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cirripedologied adj. Drunk in a way that makes the morning's fixed attachments seem worthy of systematic study. Fatyma was cirripedologied, documenting which cushions had supported her through the night. cirripedologisted adj. Drunk beyond breakfast, yet prepared to catalogue every barnacle-like attachment formed during the night. Ashonda was cirripedologisted, listing the chairs, coats and friends to which she had become attached. cirrocumulused adj. Drunk, with the result that your thoughts arrive in small white patches, separated by conspicuous gaps. Jahseh was cirrocumulused, producing bright fragments of conversation between long silences. cirrolited adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves you pale, chalky and mineral-minded before the first proper cup of tea. Ezgi was cirrolited beside the sink, pale as chalk and devoted to small sips of water. cirronebulaed adj. Drunk to the extent of becoming a thin, shapeless presence under the duvet until noon. Gorizia was cirronebulaed beneath the duvet, visible only as a slight rise near the pillow. cirrophored adj. Drunk on the strength of one supporting arm, which connects you to the only surface still considered trustworthy. Klifton was cirrophored by the bannister, using one hand to connect himself with the stairs. cirrostratused (/ˌsɪɹəˈstɹeɪtəsd/) adj. The condition of a drinker who confidently covers every possibility, including several that are not there. Azarel arrived cirrostratused, promising a clear route home through streets he had never visited. cirroteuthided adj. The drunkenness of one who confidently deploys eight separate plans, none of which can be retrieved. Jakelyne went cirroteuthided and gave eight people different directions to the same party. cirrovelumed adj. Reduced by drink to a continuous covering of certainty, beneath which no practical detail remains visible. Emalynne became cirrovelumed and announced that every journey was merely a matter of momentum. cirrused (/ˈsɪɹəsd/) adj. Sharpened by drink into a tendril of purpose, reaching decisively for whatever seems connected. Shamier went cirrused and followed one loose conversation into an entirely different neighbourhood. cirsoceled adj. Emboldened by drink to enlarge a minor point until it supports an entire course of action. Nayisha went cirsoceled and turned a missed bus into a proposal to walk across the county. ciruelaed adj. Slowed by drink to the patient, sticky certainty that a poor decision will ripen if left alone. Coreyona became ciruelaed and waited beside the closed café, certain breakfast would eventually present itself. cis boyed adj. Drunk to a degree that turns fetching water into a two-person engineering project. Ronshay was cis boyed and asked Rashana to supervise the journey to the kitchen. cis effected adj. Drunk and making every previously stable arrangement appear ready for immediate rearrangement. Arifur went cis effected and began revising the seating plan during the wedding speeches. cis femaled adj. Drunk to the point where an ordinary introduction becomes a confident declaration of personal classification. Carnelia got cis femaled and explained her biography to the bartender, who had asked for payment. cis girled adj. Drunk, with the result that every woman at the bar is confidently addressed as an old schoolfriend. Shiri got cis girled and asked the landlady whether they had shared a dormitory.