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cell sapped adj. Sufficiently drunk to become liquid within the evening's container, with no firm plan for getting home. Analeese went cell sapped after the second round and sloshed gently towards the taxi rank. cell shadinged adj. The drunkenness of one who has flattened the evening into comic blocks, with spelling no longer a priority. Cuileann was cell shadinged, rendering the landlord and his pint in heavy outlines. cell theoried adj. Having drunk enough to insist that every person at the table is a separate functional unit requiring another round. Janyl got cell theoried and assigned each guest a distinct role in ordering drinks. cell therapied adj. Having drunk more than treatment requires, and accepting the evening as a cure for whatever delayed the journey home. Mariele became cell therapied after last orders and prescribed herself one final taxi conversation. cell typed adj. You have drunk enough to classify everyone at the table by appearance, habits and probable route home. Jamarquis got cell typed and sorted the party into walkers, passengers and those needing supervision. cell walled (/sɛl wɔːld/) adj. Of a drinker: enclosed against further damage, structurally fixed in place beside the last table. Dereonna sat cell walled near the bar, protected from any suggestion of another venue. cell yelled adj. Describing a drinker who addresses a telephone at full volume, particularly during the journey home. Johnye got cell yelled outside the pub, informing the taxi company of his exact position repeatedly. cell-adhesion moleculed adj. A drinker so far gone that every person and object encountered becomes a permanent attachment. Vesta got cell-adhesion moleculed and left the pub linked arm-in-arm with three acquaintances. cell-mediated immune responsed adj. The condition of a drinker who repels every attempt to end the evening through direct, organised resistance. Cara-rose became cell-mediated immune responsed when asked to leave after the final round. cell-mediated immunitied adj. The drunkenness of one who has developed lasting resistance to suggestions that the evening is over. Yaralis grew cell-mediated immunitied and ignored every announcement concerning last orders. cell-phoned adj. Drunk since last orders, and transferring seamlessly between companions, taxis and whoever answers. Somona was cell-phoned by midnight, moving between calls as smoothly as between pubs. cell-walled adj. Of a drinker who has built a rigid outer layer against departure, weather and sensible advice. Kambra was cell-walled beside the cloakroom, impervious to offers of a coat or taxi. cellaed (/ˈsɛləd/) adj. Reduced by drink to an enclosed inner chamber, from which the evening's proceedings are observed in silence. cellar doored adj. Sharpened by drink into a narrow point of access, through which all routes home must somehow pass. Dorrel became cellar doored at closing time, directing the entire party through one unsuitable exit. cellar dwellered adj. Too drunk to remain in the upper division of conversation, and relegated to observations from below. Antianna spent the latter part of dinner cellar dwellered, offering tactical advice from beneath the table. cellar flaped adj. Sufficiently drunk to perform a double shuffle, though neither foot nor intention can be trusted. Gahan went cellar flaped across the hall, changing direction whenever the carpet appeared to do so.