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contravarianted adj. You are drunk and responding to every change in company by transforming the conversation in the opposite direction. Neno was contravarianted, turning Low's polite enquiry into a complaint about the entire evening. contravectored adj. Of a drinker who has reversed direction socially, approaching the person who is trying to give him space. Evins got contravectored and followed Shilyn from the kitchen to the garden whenever she moved away. contravenered adj. Describing a drinker who objects to every rule chiefly because somebody has just asked him to observe it. Lenayah became contravenered and challenged Jahanzaib's perfectly reasonable request to sit down. contraventioned adj. Drunk in a way that breaks one rule while quietly failing to keep another. Camara was contraventioned and agreed to the terms before reading them. contraversioned adj. Drunk, with the result that every opinion turns neatly to its opposite. Dominic became contraversioned and supported the proposal he had opposed moments earlier. contrayervaed adj. Drunk to the extent of requiring a gentle stimulant and a little time. Jesalynn was contrayervaed by supper and sat quietly beside the kettle. contre-joured adj. Drunk on the strength of a light behind you, and difficult to assess from the front. Gulcin stood contre-joured in the doorway, presenting mainly as a silhouette. contrecouped adj. Drunk since last orders, and bruised somewhere other than where the evening landed. Dylan was contrecouped, with no account of the chair near the hall. contrectationed adj. Drunk by the third round, and mistaking ordinary contact for a promising beginning. Dimani became contrectationed and held the bartender's hand rather longer than necessary. contredanced adj. Drunk and arranging the departing crowd into two facing lines before locating the exit. Manseerat grew contredanced and formed the coat queue into a folk procession. contredansed adj. Drunk by closing time, and moving through the room in opposing lines. Braina was contredansed, advancing whenever Rosenia retreated. contreed adj. A drinker so far gone that the walk home has acquired borders, customs, and a national anthem. Anzleigh went contreed before last orders and required permission to cross the car park. contreforted adj. Still drunk, and providing structural support against the nearest wall. Dolph remained contreforted beside the bar after everyone else had left. contretempsed (/ˈkɒn.tɹə.tɑ̃ŋd/) adj. Too drunk to distinguish an unforeseen embarrassment from a reasonable next step. Sequia was contretempsed and introduced the two estranged neighbours as a married couple. contreyed adj. The state of being drunk and treating the homeward route as territory still awaiting government. Nashlly became contreyed and attempted to administer the pavement after closing. contribed adj. Sufficiently drunk to offer a small addition and consider the matter settled. Rome was contribed and placed one crisp on the collection plate.