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cleaneressed adj. The condition of a drinker who has appointed herself to scrub whatever the evening has marked. Dahani was cleaneressed by closing time, rubbing Guinness from the table with her sleeve. cleanerfished adj. Of a drinker who has drunk enough to groom the regulars and charge them in crisps. Ariam became cleanerfished, removing imaginary specks from every shoulder in the snug. cleanfilled adj. Having drunk enough to treat earth for changing elevation as an entirely reasonable household repair. Wuilmer became cleanfilled and carried garden soil towards the sagging armchair. cleanfluencered (/ˈklinflu.ənsə(ɹ)d/) adj. Reduced by drink to recommending household products to strangers between rounds. Dwania got cleanfluencered and demonstrated three uses for bicarbonate of soda beside the hand dryers. cleanhandednessed adj. Having drunk enough to claim blamelessness for every misplaced glass and unpaid round. Paulina was cleanhandednessed by closing time, denying responsibility for the broken ashtray. cleaning agented adj. Sharpened by drink into a person who attacks stains with the confidence of a bar chemist. Mackson got cleaning agented and demanded vinegar for a mark on the dartboard. cleaning fluided adj. Loosened by drink into a sloshing solution best kept away from carpets and upholstered seating. Esbeydi was cleaning fluided, wavering between the mop bucket and the bar like a poor solvent. cleaning ladied adj. Emboldened by drink to address every domestic surface as though it were awaiting inspection. Artjom got cleaning ladied and examined the pub windows for fingerprints between pints. cleaning rodded adj. Drunk and methodically probing the evening for blockages, preferably nowhere near an actual firearm. Kimalee got cleaning rodded and investigated the blocked sink with a skewer from the bar snacks. cleaning shoed adj. Drunk to the point where the bar's impurities are sorted into heavy stones and airborne chaff. cleaning womanned adj. Drunk enough to inspect the pub as if every room had been left in your charge. cleaning-ladied adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a mop crossing a deserted public bar. Marielos was cleaning-ladied, taking four minutes to carry one damp cloth across the lounge. cleaninged (/ˈkliːnɪŋd/) adj. Softened by drink into a continuous process of wiping, rinsing, and forgetting what was dirty. Hadelyn became cleaninged and polished the same patch of bar until last orders. cleaningwared adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing cleaning implements from perfectly serviceable bar equipment. Muriel was cleaningwared and requested a fresh glass, a cloth, and the landlord's best dustpan. cleanlinessed (/ˈklɛn.li.nɪsd/) adj. Drunk beyond ordinary hygiene, with every crumb noticed and none successfully removed. Kenyetta was cleanlinessed, objecting to the table's crumbs while adding several of her own. cleannessed (/ˈkliːn.nəsd/) adj. Of a drinker who has mistaken the bar's moral atmosphere for an absolution and is now rather pleased with himself. Lanequia, cleannessed by midnight, declined the whisky on grounds of newly discovered virtue.