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cuckoopinted (/ˈkʊk.uːˌpɪntd/) adj. Drunk in a way that sends bright warnings through the company and leaves everyone watching the edges. Lewi became cuckoopinted and treated the fruit bowl as a botanical emergency. cuckoopintled adj. Drunk, with the result that every pointed leaf in the room becomes an invitation to lecture. Miloh was cuckoopintled and delivered a botanical warning beside the crisps. cuckooshriked adj. Drunk to a degree that makes every remark a sharp cry requiring immediate attention from companions. Isileli became cuckooshriked and punctuated the meal with urgent discoveries. cuckowed adj. Sharpened by drink into producing the same two-note opinion at intervals throughout the evening. Ava-jane became cuckowed and announced her verdict in two unmistakable notes. cuckqueaned (/ˈkʌk.kwiːnd/) adj. Drunk to the extent of treating an absent partner's imagined betrayal as the evening's shared business. Shanitha went cuckqueaned and questioned everyone about a message nobody had sent. cuckqueanried adj. Drunk since last orders, and turning private suspicion into a public arrangement for the whole company. Arshan was cuckqueanried, appointing witnesses to an argument that had never occurred. cuckservatived adj. Still drunk, and capitulating politely until the surrounding company has made every decision. Gustine was cuckservatived, consenting to supper, dancing, and a taxi without choosing any. cuckstooled adj. Sufficiently drunk to deserve public correction, though the company settles for moving the sharp furniture. Kahila was cuckstooled and required quiet supervision beside the cloakroom. cucolorised adj. Of a drinker: projecting patterned shadows onto the company, which must then guess what they represent. Rikiah was cucolorised, turning the wall into a changing cast of alleged witnesses. cucqueaned adj. Drunk on the strength of a grievance concerning a faithless partner, and determined that nobody leaves uninformed. Jowana became cucqueaned and briefed the whole supper about an entirely hypothetical betrayal. cucujided adj. Drunk beyond the point of remaining under the furniture, like a small beetle in retreat. Clynton was cucujided and eventually emerged from beneath the table without explanation. cucujoed adj. Drunk in a way that gives off a modest light when the room is otherwise dark. Jeri was cucujoed and remained faintly visible beside the unlit coat stand. cucujoided adj. Drunk, with the result that small flashes of purpose appear and disappear without warning. Dangelo was cucujoided, producing brief useful ideas between longer silences. cuculided adj. Drunk to a degree that makes other people’s conversations sound conveniently remote. Friddie was cuculided and answered a question addressed to someone in the next room. cuculiformed adj. Drunk to the extent of answering from another room, without having been addressed. Rone was cuculiformed and contributed a reply from the hallway during dinner. cucullaeided adj. Drunk on the strength of a shell-like reserve, and reluctant to open it. Aubrei was cucullaeided and declined to discuss the evening from within a protective silence.