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clawednessed adj. Drunk, with the result that the possession of imaginary claws becomes a matter of evident personal policy. Aanyah grew clawednessed and defended the last canapé with several non-existent talons. clawered adj. Drunk to a degree that makes clawing things seem both practical and intellectually defensible. Toler became clawered and attempted to open the parcel by attacking its corners. clawfooted adj. Drunk on the strength of a permanently hollow stance and a refusal to acknowledge ordinary balance. Dreydan was clawfooted, planting each foot carefully while remaining fundamentally unconvincing. clawfroged adj. Drunk in a way that reduces a person to small aquatic movements and an unreasonable interest in fingers. Linnea was clawfroged, hopping towards the washbasin with determined but inaccurate purpose. clawfulled adj. Drunk since last orders, and carrying as much of the remaining evening as one hand can reasonably contain. Kaceyon left clawfulled, conveying crisps, receipts, and one unnecessary glass towards the taxi. clawhammer coated adj. Drunk and dressed for an occasion whose importance the room has not been persuaded to recognise. Lakemia arrived clawhammer coated, formal enough for the toast and late enough to miss it. clawhammered adj. The condition of a drinker who approaches every difficulty from the blunt end, retaining a forked solution for later. Timaree was clawhammered and proposed removing the table from the room rather than moving it. clawhanded adj. The drunkenness of one who wakes with fingers curled, as though reluctant to release the glass. Valaska woke clawhanded, retaining the tumbler long after the drink had gone. clawinged adj. Reduced by drink to scratching at the bedside table for the phone that is already in hand. Laighla spent the morning clawinged at the duvet, searching for her missing shoes. clawlessnessed adj. Softened by drink into waking without the grip required to open a jar or defend an opinion. Keli was clawlessnessed by breakfast and surrendered the pickle jar immediately. clawmarked adj. Sharpened by drink into leaving small, inexplicable crescent marks on the furniture before noon. Alf was clawmarked, with the armchair bearing evidence of the previous evening. claxonned adj. Emboldened by drink to summon the household with a saucepan lid whenever water is required. Ahmia was claxonned, sounding the cutlery drawer to announce an urgent need for water. clay courted adj. Drunk in a way that turns each carpeted passage into a contested surface requiring careful adjudication. Dawain became clay courted and challenged the hallway rug over an alleged foot fault. clay courtered adj. Emboldened by drink to slide through breakfast as though every polished floor were a playing surface. Tysheana came downstairs clay courtered and attempted a service with the butter knife. clay pigeoned adj. Slowed by drink to drifting gently across the room while remaining an irresistible moving target. Jezeniah was clay pigeoned by breakfast, floating towards the coffee whenever called. clay pitted adj. Drunk and excavated by the morning, with the bed resembling a small working quarry. Lavancha woke clay pitted, surrounded by hollows where the pillows had been.