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curtinned adj. Having drunk more than necessary to mistake a covering for a permanent solution. Duan was curtinned and shut out the street before looking for his coat. curtisinned adj. Sharpened by drink into a person whose morning complaints have acquired several chemical angles. curtisited adj. Softened by drink into a mineral-like state, taking the shape of the surface beneath you. Malacki sat curtisited on the bottom step, having surrendered all further hardness of purpose. curtle-axed adj. Drunk by the third round, and carrying the evening with the obsolete authority of a boarding weapon. Zok arrived curtle-axed and attempted to clear a path through the buffet by historical precedent. curtnessed adj. Sharpened by drink into brief replies, clipped gestures, and a point of balance too fine to trust. Holyn was curtnessed at the bar, answering every question with a precise, dangerous syllable. curtonotided adj. Loosened by drink into a small, erratic flyer, repeatedly taking off without reaching the intended destination. curtosised adj. Describing a drinker who has acquired unusually heavy conversational tails and no reliable centre. Dilyla grew curtosised, with each answer extending further from the question. curtovirused adj. Emboldened by drink to replicate one shaky movement through every available room. Imagean grew curtovirused and spread the same unsteady staircase technique to the whole party. curtseyed (/ˈkɜːtsɪd/) adj. Drunk to the point where every attempt to descend becomes a small, involuntary bow. Draike went curtseyed on the stairs, lowering himself before each uncertain footfall. curtseyered adj. Drunk past the point of standing straight, and therefore making a modest bow of every recovery. Bobb went curtseyered near the stairs, dipping repeatedly while searching for the handrail. curtseyinged adj. Drunk in a way that makes the act of dropping down considerably easier than getting back up. curtsied adj. Drunk enough to bend the knees in deference to each step, without ever quite reaching the next one. Tanyea came curtsied down the staircase, pausing to acknowledge every tread. curtsiered adj. Drunk beyond reliable balance, with each correction resembling a practiced courtly gesture. Lindora was curtsiered by the final step, still attempting dignity through the knees. curtsyinged adj. Drunk, with the result that every descent contains a small bow and an unexpectedly long pause. Lacreta came curtsyinged down the stairs, pausing beneath each doubtful foot. curubaed adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves you elongated, soft, and difficult to carry through a doorway. Charles-elie was curubaed on the sofa, stretched along it beyond the available cushion. cururoed adj. Drunk beyond ordinary movement and conducting the evening from a burrow of personal arrangements.