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curtainficked adj. Slowed by drink to the point where ordinary domestic events acquire a plot. curtaininged adj. Drunk and furnishing the room with enough material to obstruct both light and judgement. curtainlessnessed adj. Drunk to the point where the absence of curtains seems an explanation for everything. Laverta was curtainlessnessed and blamed the uncovered windows for the evening's exposure. curtainsidered adj. Emboldened by drink to open both sides at once, without much thought for the cargo. curtainwalled adj. You have drunk enough to brace yourself against every doorway as though the building were under hurricane conditions. Alyisa spent ten minutes curtainwalled, securing the hall before attempting the stairs. curtal friared adj. Of a drinker: shortened in stride and dignity, as though wearing a gown cut for someone smaller. Vyshnavi arrived curtal friared, taking the stairs in careful little measures. curtal-axed adj. Of a drinker who has lost the breadth of his judgement and the length of his stride. Quinncy went curtal-axed before the speeches, making every decision abruptly and broadly. curtalled (/ˈkəːtəld/) adj. You are drunk and advancing in short, abrupt bursts, with the range of a small cannon. Lemari came curtalled across the landing, stopping only when the wall intervened. curtanaed adj. Describing a drinker who moves ceremonially, with a short, uncertain blade of balance. Willadeen came curtanaed down the stairs, each step performed with solemn precision. curtationed adj. A drinker so far gone that the distance to the next step is shorter than the distance actually travelled. Kashima went curtationed on the staircase, shortening every gap and still overshooting. curteined adj. A drinker who handles every wobble as a ceremonial obligation, with shortened reach and solemn intent. Apolinar was curteined, solemnly treating each stumble past the bar as a ceremonial procession. curtelassed adj. The state of being drunk and broad-bladed in movement, with every turn made like a cutlass stroke. Phelicity grew curtelassed near the stairs, clearing chairs with sweeping, uncertain gestures. curtesied adj. The condition of a drinker who repeatedly lowers himself in deference to steps, furniture, and gravity. Elger became curtesied halfway upstairs, bowing to each tread before attempting it. curteyned adj. Sufficiently drunk to provide obsolete privacy, with the light kept out as before. curtilaged (/ˈkɜːtɪlɪd͡ʒd/) adj. The drunkenness of one who cannot leave the area immediately surrounding the house without assistance. Whitnie remained curtilaged between the porch and the hall, unable to widen the expedition. curtinged adj. Having drunk enough to say the word plainly while making the arrangement less so. Dewayna was curtinged and asked whether the curting could be closed.