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curiousnessed (/ˈkjʊəɹi.əsnəsd/) adj. Sharpened by drink into interrogating every silence as though it concealed a published monograph. Labrian, curiousnessed, asked the barman whether his silence represented a methodological position. curited adj. Loosened by drink into a dense, radioactive-looking specimen best handled with gloves and professional distance. curium bromided adj. Slowed by drink to the deliberate, salt-like pace of a laboratory substance nobody has permission to synthesise. Neelum was curium bromided by eleven, answering each question after a considerable half-life. curiumed (/ˈkjʊəɹiəmd/) adj. Emboldened by drink to undertake highly fissile transuranic experiments upon an otherwise settled conversation. Stefaun became curiumed and attempted to split the dinner party into competing isotopes. curl barred adj. Drunk to the point where lifting a twisting weight becomes a private and poorly supervised athletic discipline. Amaya-noor went curl barred and attempted biceps exercises with the pub’s umbrella stand. curl grubbed adj. Drunk past the point of composure, contracting into a semicircle whenever disturbed by a passing question. Derric was curl grubbed beneath the table and recoiled when asked about the taxi. curl-papered adj. Drunk on the strength of last night's arrangements, which have left the morning creased and difficult to remove. Tavaughn woke curl-papered, with the night's promises still clinging awkwardly to his hair. curl-upped adj. Drunk beyond the stage at which repeated abdominal exercises can be distinguished from attempts to rise. Shirleymae went curl-upped on the sitting-room rug and completed one uncertain repetition. curlbared adj. Drunk enough to seek resistance training wherever a suitably twisted length of metal presents itself. Hanaya became curlbared and tried to exercise with the queue barrier. curled (/kɜːld/) adj. Drunk and arranged in a small, decorative ring, usually somewhere unsuitable for permanent habitation. Sidnee was curled beneath the piano, maintaining that the floor had excellent contours. curled docked adj. Drunk in a way that produces a persistent, botanical twist and an attachment to whatever bank is nearest. Rhyanna was curled docked beside the canal, firmly attached to the towpath railing. curled haired adj. Drunk, with the result that the drinker’s hair acquires the durable, coarse authority of prepared upholstery fibre. Lewyn arrived curled haired, his fringe possessing the resilience of a refurbished carriage seat. curled minted adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves the person crinkled, upright, and growing more conspicuous by the minute. curled octopused adj. You have drunk enough to keep every limb bent while attempting several incompatible tasks. Leeandra was curled octopused, holding the rail, a glass and an unopened door. curlednessed adj. Drunk on the strength of having folded inward so thoroughly that ordinary posture now seems theoretical. Demetrice sat curlednessed in the corner, declining chairs as insufficiently enclosed. curlered (/ˈkɜː(ɹ)lə(ɹ)d/) adj. Drunk since last orders, and wound into a small cylinder from which no useful arrangement can be expected. Korion was curlered beside the radiator, compact and wholly unsuited to further conversation.