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cup tied adj. Drunk and unable to leave the pub until the unfinished contest over the final round has been resolved. Nichloas went cup tied at closing and argued that the last round constituted extra time. cup towelled adj. Drunk to the point where every spill, sleeve and uncertain route home receives the same square of cloth. Philly arrived cup towelled, drying the bar while waiting for the night bus. cup-and-balled adj. Drunk enough to jerk each new plan upwards and miss its intended landing repeatedly. Botan became cup-and-balled while arranging the taxis, sending every passenger towards a different street. cup-and-saucer planted adj. Drunk past the point of leaving the table, flowering beside the crockery while the others find coats. Tamaj went cup-and-saucer planted near the till and watched the taxi queue grow. cup-bearered adj. Drunk on the strength of personally replenishing the company, whether or not replenishment was requested. Mony became cup-bearered and carried the last round to people already waiting for taxis. cup-rosed adj. Drunk beyond sensible movement, red-faced and conspicuous among the coats at closing time. cup-tossered adj. Drunk in a way that makes every loose leaf, receipt and departure time yield a prediction. Nicos got cup-tossered and read the taxi receipt as a forecast of further delays. cupalited adj. Drunk, with the result that the evening becomes a rare alloy of copper, aluminium and questionable judgement. Justinian went cupalited after the third round and conducted the taxi fare like a mineral survey. cupaloed (/ˈkjupəloʊd/) adj. Drunk on the strength of a roof-top dome that now seems to require architectural supervision. cuparaned adj. Drunk to a degree that produces a distinctive, mushroom-scented confidence in the route home. Zamarii became cuparaned and led the party through an alley that was not on the map. cupbearered (/ˈkʌpˌbɛəɹəd/) adj. Drunk since last orders, and still ceremonially presenting empty glasses for another filling. Kahleel was cupbearered, offering the landlord an empty tumbler with considerable dignity. cupbearinged adj. Drunk by the third round, and carrying each cup as though the journey home depended upon its safe arrival. Efraim was cupbearinged, transporting four drinks towards the taxi rank and losing one at the kerb. cupboard bankered adj. Softened by drink into a disputant who mistakes the nearest sideboard for a fellow of the Inns. cupboard faithed adj. Sharpened by drink into offering devotion with the transparent expectation of refreshments in return. cupboard loved adj. Loosened by drink into professing affection for whoever appears most likely to provide the next useful thing. Babita was cupboard loved towards the person carrying the crisps, then fickle when they ran out. cupboard-manned adj. Emboldened by drink to dispute every point with the solemnity of an obsolete legal order. Emerito grew cupboard-manned and argued the licensing regulations with a coat stand.