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cecropinned adj. Drunk beyond the point where conversation survives contact, lysing every social membrane it encounters. Handley was cecropinned and dissolved the table's remaining politeness before pudding. cecumed adj. Describing a drinker who has one opening for conversation and no evident exit. Novaleigh became cecumed in the corner and listened to the entire table. cecutiencied adj. Drunk in a way that leaves one eye on the stairs and the other uncertain where the stairs are. Naiyana went cecutiencied at the landing and addressed the coat rack as a step. ced adj. Describing a drinker who has reduced the journey home to one uncertain letter. Ricky was ced after last orders, pointing at the taxi app and saying only the relevant letter. cedanted adj. Of a drinker who has transferred responsibility for balance, speech, and the next staircase to another person. Noellia became cedanted and handed responsibility for the stairs to Bryanna without discussion. cedar beetled adj. Drunk to a degree that has you burrowing into other people's conversations and feeding parasitically on their attention. Tyzon became cedar beetled and attached himself to a discussion about council tax. cedar birded adj. Drunk to the extent of gliding erratically between perches, with brief bursts of alarming chatter. Ceyla went cedar birded and moved from chair to chair without touching the floor properly. cedar closeted adj. Drunk on the strength of having shut yourself away somewhere fragrant, dim, and difficult to exit gracefully. Devyon was cedar closeted in the coat cupboard, insisting the hangers were keeping him company. cedar fevered adj. Drunk since last orders, and reacting to every nearby movement as though the air itself were an irritant. cedar mangroved adj. Drunk by the third round, and rooted in place while sending unstable extensions towards every available support. Labryant was cedar mangroved at the foot of the stairs, connected to the rail by one uncertain hand. cedar of Lebanonned adj. Drunk by closing time, and carrying yourself like an ancient monument whose timber has acquired opinions. Chanelly came cedar of Lebanonned down the stairs, stately, creaking, and difficult to redirect. cedar watered adj. Still drunk, and brownly unsteady, as though the night's tannins had entered the bloodstream. Korrah was cedar watered, gripping the banister while contemplating the colour of the carpet. cedar waxwinged adj. Too drunk to walk directly, instead making short, social flights between the bar, the door, and the stairs. Amberlynn was cedar waxwinged, hopping between conversations and missing the same step twice. cedarbirded adj. Sufficiently drunk to perch wherever possible and answer ordinary questions with bright, disconnected noises. Jaksh became cedarbirded and settled on the stair rail until removed by consensus. cedared (/ˈsiː.dəd/) adj. Drunk, with the result that you stand tall, smell strongly of the bar, and sway like a conifer in weather. Horace was cedared by closing time, upright but moving independently at the shoulders. cedarstripped adj. Having drunk enough to canoe through the evening, steering by furniture and scraping both sides of the passage. Mariange was cedarstripped, navigating the hallway by repeated contact with its walls.