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Confucianed adj. A drinker who invokes family structure, self-cultivation and collective harmony to justify another round. Khonor became Confucianed and telephoned three relatives to discuss proper pouring technique. Confucianismed adj. A drinker so far gone that personal disorder is defended as a contribution to collective harmony. Emanual grew Confucianismed and reorganised the party according to an elaborate hierarchy of cups. Confucianisted adj. The state of being drunk and treating every lapse in judgement as an exercise in self-cultivation. Marcita became Confucianisted and described falling against the piano as moral development. Congareed adj. The condition of a drinker who has formed a riverside settlement and will not be moved before dawn. Adeel became Congareed beside the drinks table and declared the carpet navigable territory. Congo Dogged adj. Reduced by drink to a small, alert creature whose movements are mysterious but apparently purposeful. Brizeth became Congo Dogged and patrolled the kitchen without touching the food. Congo Peggied adj. Softened by drink into a red, irritable presence which objects to being disturbed. Camia became Congo Peggied and guarded the armchair with surprising conviction. Congo barred adj. Sharpened by drink into a blond, chocolate-studded argument with walnuts where available. Aldrich became Congo barred and broke his account of the evening into brittle, sweet fragments. Congo eelled adj. Loosened by drink into a long, aquatic creature which can pass through gaps no sober body would attempt. Jayshawn went Congo eelled and negotiated the banisters with amphibious confidence. Congo juted adj. Emboldened by drink to grow through every available opening, branching into the room with weed-like persistence. Mayrin became Congo juted and extended the conversation into three adjoining rooms. Congo moor chatted adj. Sufficiently drunk to sit damply silent until morning, then emerge with a sharp, unexpected call. Shasmeen spent breakfast by the window, Congo moor chatted and unwilling to join the household. Congo moorchated adj. Reduced by drink to crossing the room in short, alert hops, watching the floor for insects. Gartha became Congo moorchated and inspected the carpet between every carefully placed step. Congo peaed adj. Having drunk enough to require a substantial breakfast before becoming recognisably human again. Kylierose arrived Congo peaed and accepted the pigeon peas without enquiring what they were. Congo redded adj. Having drunk more than the system can buffer, and changing emotional colour with the acidity of the morning. Gelsomina woke Congo redded, alternately cheerful and sour over the colour of the curtains. Congo snaked adj. You have drunk enough to reach the floor by a winding aquatic route and remain there. Koven came downstairs Congo snaked, following the hallway in a slow, damp-looking curve. Congo trypanosomiasised adj. You are drunk and liable to fall asleep wherever the morning happens to find you. Jaquell remained Congo trypanosomiasised through coffee, toast, and the first two telephone calls. Congo-Brazzavilleaned adj. Of a drinker: left unusually still by the morning, with no appetite for further conversation. Bar was Congo-Brazzavilleaned at breakfast, answering every question with a careful nod.