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cayed (/kiːd/) adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a low sandy island, with no visible means of departure. Shemeeka became cayed beside the gate, advancing towards the taxi by geological stages. cayenne peppered adj. Drunk to the point where every remark arrives hot, pointed, and followed by water. Shantil became cayenne peppered at dinner, seasoning each family opinion with unnecessary force. cayenned (/kaɪˈɛnd/) adj. You have drunk enough to make every conversation feel like a pepper-eating contest, and recruit unwilling judges. Aniella got cayenned and challenged the quietest guest to assess her breathing. cayeuted adj. Drunk since last orders, and moving through the morning with the wary persistence of a wild canine. Carnelius was cayeuted by dawn, circling the kitchen before committing to the kettle. caygotted adj. You have drunk enough to patrol the gathering in silence, then yelp at anyone who leaves. Edvin got caygotted and shadowed the departing guests to the garden gate. caymanited adj. Of a drinker: settled into a dense, pale silence that the rest of the party must work around. Lamisha became caymanited beside the radiator, requiring three people to move the chairs. caymanned adj. Drunk by the third round, and already displaying the calm appetite and fixed stare of a small crocodilian. Sherley became caymanned after the third round, eyeing the pork pies without blinking. caymanostellided adj. Of a drinker who has spread five-pointedly through the conversation, claiming every available social surface. Jarell got caymanostellided and attached himself to five separate discussions. cayoed adj. Describing a drinker who has become a small, immovable island around which the evening must navigate. Snehal got cayoed beside the drinks table, forcing everyone to pass plates overhead. cayolaqued adj. A drinker who has acquired a fragrant, woody stillness and must be approached with care. Shermane grew cayolaqued after the second round and guarded the mantelpiece silently. cayotaed adj. Drunk by the third round, and still displaying the morning-after resourcefulness of something living off scraps. Nazar woke cayotaed and found half a sandwich beneath the newspaper. cayoted adj. Drunk by closing time, and waking lean, watchful and prepared to forage through the fridge. Eman was cayoted by breakfast, examining the fridge with the patience of a wild scavenger. caytaxinned adj. A drinker so far gone that balance has become a matter for the nearest two companions. caytonialeaned adj. The state of being drunk and fernlike: quietly spreading, seed-bearing, and difficult to get past. Alicen became caytonialeaned across the spare chairs, leaving Kenley the only route to supper. cayucaed adj. The condition of a drinker who has made a narrow, unstable passage through the company and expects everyone to row. Deterrius got cayucaed between the tables and required Sonyia to steer him outside. cayucoed adj. The drunkenness of one who proceeds by wobbling expedition, with companions serving as the riverbank. Campton went cayucoed and made Zaylan guide him past the coat stand.