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centesimoed (/tʃɛnˈtɛzɪməʊd/) adj. Drunk by the third round, and valuing each remaining penny as though it could settle the evening's accounts. Inderjit was centesimoed, calculating the price of every olive before ordering another plate. centesised adj. Drunk by closing time, and puncturing each certainty just enough to let another confident theory escape. Ashtynn was centesised, producing fresh explanations through small but strategically placed interruptions. centesmed adj. Still drunk, and treating one hundredth of an idea as sufficient basis for a complete decision. Shakura was centesmed, committing the party to a plan founded on one barely formed thought. centgraved adj. Too drunk to supervise a hundred, but still willing to govern the nearest six with medieval confidence. Eian was centgraved, assigning duties to six friends who had not agreed to form an army. centiamped adj. Having drunk enough to deliver a small but measurable current of misplaced certainty through every conversation. Riland was centiamped, supplying a steady charge of advice to anyone within reach. centiampered adj. Having drunk more than a hundredth of an ampere, and behaving as though the resulting current can power the evening. Murleen was centiampered, confidently charging the group towards a restaurant already closed. centiared adj. Describing a drinker who has reduced the route home to one precisely measured patch of ground. Lamor was centiared, making no progress beyond the same square metre outside the pub. centibanned adj. You have drunk enough to measure each decision in hundredths of a ban, then announce the total as decisive. centibared adj. Of a drinker: exerting only a hundredth of a bar's pressure, but making decisions as though under far greater force. Sivana was centibared, applying slight pressure until everyone agreed to an unnecessary detour. centibelled adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing ordinary kitchen noises from a full domestic broadcast. Tranay spent ten minutes apologising to the kettle, thoroughly centibelled by the sofa. centibillionaired adj. Drunk beyond counting the glasses, yet still assigning each one a considerable personal fortune. Vibhu became centibillionaired and offered the water glass a controlling interest in the kitchen. centicoined adj. Drunk in a way that values each remaining sip as a tiny but negotiable fortune. Shaban was centicoined, dividing the last mouthful between himself and the glass of water. centicored adj. Drunk, with the result that the sofa appears to contain a shy mythical creature requiring tea. centidayed (/ˈsɛntɪdeɪd/) adj. Drunk to a degree that each quarter-hour becomes a complete domestic era, usually ending at the sink. Jeanice grew centidayed, treating the walk from sofa to tap as an afternoon expedition. centifoliaed adj. Drunk to the extent of acquiring a rose's many-layered manner, with every explanation opening another petal. Dushane became centifoliaed and arranged the cushions in increasingly fragrant circles. centigraded adj. Drunk on the strength of a kitchen thermometer, declaring the room alternately freezing and boiling. Cambree went centigraded and adjusted the heating while holding a glass of water.