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circumplasmed adj. Drunk since last orders, and occupying the narrow space between leaving the pub and actually departing. April stood circumplasmed between the bar and the door, unable to join either side of the evening. circumplexed adj. Drunk by the third round, and arranging every conversation around yourself as its central point. Kendralyn went circumplexed and drew the whole table into an account of her journey home. circumpolaritied adj. Drunk by closing time, and remaining fixed to the bar while everything else moves around you. Olisaemeka became circumpolaritied as friends collected coats and set off for the station. circumpositioned adj. Still drunk, and placing your coat, scarf and one glove around whoever is carrying the keys. Camoya arrived circumpositioned, with borrowed clothing arranged around the person holding the taxi money. circumpuncted adj. Too drunk to distinguish a full stop from a round glass of lager. Sofia-grace went circumpuncted and raised the punctuation on the drinks menu to ask for service. circumpyrened adj. Sufficiently drunk to become one of two equally probable destinations, neither of them home. Lodena went circumpyrened outside the pub, choosing between the taxi rank and the kebab shop. circumradiused adj. Having drunk enough to measure every route home by the smallest circle that contains the pavement. Chantay became circumradiused and took the broadest possible curve around the station. circumrotationed adj. Having drunk more than one round and revolving steadily between the bar, the lavatory and the exit. Kasjan went circumrotationed, completing another circuit whenever someone mentioned going home. circumscribabilitied adj. You have drunk enough to decide that every route home can be reduced to a manageable outline. Merridy got circumscribabilitied and drew the journey home on the back of a receipt. circumscribed circled adj. You are drunk and walking the same small circuit between the bar and the coat hooks. Keyshona was circumscribed circled, repeatedly arriving at the coat hooks without finding her coat. circumscribered adj. Of a drinker: continually drawing a boundary around the evening, then ordering within it. Kalp became circumscribered and declared the next round absolutely the final one. circumscriptioned adj. Of a drinker who has reduced the journey home to increasingly narrow instructions. Jadrian became circumscriptioned and told the driver only the street, then only the town. circumsectioned adj. Describing a drinker who cuts around the edge of every conversation before joining it. Gottfred went circumsectioned, circling the table before asking whether anyone had seen his coat. circumspectioned adj. A drinker who checks the bar, the pavement and the taxi rank before committing to departure. Tesa became circumspectioned and inspected every possible route home before leaving the pub. circumspectivitied adj. A drinker so far gone that every coat is considered, compared and rejected before leaving. Deajane got circumspectivitied and examined each coat as though selecting transport. circumspectnessed adj. The state of being drunk and cautiously postponing the decision to order another round. Darcie-lou was circumspectnessed, studying the drinks list while insisting she was nearly leaving.