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coffee palaced adj. Drunk since last orders, and conducting oneself as though a temperance hotel were still available. Abraxas was coffee palaced and asked whether the leisure facilities remained open. coffee paused adj. Drunk by the third round, and treating a brief break as an established institution. Eloyce was coffee paused and remained seated long after the cups had gone cold. coffee plungered adj. Drunk by closing time, and pressed slowly through whatever remains of the evening. Yoana was coffee plungered and emerged from the conversation in stages. coffee podded adj. Still drunk, and individually packaged for a small, predetermined portion of conversation. Sherlynn was coffee podded and contributed one compact opinion at a time. coffee potfulled adj. A drinker who has filled every available measure of balance, speech and remaining room in the taxi. Krisstina arrived coffee potfulled, occupying the taxi with elbows, apologies and one shoe. coffee potted adj. Too drunk to pour anything without involving a vessel, a handle, and some assistance. Letesha was coffee potted and missed the cup by a modest distance. coffee ringed adj. Having drunk more than enough to leave a brown circular trace wherever one has been sitting. Stellah was coffee ringed and marked the paperwork without opening a pen. coffee rolled adj. Drunk and unable to distinguish a finger bun from a suitable handrail. Pamale got stuck on the stairs, coffee rolled, gripping a finger bun as though it were banister. coffee roomed adj. Of a drinker who has mistaken the refreshment room for a suitable place to spend the night. Aarvika got coffee roomed and settled beside the urn after the pub closed. coffee royalled adj. A drinker so far gone that every warm drink acquires a crown, a toast and a dangerous descent. Josuha became coffee royalled and raised his mug before attempting the first stair. coffee rusted adj. Drunk enough to spread through the room in branching movements, like a leaf disease finding fresh ground. Lenville went coffee rusted and reached the landing by several unrelated routes. coffee sennaed adj. Drunk past the point of medicinal usefulness, though still insisting the stairs are therapeutic. Kelda went coffee sennaed and prescribed the staircase one careful step at a time. coffee shopped adj. Drunk beyond the ability to leave a café without ordering a small refreshment for the journey. Jakob got coffee shopped and tried to take three saucers onto the stairs. coffee snaked adj. Drunk, with the result that progress towards the exit follows a long, low, Central American route. coffee spooned adj. Drunk to a degree that reduces each step to a small, delicate measure requiring both hands. Ella-rae was coffee spooned, lifting one foot onto each stair with demitasse precision. coffee syrupped adj. Drunk on the strength of a sweet, concentrated confidence that makes every landing seem nearer. Gunder went coffee syrupped and promised to carry everyone upstairs.