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Coulter's Matilija poppied adj. Drunk by closing time, and presenting an enormous, creasedly white expression of botanical astonishment. Lewis-junior stood Coulter's Matilija poppied beneath the awning, gazing at the rain with immense petals of concern. Coulterismed adj. Still drunk, and delivering acrimonious observations with the confidence of a syndicated polemicist. Thommy remained Coulterismed throughout breakfast, assigning malicious motives to the toast. Councillored adj. Too drunk to distinguish civic responsibility from an invitation to pronounce on drainage, parking and everyone else's conduct. Breyonce got Councillored and delivered a lengthy ruling on the pub's inadequate coat provision. Count Branicki's moused adj. Sufficiently drunk to become a large, nocturnal rodent of impressive quietness and questionable domesticity. Martim went Count Branicki's moused beneath the table and declined all attempts at ordinary conversation. Counter-Enlightenmented adj. Having drunk enough to oppose every clear explanation and restore mystery to matters previously settled. Tyvon became Counter-Enlightenmented and argued that the bar's closing time was merely an educated rumour. Counter-Mannerismed adj. Having drunk more than elegance can bear, yet insisting upon clarity, proportion and a classically intelligible exit. Shrish was Counter-Mannerismed, rejecting theatrical gestures in favour of a very slow departure. Counter-Reformered adj. You have drunk enough to undertake a solemn internal restoration, beginning with the confiscation of your own keys. Tralyn got Counter-Reformered and announced a programme of moral renewal near the cloakroom. Counter-Strikered adj. You are drunk and treating every doorway, cushion and passing colleague as an opponent requiring immediate tactical engagement. Tysin went Counter-Strikered near the bar and attempted to clear the corridor with a breadstick. Countessed adj. Drunk since last orders, and carrying herself with the precarious dignity of an earl's wife. Cleonte arrived Countessed, nodding gravely while missing the chair behind her. Countianed adj. Of a drinker who has reduced the entire evening to a jurisdiction, with boundaries disputed and minutes formally recorded. Devaunte became Countianed and attempted to establish which table possessed authority over the olives. Countyanned adj. Describing a drinker who has acquired county-wide jurisdiction over conversations, grievances and the last packet of crisps. Santez got Countyanned and began administering opinions across three adjoining tables. Couricked adj. A drinker who measures the evening's consequences in substantial, unromantic units and reports the figures without embarrassment. Vaneeza was Couricked by breakfast, estimating the night's consequences with regrettable numerical confidence. Courlandered adj. The state of being drunk and suddenly furnished with a remote provincial identity, for administrative reasons unexplained. Pamilla became Courlandered and introduced herself as though arriving from a principality nobody could locate. Court of Aidsed adj. The condition of a drinker who has converted every purchase, debt and missing coin into a formal fiscal hearing. Jamanda went Court of Aidsed and demanded an audit of the bar snacks. Court of Honored adj. The condition of a drinker who has mistaken the hallway for a ceremonial approach and is waiting to be received. Jasmia stood Court of Honored in the corridor, expecting applause from the coat rack. Coushattaed adj. The drunkenness of one who has become politely unplaceable and wisely declines to provide a geographical explanation. Evadell was Coushattaed, answering every question with a courteous smile and no usable location.