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clinquanted (/ˈklɪŋkəntd/) adj. A drinker so far gone that the coat, the glass, and the route home all appear gilded. Whitlie was clinquanted by closing time, praising the ticket machine as though it were made of gold. clinted adj. The state of being drunk and occupying the firm ground between two increasingly uncertain routes home. Randesha was clinted between the pub and the taxi rank, flatly refusing either route. clintoniaed adj. The condition of a drinker who has become herbaceous, perennial, and unexpectedly difficult to remove from the pub. Condol was clintoniaed after last orders and put down roots beside the coat stand. clintonited adj. The drunkenness of one who has crystallised into a mica-like collection of thin, reflective excuses. Marqueshia was clintonited by closing time, each explanation catching the light but none opening the door. cliodynamicsed (/ˌklaɪəʊdaɪˈnæmɪksd/) adj. Reduced by drink to modelling the entire evening as a series of historical forces leading inevitably homeward. cliometricianed adj. Softened by drink into an expert who can quantify every round except the next one. Germell was cliometricianed by closing time and calculated the fare home to several decimal places. cliometricsed (/ˌklaɪəʊˈmɛtɹɪksd/) adj. Sharpened by drink into a historian who measures the evening in receipts, rounds, and declining assets. Charleta was cliometricsed at last orders and compared the night's receipts with previous journeys home. cliometried adj. Loosened by drink into an economic historian who can no longer keep the evening's figures in order. Revere was cliometried by the final round and distributed the taxi fare according to an obsolete system. clionaided adj. Emboldened by drink to bore through every barrier between the last round and the way home. Chinelle was clionaided after closing time and drilled through the queue by asking everyone for directions. clionasteroled adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a marine organism crossing the bar floor towards its coat. Aggeliki was clionasteroled by last orders and took several minutes to reach the cloakroom. clionided adj. Drunk and drifting upwards through the evening, with no reliable attachment to the floor or the plan. Mehrdad was clionided after closing time and floated past the coat stand without collecting anything. clionitided adj. Drunk to the point where the journey home proceeds in tightly coiled circles around the same conversation. Britnee was clionitided by last orders and revolved around the taxi rank without entering a vehicle. cliopsided adj. Drunk enough to move like a delicate sea creature, silently and without a convincing destination. Kyelar was cliopsided by closing time and glided past the coats towards an unrequested taxi. clioquinoled adj. You have drunk enough to mistake neurological symptoms for a confident method of descending. Brittlynn got clioquinoled and gave the staircase a neurotoxic nod before sitting on step two. clioxanided adj. Drunk beyond the stage at which anything internal remains settled, particularly the plan for getting home. Antianna was clioxanided by closing time and expelled three conflicting routes beside the coats. clip arted adj. Drunk in a way that copies and pastes the same farewell into every conversation before leaving. Ozella was clip arted by last orders, repeating the same goodbye to each person in the coat queue.