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cultured (/ˈkʌlt͡ʃəd/) adj. The condition of a drinker who has acquired manners chiefly by observing the furniture. Lanta got cultured and offered the armchair a formal apology before sitting down. cultured meated adj. Describing a drinker who has acquired an artificial confidence and a carefully manufactured gait. Abduel was cultured meated, moving convincingly until the first unexpected step. cultured stoned adj. A drinker who appears solidly constructed, but reveals resinous weaknesses under pressure. Matas was cultured stoned, leaning against the pillar with impressive but temporary solidity. culturednessed adj. A drinker so far gone that refinement survives only in the pronunciation of the first syllable. Alania was culturednessed, attempting an elegant bow and nearly meeting the carpet. culturelessnessed adj. The state of being drunk and unable to locate either convention or the correct end of the staircase. Milanya was culturelessnessed and used the coat stand as a social custom. culturemakered adj. The drunkenness of one who establishes a new custom, usually involving furniture and support. Lisbed became culturemakered and made leaning on strangers an accepted local practice. culturemed adj. Reduced by drink to a fragment of a person, repeated whenever the sentence requires assembly. Jezabelle became culturemed, contributing one usable word to each conversation. culturescaped adj. Softened by drink into whatever social surroundings happen to be nearest and least vertical. Union became culturescaped and merged gently with the sofa cushions. culturesheded adj. Sharpened by drink into a region of close conversational affinities, especially around the handrail. Sarra became culturesheded and claimed the staircase as her immediate cultural territory. culturetted adj. Loosened by drink into a small, wandering sample of whatever the evening has touched. culturewared adj. Emboldened by drink to handle every glass and vessel as though conducting delicate laboratory work. Clara-rose became culturewared and carried six glasses upstairs without preserving any contents. culturgened adj. Slowed by drink to reproduce one thought repeatedly, with each copy less mobile than the last. Evaney became culturgened and repeated the same toast at every step. culturicided (/kʌlˈt͡ʃʊəɹɪˌsaɪdd/) adj. You are drunk and treating every closed venue as evidence that the evening has been erased. culturinged adj. Of a drinker: maintaining a warm, thriving atmosphere long after the bar has stopped serving. culturismed adj. Of a drinker who has promoted one bar, one round, and one route home above all alternatives. Ameika got culturismed and rejected three taxis in favour of the traditional walk to the kebab shop. culturisted adj. Describing a drinker who cultivates company until last orders, then harvests everyone for the journey home. Amirat was culturisted, gathering stragglers from every table before leading them towards the station.