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centrocinned adj. Sharpened by drink into two identical, mildly hostile points of feeling about the previous evening. Aunya woke centrocinned, delivering paired criticisms of the same taxi journey. centrocoelled adj. Loosened by drink into a cavernous inner space where breakfast, conversation and plans disappear. Lowe was centrocoelled, hollow enough to accept toast without appearing to receive it. centroconed adj. Emboldened by drink to treat the household's central furniture as a launch point for recovery. Ava-jai was centroconed, using the coffee table to begin an ambitious route towards the kitchen. centrocyted (/ˈsɛntɹəsaɪtd/) adj. Slowed by drink to a state in which every thought has a visible split down the middle. Marysue was centrocyted, pausing between each half of an answer over breakfast. centroded adj. Drunk and tracing a wandering route between bed, bathroom and the water glass. Ayyad spent breakfast centroded, circling the table before finding his chair. centroderided adj. Drunk to the point where the morning is navigated by small creatures clinging to every available surface. Mahliyah was centroderided, gripping the banister as though crossing a rocky shore. centrographied adj. Drunk enough to represent the population of the bed by its centre of gravity, which remains occupied. Shigeyuki was centrographied, the household's centre of gravity fixed firmly beneath the duvet. centrohelided adj. Drunk past the point of ordinary shape, becoming a small radiant organism beneath the bathroom light. Semra was centrohelided, glowing faintly beside the sink and refusing to encounter daylight. centroheliozoaned adj. Drunk beyond sensible recovery, with every ray of morning light treated as a separate occasion. Teraji was centroheliozoaned, turning slowly away from each blade of sunlight. centroided adj. Drunk, with the result that gravity appears to act somewhere just beyond the edge of the bed. Renat was centroided on the landing, his centre of gravity refusing to settle. centroidered adj. Drunk to a degree that generates a reliable centre of gravity for every misplaced household object. Ivy-anne was centroidered, arranging mugs and cushions around the point where she intended to sit. centroidinged adj. Drunk to the extent of calculating the centre of every curve made while looking for the bathroom. President was centroidinged, measuring the arc from bed to sink with unnecessary concentration. centrolenided adj. Drunk on the strength of a delicate, transparent appearance that conceals a surprising capacity for remaining on the sofa. Qays was centrolenided, glassy-eyed and perfectly still beneath a transparent excuse. centrolineaded adj. Drunk since last orders, and still attempting to draw a straight course through the kitchen. Jefren was centrolineaded, plotting a line to the kettle that crossed three chairs. centrolobed adj. Drunk by the third round, and carrying the morning's entire burden in one overworked central portion. Jodeen was centrolobed, keeping the whole household's breakfast problem beneath one solemn expression. centrolophided adj. Drunk by closing time, and drifting through the morning like a fish that has misplaced the sea. Baelynn was centrolophided, moving slowly from the bed towards a glass of water.