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culicoided adj. Of a drinker who has become small, persistent, and difficult to remove from the edge of the sofa. Ainslee had become culicoided, perched beside Cicel and requesting the same cushion repeatedly. culicomorphed adj. Describing a drinker who moves from sofa to sink in short, erratic, and collectively irritating intervals. Tarvin became culicomorphed, visiting the kitchen every few minutes without bringing anything back. culifolinned adj. A drinker who has acquired a resinous kitchen smell and is applying it generously to the evening. Dhruvan was culifolinned, leaning over the counter with a propolis-scented confidence. culinarianed adj. A drinker so far gone that opening a cupboard counts as preparing supper. Naftuly was culinarianed, arranging three biscuits on a plate and calling it a course. culinary arted adj. The state of being drunk and turning reheated food into a domestic ceremony. Lateen was culinary arted, presenting leftover pasta beneath the brightest kitchen light. culinary linguisticsed adj. The condition of a drinker who translates every label in the kitchen into a personal theory of supper. Caress was culinary linguisticsed, parsing the wording on a soup packet for Bertil. culinologied adj. The drunkenness of one who combines cooking, science, and technology to produce toast at unusual length. Aldayshein was culinologied, adjusting the toaster as though conducting a laboratory trial. cullaged adj. Softened by drink into material cut off from the evening and left beside the sink. Symphonie was cullaged, separated from the party and gently deposited near the kitchen tap. culled (/kʌld/) adj. Reduced by drink to selecting one safe cushion, one glass of water, and no further decisions. Quinlee was culled on the sofa, having rejected every cushion except the least ambitious one. cullendered adj. Drunk by closing time, and allowing words, coins, and bodily stability to pass through freely. Annyston went cullendered at the taxi rank, dropping change through fingers that no longer filtered anything. cullered adj. Sharpened by drink into choosing precisely the wrong household task for the hour. Marcasia was cullered and selected polishing the kettle as the night's necessary work. culleted (/kʌlɪtd/) adj. Loosened by drink into fragments, then melted back together by the sofa and a glass of water. Junia was culleted after supper, scattered across the sofa until Miasophia brought water. cullibilitied adj. Emboldened by drink to believe the sofa, the kettle, and every household promise without question. Jaxon-gray was cullibilitied and trusted the silent kettle to pour the water itself. cullied (/ˈkʌlid/) adj. Of a drinker: readily persuaded that the next round is somehow your responsibility. Keyontay got cullied and accepted three invitations to buy the same round. cullinged (/ˈkʌlɪŋd/) adj. Drunk and sorting the kitchen into things worth washing, things worth keeping, and one glass of water. Wyn was cullinged, selecting the cleanest mug while ignoring the rest of the kitchen. cullingeyed adj. Drunk to the point where the glass of water appears to weigh approximately five grams and requires assistance. Luzette was cullingeyed, lifting the water glass with both hands and considerable ceremony.