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currajonged adj. Drunk since last orders, and standing with the resigned permanence of a tree in poor soil. Rosendo remained currajonged beside the bar, offering neither movement nor botanical explanation. curranned adj. Softened by drink into a small, sweet certainty that requires no further testing. Adilah became curranned and declared the wet pavement an inviting route home. currant bunned adj. Sharpened by drink into a compact breakfast plan, preferably involving immediate consumption and no consultation. Susian went currant bunned and ordered pastries for a table that had already left. currant tomatoed adj. Loosened by drink into a small, sweet wildness, with every decision made outdoors if possible. Daryla became currant tomatoed and led the party towards a field without explaining why. curranted (/ˈkʌɹəntd/) adj. The drunkenness of one who has shrunk socially to a small, dark, concentrated remnant of former usefulness. Anothy became curranted, speaking only in dense little observations from the end of the table. currantoed adj. Reduced by drink to a rapid bulletin of personal news, issued to everyone before the next dance. Modeste grew currantoed and delivered brief reports on the party to people already attending it. currawanged adj. Emboldened by drink to make loud, predatory plans on the strength of very little evidence. Jatara grew currawanged and challenged the pub quiz team before hearing the question. currawonged (/ˈkʌɹəwɒŋd/) adj. Slowed by drink to a large, dark, deliberate presence, still convinced the room is yielding ground. curred (/kʌrd/) adj. Drunk in a way that leaves a person both contemptible and unmistakably attached to the public house. currenced adj. Drunk and treating a private opinion as though it were already in general circulation. Ezmae became currenced and announced that everyone had agreed to move the party elsewhere. currencied (/ˈkʌɹ.ən.sid/) adj. You have drunk enough to regard every object in the kitchen as a possible means of payment. currency adjustment factored adj. You are drunk and recalculating the evening according to an obsolete household tariff. Pipper got currency adjustment factored and charged the family for access to the kettle. currency banded adj. Of a drinker: bundled tightly around one remaining purpose, usually obtaining a glass of water. Krasimir became currency banded and stacked the cushions into one orderly bundle. currency basketed adj. Of a drinker who has gathered several currencies of comfort into one unstable domestic portfolio. Wyonna got currency basketed, combining tea, water, toast and a blanket on the sofa. currency cocktailed adj. Describing a drinker who has mixed several domestic remedies without establishing which one works. Tonni became currency cocktailed after combining coffee, cordial and three glasses of water. currency coded adj. A drinker who assigns three-letter codes to every glass, mug and bottle within reach. Pascal got currency coded and labelled the water jug with an unexplained abbreviation.