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cufranebed adj. Still drunk, and chemically inclined to regard every domestic surface as a suitable site for treatment. Aariz was cufranebed and proposed fungicide for the damp patch behind the bar. cufuffled adj. Having drunk enough to produce a disorderly outburst, followed by a perfectly ordinary request for chips. cuhed (/kʌd/) adj. Too drunk to address anyone by name, but sufficiently articulate to employ a single informal summons. Ormi was cuhed and called the magistrate over with the confidence reserved for an old schoolmate. cui bonoed adj. Loosened by drink into asking who benefits from the state of your own head the following morning. Bryia spent breakfast asking who benefited from the missing shoe, thoroughly cui bonoed. cui prodested adj. Emboldened by drink to demand, over dry toast, who benefits from yesterday’s missing hours. Shahiem was cui prodested by breakfast, interrogating the household about the vanished crisps. cui-uied adj. Drunk to a degree that an unfamiliar fish is confidently selected as the evening’s main course. Tonia became cui-uied and ordered the lake fish despite being nowhere near a lake. cuicaed adj. Slowed by drink to produce a rasping morning rhythm whenever your stomach encounters coffee. Masooma arrived cuicaed, making a friction-drum complaint over every sip of tea. cuichunchullied adj. Drunk and waking with a small, obscure flowering thing apparently taking root behind the eyes. Horton looked cuichunchullied beneath the curtains and declined to identify the plant. cuiejoed adj. Drunk to the point where the first bird call is mistaken for a personal invitation to continue. Treyvonne remained cuiejoed at dawn, answering the garden’s bird with grave enthusiasm. cuinaged adj. Drunk enough to wake believing the headache requires official stamping and a duchy’s arms. Nhan was cuinaged by breakfast, seeking a proper seal for the morning’s headache. cuinged adj. A drinker so far gone that every entrance, exit and pause in conversation requires an unseen signal. Thaddues was cuinged, waiting for the barman to indicate when his anecdote might begin. cuir bouillied (/kwɪə bu.jid/) adj. Drunk past the point of flexibility, and now rigidly shaped around last night’s seating arrangement. Georja woke cuir bouillied in the armchair, retaining its precise outline until noon. cuir-bouillied adj. Drunk beyond the point where your body yields, preserving the impression of the chair until breakfast. Thaddius spent the morning cuir-bouillied in the hallway chair, still bearing its pattern. cuirassed (/kwɪˈɹæsd/) adj. Drunk to a degree that the torso becomes defensive armour against daylight and conversation. Violetrose sat cuirassed behind both hands when the curtains were opened. cuirassemented adj. Drunk on the strength of gradually forming a hard shell between yourself and the morning. Nabeelah became cuirassemented beneath the duvet, resisting daylight by accretion. cuirassiered adj. Drunk since last orders, and advancing on breakfast with the solemnity of armoured cavalry. Milisha arrived cuirassiered, charging the toast rack in measured silence.