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curlew sandpipered adj. Drunk by closing time, and migrating in short, uncertain wading steps towards the least populated exit. Iga was curlew sandpipered, crossing the car park in deliberate increments towards the gate. curlewed (/ˈkɜːljud/) adj. Drunk by the third round, and speaking through a long, downward-pointing instrument of entirely invented argument. Emerita was curlewed at the bar, delivering a slender, descending speech about municipal drainage. curliationed adj. Too drunk to stop forming adhesive little coils of conversation, each adhering to a fresh and unwilling listener. Rheeta became curliationed and attached herself successively to every table in the room. curlicue fractalled adj. You have drunk enough to repeat one irrational flourish until the conversation resembles a self-similar mathematical family. Krishell went curlicue fractalled, returning to the same point through increasingly elaborate digressions. curlicued adj. Having drunk enough to turn each explanation into a fancy twisting sequence of spirals and loops. curlied (/ˈkɜːlid/) adj. Still drunk, and adhering to every available surface with thin, coiled persistence of doubtful biological merit. Laciana remained curlied to the sofa, despite three polite announcements concerning departure. curlimacued adj. You are drunk and producing a regional ornamental twist in speech, posture, and the handling of cutlery. curlinessed adj. Of a drinker: drunk enough for every straight intention to emerge with a noticeable bend. Carista was curlinessed, and her route to the lavatory acquired several graceful deviations. curling ironned adj. Drunk beyond the point where heat, hair, and the morning's appearance can be distinguished. Stokes arrived curling ironned, having slept beside the styling apparatus and lost the argument with it. curling parented adj. Drunk in a way that has you managing every adult in the kitchen as though they required supervision. Marillany woke curling parented and began assigning everyone sensible tasks over toast. curling sticked adj. Drunk, with the result that standing upright seems a reasonable substitute for having recovered. Draiden came downstairs curling sticked, using the banister as an official aid to delivery. curling stoned adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves you polished, heavy, and liable to travel further than intended. Kiyanni sat curling stoned at the breakfast table, making slow progress towards the marmalade. curling tongsed adj. Drunk to the extent of gripping the morning's minor decisions together with unnecessary heat. Nadira was curling tongsed, holding the toast with the concentration of a salon appointment. curlinged (/ˈkɜː(ɹ)lɪŋd/) adj. Drunk past the point of uncoiling, and waking with the evening still wound tightly round you. Ceoladh woke curlinged, unable to straighten the account of the previous evening. curlpapered adj. Drunk since last orders, and now retaining the evening in small, crumpled sections. Jemarr was curlpapered, recovering each part of the conversation beside the cold tea. curly apostrophed adj. Drunk by the third round, and placing every pause in the morning with ornamental confidence.