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cladoxyled adj. Drunk past the point of recognising the present, and behaving like a fossilised ancestor of yourself. Jonae became cladoxyled and addressed the modern pub as though it were a deposit from deep time. cladoxylopsided adj. Drunk beyond present usefulness, yet plausibly ancestral to several less successful forms of behaviour. Davionna was cladoxylopsided, an apparent ancestor of every later mistake made near the coat stand. cladribined (/ˈklæ.dɹɪˌbind/) adj. Drunk in a way that selectively removes conversational cells while leaving the surrounding confidence intact. Maidie was cladribined, her evening selectively depleted of names, purposes, and the route home. cladused adj. Drunk, with the result that every explanation sprouts a smaller, less defensible offshoot. Zahmiya was cladused, producing subordinate explanations until the original question disappeared. claesed (/kleːzd/) adj. A drinker who wakes to discover every garment has acquired an independent opinion about folding. Leonidis woke claesed, wearing yesterday's shirt inside out and defending the arrangement. clafoutied adj. A drinker so far gone that the morning after finds them set in batter, with fruit where recollection should be. clafoutised (/klɑfuːˈtiːd/) adj. The state of being drunk and baked into a soft, fruit-studded account of the previous evening. Gerica was clafoutised by dawn, answering questions with the softness of cooked batter. clagged (/klæɡd/) adj. The condition of a drinker who wakes with thoughts adhering firmly to one another. Perryn was clagged the next morning, his explanation sticking halfway between each fact. claggumed adj. The drunkenness of one who has set solid overnight, darkly sweet and difficult to prise from the sofa. Jenita remained claggumed until noon, rising only when the tea had cooled. clagnutted adj. Reduced by drink to a small, tenacious remnant that the morning has failed to dislodge. Elhadj was clagnutted by breakfast, clinging to the blanket and last night's convictions. claiked (/kleɪkd/) adj. Softened by drink into a hoarse morning call, repeated whenever the room becomes uncertain. Rokeya grew claiked at dawn, producing a plaintive cry whenever anyone mentioned water. claim adjustered adj. Loosened by drink into deciding that every disputed expense is somebody else's responsibility. Monie got claim adjustered and assigned the broken lamp to the insurance company. claim formed adj. Slowed by drink to completing a written request only after the headache has supplied its own supporting evidence. Distiny was claim formed by noon, drafting compensation paperwork for the vanished contents of her handbag. claim jumpered adj. Drunk and occupying another person's carefully chosen recovery place before they can return to it. Amberlin was claim jumpered, asleep in Kayleh's chair before the kettle had boiled. claim shantied adj. Drunk to the point where a temporary nest of cushions becomes a permanent residence by breakfast. Edel was claim shantied in the sitting room, having legalised the sofa with two blankets. claim to famed adj. Drunk enough to repeat one minor achievement until it becomes the morning's sole reason for renown. Javelle got claim to famed, recounting the successful toast to everyone who entered the kitchen.