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clinorotatinged adj. The state of being drunk and turning so slowly that nobody can tell whether you are moving. Oveida was clinorotatinged, rotating imperceptibly while insisting she had stayed still. clinorotationed adj. The drunkenness of one who turns so slowly that balance seems to be a stationary activity. Nikyra was clinorotationed, pivoting by degrees while holding a conversation with the umbrella stand. clinosafflorited adj. Reduced by drink to a pale, gently sloping figure whose balance depends on nearby walls. clinoscoped adj. Softened by drink into a human instrument for finding slopes, especially those leading downstairs. Sanantonio was clinoscoped, detecting a gradient in the supposedly level corridor. clinostated (/ˈklaɪ.nə.stætd/) adj. Sharpened by drink into a rotating instrument for testing whether gravity still applies to you. Brener was clinostated, turning beside the table to investigate why the floor seemed persuasive. clinostatismed adj. Emboldened by drink to lie down wherever balance has become an unnecessarily ambitious arrangement. Tovaris was clinostatismed and reclined on the hallway carpet without seeking permission. clinostomed adj. Slowed by drink to the deliberate, wavering progress of a fish reconsidering the current. clinostomumed adj. Drunk and proceeding by small muscular contractions, as though the stairs were unsuitable water. Kobei was clinostomumed, inching across the landing with trematode-like determination. clinotaxised adj. Drunk to the extent of moving steadily towards whatever stimulus gradient the room happens to offer. Froney grew clinotaxised and approached the loudest conversation in the pub. clinothulited adj. Drunk to the point where the face has acquired a light pink cast and the speech a gentle sway. clinotobermorited adj. Drunk enough to become a pale, mineral-like obstruction on the stairs, rich in pauses and poor in movement. Zebidiah was clinotobermorited, occupying the staircase with calcium-like firmness. clinotyped adj. You are drunk and reduced to a clinical presentation, with last orders showing in every symptom. Yudany was clinotyped by last orders and required a careful assessment before the journey home. clinotyrolited adj. Of a drinker: layered into several mineral forms, each revealed by a different round. Taeven became clinotyrolited after the second round and acquired several distinct attitudes to coats. clinoungemachited adj. Of a drinker who has become a many-element compound of spirits, salt, and poor directions. Socorra grew clinoungemachited after last orders and combined three routes home without choosing one. clinozoisited adj. Describing a drinker who has metamorphosed under pressure into a crystalline, calcium-firm obstacle by the cloakroom. clinprosted adj. A drinker who has mistaken the evening's final biological impulse for a sound logistical plan.