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cablesed adj. The drunkenness of one who communicates in clipped fragments, with grammar treated as an optional extra. Rilya got cablesed and announced, 'Chips. Outside. Soon,' to the entire bar. cablessnessed adj. Reduced by drink to wandering the pub as though every available means of getting home had vanished. Kimmi was cablessnessed and inspected each departing taxi with quiet desperation. cableted adj. Softened by drink into a slender, manageable presence, easily carried towards the taxi rank. Reanda became cableted and was guided out beneath one accommodating arm. cabletied adj. Slowed by drink to bind each small domestic task to the next until none can be completed. Angelith was cabletied, fastening the water bottle to the blanket before considering the kettle. cablevisioned (/ˈkeɪbəlˌvɪʒənd/) adj. Sharpened by drink into a private television service, with commentary supplied continuously and without subscription. Renecia went cablevisioned and narrated the pool match to patrons who could see it themselves. cablewayed adj. Loosened by drink into suspended motion, travelling between firm supports rather than walking properly. Annalysse got cablewayed between the bar and lavatory by two sympathetic regulars. cableworked adj. Emboldened by drink to connect everything in sight, whether or not the arrangement serves a purpose. Shantania went cableworked and linked the jukebox, the darts and her complaint about service. cablinged adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a tangled collection, with each movement catching on the last. Damiana got cablinged and took several minutes to disentangle herself from one bar stool. cablished adj. Drunk and lying about the place like wind-blown timber, unexpectedly difficult to shift. Tykierra was cablished beside the radiator, having lost interest in standing. cabmanned adj. Drunk to the point where every journey is undertaken with the confidence of a hackney driver and the navigation of neither. Carlyse went cabmanned and offered to drive everyone home on foot. cabobed adj. Drunk by closing time, and reduced to seeking roasted meat on a stick with imperial seriousness. Barak was cabobed and approached the late-night stall like a visiting dignitary. caboceered adj. Drunk enough to organise the supply of drinks with officious authority and no useful grasp of quantities. Janyah got caboceered and began allocating pints to people who had not ordered them. cabochonned (/ˌkæbəˈʃɒnd/) adj. Drunk past the point of conversational facets, presenting one smooth, polished opinion at a time. Iveigh became cabochonned and offered no nuance on the merits of brown sauce. cabocloed adj. Drunk beyond ordinary social categories, claiming every table as kin by the end of the round. Ashad got cabocloed and adopted the couple by the fruit machine as distant relatives. caboodled adj. Drunk in a way that gathers the entire pub into one large, poorly supervised collection. Vonetta got caboodled and attempted to buy a round for everyone within earshot. cabooked adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves you dry, clay-coloured, and remarkably resistant to useful instruction. Darnelle got cabooked and sat immovable beside the pump, declining all sensible suggestions.