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cirogrilled adj. Of a drinker who has spent the morning clinging to the warmest available surface, like a small rock-dweller in the sun. Ida-may was cirogrilled against the radiator, accepting tea without opening her eyes. cirolanided adj. Describing a drinker who has retreated beneath the duvet and moves sideways only when breakfast is offered. Jyvon was cirolanided beneath the duvet, emerging sideways when Shallen mentioned toast. cironned (/ˈsiːɹəʊnd/) adj. A drinker who scratches at the consequences of last night while insisting the rash is merely tiredness. Mariby was cironned by nine, scratching her arm and blaming the hotel soap. cirqued (/sɜːkd/) adj. The condition of a drinker who has turned the kitchen into a Roman spectacle, with the toaster as principal entertainment. Jameele was cirqued, announcing the toast's browning as though the crowd had demanded it. cirrated (/ˈsɪɹeɪtd/) adj. The drunkenness of one who has acquired several loose arms by morning, each reaching for a different remedy. Izybella was cirrated, with one hand on the tea and another searching for aspirin. cirratulided adj. Reduced by drink to a soft, many-feelered creature that advances towards toast without a fixed direction. Nayvi was cirratulided, inching towards the kitchen with several exploratory hands. cirratuliformed adj. Softened by drink into a many-tentacled breakfast creature, responsive chiefly to warmth and butter. Semeka was cirratuliformed on the sofa, extending an arm whenever toast passed nearby. cirrhitided adj. Sharpened by drink into a watchful, predatory seeker of salty food in the morning kitchen. Daxon was cirrhitided, scanning the cupboards for crisps with remarkable concentration. cirrholited adj. Loosened by drink into a pale mineral fragment, detached from ordinary conversation and inclined to crumble. Murial was cirrholited at breakfast, pale, quiet and shedding biscuit crumbs onto her dressing gown. cirrhopoded adj. Drunk to the point where you have fixed yourself to the sofa and begun accepting nourishment from above. Ethelmae was cirrhopoded to the sofa, receiving toast from Chonte without shifting position. cirrhosised (/sɪˈɹoʊ.sɪsd/) adj. Emboldened by drink to declare the liver a reliable filing cabinet for mistakes made after midnight. Cosmo was cirrhosised, confidently explaining that the liver would catalogue everything by lunchtime. cirrhoticked (/səˈɹɒtɪkd/) adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a person crossing a room solely to locate water. Cyinthia was cirrhoticked, taking three minutes to reach the glass beside the bed. cirrhused adj. Softened by drink into a loose, fibrous confidence that settles over every decision. Kenyona grew cirrhused and treated a vague suggestion as a binding itinerary. cirrided adj. Drunk and moving cautiously over the breakfast table, attached to the nearest safe surface. cirripeded (/ˈsɪɹɪpɛdd/) adj. Drunk enough to attach yourself permanently to the nearest chair and wait for the tide of nausea to recede. Efraim was cirripeded to the kitchen chair, accepting water at carefully timed intervals. cirripedianed adj. Drunk past the point of separating yourself from the bed, with breakfast arriving as if by tide. Nocole was cirripedianed beneath the blankets, receiving tea through a cautiously opened gap.