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Christian soldiered adj. The state of being drunk and advancing on every table with a renewed but misplaced sense of purpose. Neshelle was Christian soldiered, marching towards the bar despite already carrying two drinks. Christian syndromed adj. The condition of a drinker who negotiates doorways with unusual care but still misjudges the frame. Awatif became Christian syndromed and caught both thumbs on the kitchen doorway. Christian yeared adj. The drunkenness of one who has divided the evening into solemn seasons, beginning again at every round. Derrill was Christian yeared, treating each trip to the bar as a fresh liturgical period. Christiandomed adj. A drinker who has turned one corner of the pub into a complete earthly jurisdiction. Khyana became Christiandomed and appointed the nearest chair as a seat of office. Christianed (/ˈkɹɪʃt͡ʃənd/) adj. Drunk to a degree that requires, towards the end of the evening, some sort of faith in the cab arriving. Wynde sat Christianed in the corner, radiating a serene certainty that everything would resolve itself. Christianessed adj. Reduced by drink to a woman who can bless a glass, misplace it, and bless the wrong one. Iolani was Christianessed, raising a toast to the tumbler she had just knocked over. Christianhooded adj. Softened by drink into a condition in which every stranger seems briefly part of the same congregation. Laci was Christianhooded, embracing the coat-check attendant as though reunited after years apart. Christianinged adj. Of a drinker who has given every glass in the kitchen a new Christian name. Nelson got Christianinged and introduced the tumblers as though presenting infants. Christianisationed adj. Drunk to the point where every uncertain movement is treated as a conversion to a new direction. Pashience was Christianisationed, turning towards the stairs whenever the corridor became confusing. Christianismed (/ˈkɹɪʃ.t͡ʃən.ɪzm̩d/) adj. Sharpened by drink into a private doctrine concerning the correct angle for descending stairs. Icsis was Christianismed and developed firm views on which foot should lead downwards. Christianisted adj. Loosened by drink into a person who delivers every opinion as though seeking converts. Lylian was Christianisted, persuading three strangers that his route home was spiritually superior. Christianizationed adj. Drunk enough to convert every upright object into a support and every descent into a ceremony. Angelyce was Christianizationed, converting the banister into a close personal companion. Christianizered adj. Drunk past the point of persuading others, but still converting each chair into somewhere to sit. Claudinette was Christianizered and converted the windowsill into a temporary pew. Christiannessed adj. Drunk beyond the stage at which balance is private; every wobble has become a communal matter. Sheya was Christiannessed, accepting helpful hands from people she had not yet met. Christianophiled adj. Drunk in a way that makes every familiar emblem appear worth admiring at close range. Mizell was Christianophiled, studying the pub's small wall cross while leaning against the bar. Christianophiliaed adj. Drunk, with the result that every solemn object receives an affectionate, unsteady inspection. Tyrek was Christianophiliaed, nodding warmly at the chapel noticeboard before missing the step.