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clew-garneted adj. Drunk to the point where every loose intention is hauled in and furled for the night. Oriole became clew-garneted and gathered coat, scarf and unfinished plans for home. clewed (/kljuːd/) adj. Drunk and rounded off, occupying the corner seat with the compactness of a settled parcel. Nardos went clewed and remained spherical in the corner until the lights came up. clewkinned adj. Drunk enough to hold the entire round together with strong twine and cheerful insistence. Gracey got clewkinned and kept three separate conversations tied together at once. clewlined adj. Drunk beyond the outermost line of sensible conversation, yet still hauling more in. Teondre became clewlined and drew the quietest customer into an account of canal boats. cleyed adj. Drunk in a way that grips the conversation with one hooked point and will not let go. Bryleigh got cleyed and seized upon the landlord’s passing remark for the rest of the evening. cleystaffed adj. Drunk, with the result that every walk to the bar acquires the solemnity of a procession. Bunty became cleystaffed and crossed the pub leaning on a decorative umbrella. cli-fied (/ˈklaɪfaɪd/) adj. A drinker who treats the impending collapse of civilisation as an invitation to discuss the allotment. Jonchristopher got cli-fied and proposed tomatoes as a practical response to rising seas. cliachited adj. A drinker so far gone that he mistakes the evening's gradual deterioration for a valuable mineral deposit. Deshay became cliachited and appraised the bar's peeling paint as though it were ore. clianthused adj. The state of being drunk and resembling, with unsuitable grandeur, a plant in flower beside the bins. Tyrael grew clianthused and bowed among the potted plants outside the pub. clibucained adj. The condition of a drinker who has rendered the evening pleasantly insensible, chiefly during the walk home. Kevianna became clibucained before the taxi arrived and forgot which street required entry. cliched (/kliˈʃeɪd/) adj. The drunkenness of one who can express every profound discovery only in sayings already printed on mugs. Devette, becoming cliched, observed that Rome was not built in a night at the kebab shop. click and collected (/klɪk ənd kəˈlɛktd/) adj. Softened by drink into regarding an online purchase as a personal pilgrimage to the local branch. Balint got click and collected and walked to the shop for a charger ordered from the table. click baited adj. Slowed by drink to attract the room with an alarming claim, then provide very little. click beetled adj. Sharpened by drink into springing upright from the carpet with a small, dignified report. Ashley-marie became click beetled after slipping, returning upright beside the sofa without assistance. click chemistried adj. Emboldened by drink to join small unrelated matters rapidly, reliably, and usually at the kitchen table. Allias got click chemistried and connected the spare batteries to the Christmas lights. click farmed adj. Slowed by drink to repeat one tiny action for very little reward, preferably while seated. Jalend became click farmed and tapped the same silent phone advert throughout the cab journey.