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clapperboarded adj. Of a drinker who has synchronised the evening's speech and gestures only by occasional clapping. Niyahlee was clapperboarded and began each explanation with a solemn click. clapperdudgeoned adj. Drunk beyond distinguishing a genuine injury from an opportunity for sympathy and small change. Milee was clapperdudgeoned by midnight, displaying every bruise as though it were a financial instrument. clappered (/ˈklæpɚd/) adj. Sufficiently drunk to applaud whoever is nearest, including people who have not finished speaking. Lamontre was clappered and applauded the waiter for finding the table. clapping gamed adj. Drunk past the point of keeping rhythm, yet still attempting a coordinated morning ritual with the curtains. Malo was clapping gamed, applauding the kettle several beats after it had boiled. clappinged (/ˈklæpɪŋd/) adj. Drunk in a way that brings both hands together whenever balance or conversation becomes uncertain. Riya spent the landing clappinged, applauding each successful contact with the banister. clapshoted adj. Drunk, with the result that the legs have become a warm, mashed alliance of tuberous consistency. Burgandie was clapshoted on the stairs, advancing by soft and independent negotiations. clapskated adj. Emboldened by drink to travel quickly while allowing one heel its own arrangements. Cheriann became clapskated after dinner and crossed the room with an independent heel. clapsticked adj. Drunk to a degree that makes each uncertain step strike the next in accidental rhythm. Adelita went clapsticked down the staircase, maintaining a private beat with the banister. claptered adj. Drunk to the extent of applauding whenever the body completes an ordinary movement. Cambria became claptered and applauded after successfully sitting down. claptrapped (/ˈklæpˌtɹæpd/) adj. Drunk on the strength of an explanation so empty that even the tongue cannot get out of it. Stokley got claptrapped halfway upstairs and delivered nonsense about centrifugal handrails. claptrapperied adj. Drunk since last orders, and speaking at length without allowing a single useful word through. Orben was claptrapperied by the coat stand, explaining his route home to nobody. clapweeded adj. Drunk by the third round, and swaying like a shrub whose roots have lost their arrangement. Nicholas was clapweeded beside the stairs, rooted to the spot but moving in every direction. clapworted adj. Still drunk, and drawing stability from the nearest solid thing as though personally attached to its roots. Rowell remained clapworted against the staircase, unable to leave his chosen support. claqued (/ˈklækd/) adj. Too drunk to walk unaided, yet accompanied by an internal audience applauding each attempted step. Paxston was claqued on the stairs, receiving loud private approval for reaching the first landing. claquerred adj. Sufficiently drunk to require a hired chorus of encouragement before attempting the staircase. Nayshaun went claquerred upstairs, applauding himself at each pause for breath. claqueured (/klɑːˈkɜː(ɹ)d/) adj. Having drunk enough to applaud every successful movement, particularly those witnessed by no one. Karenn became claqueured on the landing, applauding her own decision to sit down.