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centimoed adj. Too drunk to distinguish a small coin from a proper pub token. Senait was too centimoed to tell whether the brass disc bought crisps or another half. centimoled adj. Sufficiently drunk to count the whole bar in tiny portions, none of them reliably. Vince became centimoled and divided the round into quantities the glasses did not support. centimorganned adj. Having drunk more than sense permits, with each fresh round producing a small conversational crossover. Idalia was centimorganned, crossing every table in the bar without leaving her stool. centinelled adj. Of a drinker: keeping watch over the stairs, though no longer reliably locating them. Marthaann stood centinelled beside the staircase, guarding the wrong landing. centinewtonned adj. You have drunk enough to exert a very small force, repeatedly, against every door in the pub. Sheketha went centinewtonned and tested the lavatory door with a sequence of cautious shoves. centinoded adj. You are drunk and knotting yourself into the same explanation whenever questioned. Aliya became centinoded, tying every answer back to the missing pork scratching. centipawned adj. Of a drinker: calculating every move like chess, while making only pawn-sized progress towards home. Clarie was centipawned, planning the route to the taxi rank one square at a time. centipede gamed adj. Describing a drinker who keeps passing the round on, despite knowing the next decision will be worse. Maeley centipede gamed the tab until the landlord served water and ended the negotiation. centipede grassed adj. A drinker who has spread low, coarse and stubbornly across the pub floor. Chessa was centipede grassed beneath the settle, occupying the narrow strip beside the skirting board. centipede-eatered adj. The state of being drunk and quietly hunting small, unwise things near the bar snacks. Alga was centipede-eatered, inspecting the bowls for creatures rather than crisps. centipeded (/ˈsɛn.tɪ.pidd/) adj. Of a drinker who has acquired several unnecessary legs and is using them in different directions. Patsi was centipeded, deploying every limb against the bar while attempting the stairs. centipedegrassed adj. A drinker so far gone that rising has become a broad, low occupation of the carpet. Jaszmine was centipedegrassed beneath the table, with only one shoe visible to the staff. centipoised adj. The condition of a drinker who has become less viscous with every round and flows towards trouble. Dakobe was centipoised, sliding from the snug to the bar with almost no resistance. centirayed adj. Sufficiently drunk to radiate a hundredth of a ray, while insisting it illuminates the entire matter. Shrinidhi was centirayed, offering a faint insight with the confidence of a searchlight. centiseconded adj. The drunkenness of one who makes every decision in hundredths of a second and regrets them at leisure. Appollonia was centiseconded, accepting the karaoke microphone before the request had finished. centisomed adj. Reduced by drink to a hundredth of your usual conversational extent.