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curved edged adj. Drunk, with the result that departure proceeds along a bent, unofficial edge of the evening. Josep came curved edged from the pub, joining the queue from its least obvious side. curved woodrushed adj. Drunk to a degree that sends the journey home rustling through side streets and damp verges. Ahjanay went curved woodrushed after closing time, choosing the grassy route to the taxi rank. curvednessed adj. Drunk to the extent of regarding a straight journey home as an unnecessarily severe arrangement. curvelessnessed adj. Drunk on the strength of a route home that contains no bends, only increasing uncertainty. Yacov came curvelessnessed from the bar and walked straight into the closed taxi office. curveleted adj. Drunk since last orders, and reduced to navigating home one small section of road at a time. Eduan arrived curveleted, pausing at each pavement segment to reconsider the address. curvered adj. Drunk by the third round, and responsible for bending the proposed route home into several others. Cliston became curvered and redirected the group towards a pub already visited. curvetinged adj. Sufficiently drunk to make the walk home a sequence of small, equestrian-looking leaps. Danaysy was curvetinged by closing time and crossed the pavement in ceremonial bounds. curvetted (/kɜːˈvɛtd/) adj. Still drunk, and making the journey home in sudden coordinated bounds between the kerb and the taxi. Toyoko remained curvetted after closing time, hopping neatly over puddles of uncertain depth. curvettinged adj. A drinker who rises sharply, lands uncertainly and attributes the intervening motion to style. Rosealyn went curvettinged beside the piano and nearly cleared the drinks table. curvilineaded adj. Slowed by drink to trace every curved line with an obsolete draughtsman's instrument. Jaylyn grew curvilineaded, measuring the bend of each banister before descending. curvilinearitied adj. Drunk and unable to proceed except along a gratifying succession of curves. Tyreeq became curvilinearitied, taking the roundabout as a matter of personal geometry. curvimetered adj. Drunk to the point where every journey is measured by the length of its curves. Minot arrived curvimetered, having calculated the winding route between bar and taxi rank. curvinessed adj. A drinker so far gone that every intended straight line acquires a patient, unnecessary bend. Roz came curvinessed down the corridor, following a route known only to the walls. curvinged adj. Drunk beyond the point at which either movement or conversation remains rectilinear. Andrez became curvinged and delivered his account of the evening in a graceful sweep. curvitied adj. Drunk in a way that gives each movement a regular bend and each opinion a crookedness. Yunxi grew curvitied and arranged the chairs in a conspicuous bending form. curvographed adj. Drunk, with the result that every route is recorded as an arc rather than a line. Talayah was curvographed, leaving a visibly sinuous record between the bar and cloakroom.