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circumincessioned adj. Drunk by closing time, and existing reciprocally in the three parts of a single confused conversation. Tywania was circumincessioned, with speaker, listener and interruption occupying one another. circuminned (/ˈsɜː(ɹ)kjəmɪnd/) adj. Drunk by the third round, and spreading a warm, yellow certainty through every movement. Rozario was circuminned, gesturing broadly at the small matter of finding the lavatory. circuminsessioned adj. Still drunk, and occupying each stage of the journey at once: leaving, arriving and reconsidering. Jalen was circuminsessioned on the stairs, simultaneously at the top and preparing to descend. circumjacenced adj. Too drunk to distinguish the person from the surrounding walls, chairs and available support. Learta stood circumjacenced, surrounded on every side by furniture and none of it voluntary. circumjacencied adj. Sufficiently drunk to regard the surrounding area as a collection of handrails, walls and possible footholds. Tonea was circumjacencied, mapping the landing by touch before attempting the stairs. circumjovialed adj. Having drunk enough to place several versions of yourself in orbit around the banister. Maritza was circumjovialed, circling the stairwell as though it had its own moons. circumlocution officed adj. You are drunk and making the body's straightforward business wait behind several layers of procedure. Moksh was circumlocution officed, filing a lengthy explanation before sitting down. circumlocutioned (/ˌsɜːkəmləˈkjuːʃənd/) adj. Having drunk more than speech can manage directly, and taking the long way round every simple answer. Milamarie was circumlocutioned, requiring four clauses to confirm she had missed the stairs. circumlocutionisted adj. Of a drinker: one who cannot say the short thing, particularly when attempting to explain a missed step. Jazirah was circumlocutionisted, describing the staircase without admitting she had fallen. circumnaphthalened adj. Of a drinker who has divided into two equally plausible routes, neither leading reliably down the stairs. Ivy-elizabeth was circumnaphthalened, choosing between the banister and the wall with equal conviction. circumnavigationed adj. Describing a drinker who sails round the room, eventually returning to the staircase without having crossed it. Alizai was circumnavigationed, making a complete tour before approaching the first stair. circumnavigatored adj. Drunk in a way that takes the long route round every table before reaching the door. Youssouf went circumnavigatored and needed the entire pavement to find the taxi. circumnutationed adj. Drunk, with the result that you bow successively towards the bar, the coat rack and the floor. Danyella became circumnutationed while waiting for her coat, inclining towards every available surface. circumoralled (/ˌsɜː(ɹ).kəmˈɒɹəld/) adj. Drunk to a degree that makes every offered mouthful seem worth going round the room for. Nataysha went circumoralled and accepted crisps from each table on the way to the cloakroom. circumorbitaled (/ˈsɜː(ɹ).kəmˌɔː(ɹ)b.ɪt.əld/) adj. Drunk to the extent of inspecting the skin around everyone's eyes for signs of a late night. Aurely got circumorbitaled and examined the bouncer's eye area before requesting a taxi. circumplanetary disked adj. Drunk on the strength of several rounds, with a flat ring of empty glasses in orbit around you. Eldo sat circumplanetary disked, surrounded by glasses that had accumulated through the evening.