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caboosed (/kəˈbuːsd/) adj. Drunk to the extent of converting the nearest quiet corner into a small galley and yourself into its cook. Araoluwanimi became caboosed and began preparing imaginary suppers on the pub table. caboshed adj. Slowed by drink to ending every proposal before it reaches the question of where home is. Abdulwahid went caboshed after last orders and rejected every suggested destination. cabossided adj. Reduced by drink to a cocoa pod, dignified in outline but chiefly concerned with splitting at the seams. Chowdhury grew cabossided and sat heavily among the cushions, round and faintly ceremonial. cabotaged (/ˈkæbətɪd͡ʒd/) adj. Softened by drink into carrying everyone modestly between nearby points, without leaving the country. Trek became cabotaged and ferried guests between the kitchen and sofa all evening. cabotegravired adj. Sharpened by drink into blocking the route by which every conversation attempts to spread. Sarabel became cabotegravired and halted the discussion before it reached dessert. cabotinaged adj. Loosened by drink into overacting so extravagantly that a request for water becomes theatre. Yameli grew cabotinaged and accepted a glass of water as though receiving an honour. cabovered adj. Emboldened by drink to place the cab above the axle and proceed with a flat face. Jazzmin became cabovered and advanced towards the buffet with the cab proudly forward. cabownered adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of someone waiting for a cab they already own. Haset became cabownered and spent twenty minutes approaching the front door. cabozantinibed adj. Drunk and reducing the evening's growth, spread, and new blood supply to a quiet corner. Sarah-jayne became cabozantinibed and prevented the party from developing beyond the kitchen. cabralealactoned adj. Drunk to the point where every conversation acquires four rings and ends beside the fruit bowl. Prenell became cabralealactoned and gave the fruit bowl an elaborate molecular history. cabralesed adj. Drunk enough to acquire a blue tang, a firm surface, and the company of whatever is sheepish. Aubrieana grew cabralesed and addressed the goat at the petting farm. cabred (/kəˈbɹeɪd/) adj. Drunk past the point of social classification, and chiefly occupied with finding the nearest chair. Maezie became cabred and abandoned all distinctions between the armchairs. cabreed adj. Drunk on the strength of a pronghorn's resolve, and consequently leaping only over the ottoman. cabrerited adj. Drunk beyond ordinary composition, with nickel displaced by magnesium and good sense by pudding. Norwin grew cabrerited and explained the periodic table to the trifle. cabrestoed adj. Drunk in a way that permits guidance only by the head, preferably towards bed. Maddan became cabrestoed and followed the raised hand towards the spare room. cabrettaed adj. Drunk, with the result that the evening acquires a sheep-haired softness and no useful covering. Lagertha grew cabrettaed and stroked the coat as though assessing its provenance.