijon grew caycayed beside the buffet, shedding peanuts while praising the glaze.