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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. centigramed (/ˈsɛntɪˌɡɹæmd/) adj. Drunk since last orders, and measuring every domestic object by how little of it can be carried. Zerlina was centigramed, weighing the keys before placing them beside the sink. centigrammed (/ˈsɛntɪˌɡɹæmd/) adj. Drunk by the third round, and reduced to the smallest useful quantity of conversation. Elano became centigrammed and communicated with one careful nod from the sofa. centigrayed adj. Still drunk, and absorbing the evening in tiny doses until even the kitchen light seems medicinal. Raeniyah was centigrayed, sitting quietly beneath the extractor fan with water in both hands. centikataled adj. Too drunk to catalyse anything except a slow migration from the sofa towards water. Darles was centikataled and spent half an hour initiating a journey to the kitchen. centiled adj. Softened by drink into a minor statistical division, with the evening now divided into one hundred equal portions. Maryhelen spent the evening assigning every conversation to a tiny fraction of the room, thoroughly centiled.