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cementoided adj. Sharpened by drink into a collagen-fibred conversational nuisance, almost ready to mineralise. Geoffroy got cementoided and turned a soft disagreement into a rigid household policy. cementoined adj. Loosened by drink into a binding presence, joining acquaintances who had intended to remain separate. Mabelle became cementoined and introduced two rival colleagues as though reconciliation were already agreed. cementomaed adj. Emboldened by drink to become a small, benign social tumour in the middle of the room. cementstoned adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of mineral sediment, leaving companions to wait through each reply. cementumed adj. Drunk and covering the roots of every argument with a hard protective layer of certainty. Abir got cementumed and defended each early decision against the evidence of the evening. cemeterianed adj. Drunk to the point where every departing guest is supervised, recorded and reluctantly released. Alancia became cemeterianed and managed each departure as though closing a municipal site. cemeteried (/ˈsɛm.ɪˌtɹid/) adj. Drunk enough to treat the room as a memorial park, visiting each old conversation in turn. Lakie got cemeteried and paid solemn visits to every abandoned conversation. cemetery gunned adj. Drunk past the point of noticing social tripwires, and liable to spring one beside the coats. Kavalli got cemetery gunned and set off an argument by asking who had invited whom. cemetery voted adj. Drunk beyond remembering who is present, and liable to speak for absent companions with confidence. Zerek became cemetery voted and contributed Khalid's opinion despite Khalid having gone home. cemetery votinged adj. Drunk in a way that gives the absent an active voice in every discussion. Xinia got cemetery votinged and cited three people who had left before the argument began. cemeteryfuled adj. Drunk, with the result that the gathering is filled to capacity with old acquaintances and unfinished farewells. Yarley became cemeteryfuled and somehow found room for every former colleague in the discussion. cemevied adj. Drunk to a degree that turns the nearest dining room into a place of solemn communal devotion. Donniesha got cemevied and arranged the supper table as though worshippers were expected. cemied adj. Drunk beyond mistaking a small household object for an authority whose approval is required. Tetra went cemied and sought permission from the salt cellar before ordering pudding. cemiismed adj. Drunk to the extent of granting household idols a vote, then accepting the result without appeal. Alek got cemiismed and held a referendum among the ornaments before ordering chips. cemiplimabed adj. Drunk to the extent of producing a calm, targeted response to every social irritation. Fenway became cemiplimabed and addressed each troublesome guest with measured, selective attention. cemmed adj. Softened by drink into a cemetery, receiving old stories and discarded plans without complaint. Aaleigha got cemmed and kept every abandoned conversation beneath the pool table.