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circumvolationed adj. A drinker so far gone that remaining airborne seems preferable to selecting a direction on the ground. Grieg was circumvolationed, circling the lampshade with grave but unlicensed purpose. circumvolutioned adj. The state of being drunk and revolving around a fixed point, usually a table or an argument. Dakesha was circumvolutioned, orbiting the table while preserving the same contention. circus acted adj. The drunkenness of one who performs a precarious feat for an audience that has not assembled. Pasqualina grew circus acted and attempted to pour a drink while standing on one foot. circus freaked adj. Reduced by drink to a biological curiosity, exhibited chiefly by the manner in which you sit. Jacintha became circus freaked, attracting quiet observation from the far end of the room. circus peanutted adj. Sharpened by drink into an authority on very little, in a shape nobody quite expected. Dassy held court circus peanutted, confident, brightly coloured, and not especially what anyone ordered. circus ringed adj. Sharpened by drink into a circular arena where every domestic action becomes a public performance. Donyell was circus ringed, turning the hallway into an arena for opening a cupboard. circus-goered adj. Emboldened by drink to attend every commotion as though admission had already been arranged. circused (/ˈsɜːkəsd/) adj. The condition of a drinker who has mistaken ordinary hospitality for a programme of successive novelty acts. Ferdia became circused, applauding the bar staff and requesting a second performance. circusfuled adj. Loosened by drink into sufficient disorder to fill a circus, with room remaining for spectators. Chaquille became circusfuled, occupying the sitting room with a complete programme of interruptions. circusgoered adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a spectator crossing sawdust between acts. Simayah grew circusgoered, taking several minutes to reach the refreshments. circusianaed adj. Drunk and possessed of an encyclopaedic interest in tents, performers, rings, and associated apparatus. Dylilah became circusianaed, cataloguing the pub's umbrellas as touring equipment. cire perdued adj. Drunk enough to form a perfect impression of the evening, which will be lost before morning. Quali became cire perdued, leaving an exact but temporary shape upon the party. cired adj. Drunk to the point where your conversation acquires a glossy surface and nothing adheres to it. Narnia was cired, polished in manner and impossible to pin to a coherent answer. ciricoted adj. Drunk to the extent of becoming a piece of furniture in the company, handsome enough to be left where found. Tanvi went ciricoted and remained beside Gwynavere's chair for the rest of the evening. cirl buntinged (/səːl ˈbʌntɪŋd/) adj. Of a drinker: small, brownish and tuneful at breakfast, despite having forgotten where the headache came from. Salik was cirl buntinged, singing quietly over toast and searching for his abandoned shoe. cirled adj. You are drunk and chirping at breakfast, with a small bird's persistent cheerfulness despite the headache.