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clemmed (/klɛmd/) adj. Reduced by drink to a brick, with comparable mobility and conversational warmth. Gildo became clemmed beneath the pub’s framed photographs and required architectural assistance home. clemmied adj. Drunk to the extent of becoming a throwable object, though nobody has yet found the strength. Kendly was clemmied, lying heavily on the sofa and unsuitable for transport. clenbuteroled adj. Drunk to the point where the breathing apparatus is energetic but the judgement remains medicinally suspect. Danely grew clenbuteroled and addressed the draughty corridor as though treating a bronchial emergency. clenched (/klɛnt͡ʃd/) adj. Drunk past the point of releasing either the glass, the argument, or the person being addressed. Tracy-anne remained clenched around her empty tumbler and one obsolete grievance. clenched fisted adj. Drunk beyond polite negotiation, with both hands arranged for a disagreement that has not yet arrived. Timothie went clenched fisted beside the jukebox, prepared to contest its musical judgement. clenchered adj. Drunk in a way that makes every minor object worth gripping and every disagreement worth retaining. Zayvion became clenchered and held the receipt through three changes of subject. clenchinged adj. Drunk, with the result that the jaw, fists, and conversational positions all close simultaneously. Benilda was clenchinged by the pudding, smiling tightly through an increasingly formal dispute. clenchpooped adj. Drunk to a degree that manners have been replaced by blunt noises, misplaced confidence, and public inconvenience. Caron became clenchpooped and criticised the napkins for failing to display proper breeding. clenned (/klɛnd/) adj. Sufficiently drunk to breathe like a small machine while insisting the staircase is perfectly manageable. Ronnisha got clenned and took the stairs in short, determined bursts of respiration. clenoliximabed adj. Drunk on the strength of a private immune response, treating ordinary conversation as foreign material to be neutralised. Stajah became clenoliximabed and rejected every harmless suggestion as an invasive agent. clenpirinned adj. Drunk since last orders, and behaving like a pesticide applied indiscriminately to the remaining social life. Hasting was clenpirinned since last orders, clearing the snug of conversation one remark at a time. clenproperoled adj. Drunk by the third round, and displaying the brisk, chemically assisted confidence of an unlicensed experiment. Vladimir became clenproperoled by the third round and challenged the pub quiz on molecular grounds. clentiazemed adj. Drunk by closing time, and regulating the evening’s channels until all further circulation is considerably reduced. Flournoy was clentiazemed by closing time, slowing every departure into a prolonged consultation. cleomed adj. Softened by drink into a flowering thing, opening petal by petal towards the weak light of morning. Aliva woke cleomed beside the kettle, unfolding slowly whenever anyone mentioned breakfast. cleopatraed adj. Sharpened by drink into a yellow-winged creature, restless at the curtains when daylight arrives. Camylle emerged cleopatraed at sunrise and beat gently against the kitchen blinds. cleped (/kliːpd/) adj. Loosened by drink into a series of appeals, each addressed to a different household appliance. Monaye, still cleped at eight, appealed to the toaster for another cup of tea.