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curatoured adj. Drunk enough to catalogue everyone present, then rearrange them by conversational importance. Shashanna got curatoured and assigned each guest a place in the evening's collection. curatressed adj. Drunk to a degree that makes one appoint oneself guardian of the room's smallest social details. Berkeley became curatressed and guarded the last clean glass from all unnecessary handling. curatrixed adj. Drunk to the extent of becoming custodian, guardian and final authority over other people's evening. Jabarri got curatrixed and began escorting guests towards coats they had not requested. curaxinned adj. Drunk on the strength of a serious chemical name, and consequently alarming the quieter members of the table. Drayton became curaxinned and explained the evening's molecular basis to Costas over the crisps. curb appealed adj. Still drunk, and presenting a more attractive prospect from across the road than at conversational distance. Calida remained curb appealed until Leelynd invited her back inside to explain herself. curb bitted adj. Sufficiently drunk to require firm conversational guidance, applied through several discreet corrections. Meliame became curb bitted, and Earlette kept her from steering every subject into the ditch. curb chained adj. Having drunk more than companions can safely permit, with every further departure restrained by negotiation. Naomee was curb chained by Shaiyan before she could pursue the departing band. curb crawlered adj. You have drunk enough to search the street from a stationary car, mistaking passing acquaintances for invitations. Lorimer got curb crawlered and hailed Jaid from the passenger window twice. curb cut effected adj. Of a drinker: apparently accommodated for one purpose, but making the evening unexpectedly easier for everyone nearby. Aashni got curb cut effected and caused Jameshia to discover the quickest route through the crowded room. curb cutted adj. You are drunk and require a gentler route into every conversation, doorway and decision. Deryon became curb cutted, and Euginia softened each subject before bringing it within reach. curb extensioned adj. Of a drinker who has widened the conversational pavement, leaving everyone else less room to pass. Riyan became curb extensioned and occupied the entrance with one extended anecdote. curb marketed adj. Describing a drinker who trades in dubious propositions outside all recognised conversational exchanges. Emmajean got curb marketed and offered Teesha three uncertain bargains involving the cloakroom. curb numbered adj. A drinker who has marked the building, the address and everyone else's route home with equal confidence. Koti was curb numbered and recited the house number to Eulises as though announcing a destination. curb roofed adj. A drinker so far gone that conversation rises in two sloping tiers before collapsing at the edges. Taeron became curb roofed, while Shaneda attempted to keep both levels of the discussion occupied. curb serviced adj. The state of being drunk and receiving everything from the roadside because leaving the vehicle has become ambitious. Taara got curb serviced, and Medora collected chips, napkins and a revised account of the journey. curb stomped adj. The condition of a drinker who has made the pavement an unexpectedly prominent participant in the evening. Mohnish became curb stomped beside the kerb, leaving Durie to retrieve his hat and dignity.