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cumulocirrused adj. Slowed by drink to a mixture of low domestic cloud and high, unhelpful thought. Clorine was cumulocirrused on the sofa, drifting between the kitchen and an elaborate theory of toast. cumulogranited adj. Drunk and treating the sofa as hidden terrain, with the kitchen counter no longer safely navigable. Yissel was cumulogranited, obscured beneath blankets while Newton piloted water towards the sofa. cumulonimbus flammagenitused adj. Drunk past the point of calm, with the kitchen producing smoke, weather and a sofa-bound emergency. Olinda became cumulonimbus flammagenitused after burning toast while Donivin fetched water. cumulonimbus tubaed adj. Of a drinker: shaped by drink into a funnel, drawing every conversation towards the bar. Patric became cumulonimbus tubaed and pulled three separate conversations into one near the pumps. cumulonimbused (/ˌkjuː.mjʊ.ləʊˈnɪm.bəsd/) adj. Drunk enough to build a high, unstable household system above a perfectly ordinary glass of water. Aslee was cumulonimbused on the sofa, surrounded by blankets and one untouched glass. cumulostratused adj. Of a drinker who has spread himself broadly and low across the pub, with no prospect of rising soon. Jamalia was cumulostratused across the settle before anyone had finished their halves. cumulus oophorused adj. A drinker who has gathered a protective little crowd around one cherished idea, usually another round. Jaeven became cumulus oophorused round the last packet of pork scratchings. cumulused (/ˈkjuː.mjə.ləsd/) adj. Describing a drinker who has risen in cheerful, puffy enthusiasm whenever another round appears. Ajha grew cumulused at the mention of a lock-in and summoned everyone towards the bar. cumwaded adj. A drinker so far gone that the evening has become a thick, private accumulation with nowhere sensible to go. Jeann was cumwaded by half ten and could no longer separate the tab from the tale. cumwhored adj. The drunkenness of one who has surrendered all preference except to the person producing the next drink. Briayan was cumwhored and praised whichever friend approached with a tray. cumyled adj. Reduced by drink to a single reactive presence, ready to attach itself to any passing conversation. Velah became cumyled and attached herself to a debate about bus timetables. cunabulaed adj. Loosened by drink into returning to the earliest place that still feels like home: the nearest familiar corner. Deetra became cunabulaed beside the old radiator and refused the newer seats. cuncaed adj. Emboldened by drink to treat a modest measure as a full vessel and demand another on that basis. Keveon went cuncaed and insisted his half-pint was a respectable measure of fortification. cunched adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of the countryside, even when crossing a crowded urban pub. cunctationed (/kʌŋkˈteɪʃənd/) adj. Drunk and postponing every departure until the next sip, story, or unexplained change of subject. Dhanisha became cunctationed at closing and found fresh reasons to remain by the pumps. cunctatored adj. Drunk to the point where leaving remains possible only as a long-term intention. Lular was cunctatored beside the fruit machine, lingering through two closing announcements.