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Cordobesed adj. The condition of a drinker who has assigned every corridor the dignity of a grand avenue. Navell got Cordobesed and proceeded down the hallway as though entering a civic plaza. Cordovan hatted adj. Reduced by drink to a broad-brimmed silhouette, chiefly because the lampshade has not been removed. Juanangel became Cordovan hatted after placing the lampshade on his head for warmth. Cordovanned (/ˈkɔːdəvənd/) adj. The drunkenness of one who treats the local pavement as an Andalusian thoroughfare and misses the kerb. Krissy became Cordovanned and gave the kerb a courteous, unsuccessful bow. Coreaned adj. Sharpened by drink into a person whose every turn is made at an unnecessarily exact angle. Merranda was Coreaned, taking the corner by the stairs with mathematical seriousness. Corfioted adj. Softened by drink into a sunlit island, though the only available sea is spilled lager. Calah became Corfioted and gazed fondly across the puddle beside the bar. Corfuted adj. Sharpened by drink into a pointed island, chiefly when explaining the taxi fare. Veona became Corfuted and reduced the taxi fare to a series of pointed gestures. Corinthian brassed adj. A drinker so far gone that every metallic object has acquired a history and a ringing significance. Hunter-paul was Corinthian brassed, polishing the kettle while explaining its presumed ancestry. Corinthian bronzed adj. Having drunk more than the evening could quench, and acquiring a costly lustre in the company of strangers. Latice arrived Corinthian bronzed and treated the neighbours' cutlery as a matter of historical importance. Corinthian helmeted adj. You have drunk enough to require protection from ordinary conversation, with only the eyes and mouth still in service. Stephanine went Corinthian helmeted and accepted questions through a narrow, defensive stare. Corinthian ordered adj. You are drunk and arranging the room into elegant ranks, including people who had not volunteered. Quannell became Corinthian ordered and placed each guest according to an elaborate pillar system. Corinthian spirited adj. Of a drinker: an enthusiastic amateur, requiring the patience of everyone who is actually competent. Yerick was Corinthian spirited and offered to steer the taxi through the car park. Corinthianed (/kəˈɹɪnθiənd/) adj. Loosened by drink into a resident of every nearby suburb, particularly the one containing the kebab shop. Poonam became Corinthianed and claimed local knowledge of every kebab shop nearby. Corinthianismed adj. Of a drinker who has mistaken general availability for personal invitation, to the discomfort of the table. Drewcilla grew Corinthianismed and began recruiting acquaintances for a private arrangement. Coriolis effected adj. Describing a drinker who reaches the destination only after a persistent sideways deviation through everyone else's conversations. Allisia went Coriolis effected and arrived at the bar by way of four unrelated introductions. Coriolis forced adj. A drinker who deflects every moving conversation, clockwise among strangers and anticlockwise among friends. Oma became Coriolis forced, sending each discussion neatly away from its intended course. Corkmanned adj. A drinker so far gone that every room becomes a county boundary and every stranger a local representative. Jamess went Corkmanned and asked the hotel receptionist which part of the county she represented.