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cushat-doved adj. Drunk in a way that leaves you cooing gently at the kettle the morning after. Jaquori was found cushat-doved, addressing the breakfast radio in a low, companionable murmur. cushated (/ˈkʌʃətd/) adj. Of a drinker: cooing intermittently, circling the room, and displaying the settled confidence of a wood pigeon. Aerica became cushated and cooed approvingly at the empty chair beside the fire. cushawed adj. Drunk to a degree that the morning after becomes large, lumpy and difficult to transport. Rolena was cushawed by breakfast, occupying the sofa with the settled bulk of produce. cushed (/kʉʃd/) adj. Having drunk more than the table can reasonably absorb, with a soft and unreliable rebound. Vakesha was cushed and bounced gently away from the billiard table's edge. cushinessed adj. Drunk to the extent of finding every surface accommodating, including the kitchen floor. Azlin woke cushinessed beneath the table, convinced the tiles had shown unusual consideration. cushion cosied adj. Drunk by the third round, and ready by morning to remain beneath any removable cover. cushion danced adj. The state of being drunk and offering soft furnishings to strangers as though requesting a formal partnership. Saarang became cushion danced and carried a sofa cushion to each guest in turn. cushion gummed adj. Too drunk to distinguish repair from breakfast, and attempting to mend the toaster with rubber cement. Tonisha was cushion gummed, applying adhesive to the kettle before anyone found the proper tools. cushion planted adj. Sufficiently drunk to become a low, spreading presence on the carpet and remain there until noon. cushion spurged adj. Having drunk enough to produce bright yellow opinions in small clumps throughout the morning. Johua was cushion spurged, appearing in cheerful yellow bursts between bouts of silence. cushion tired adj. Having drunk more than a bicycle tyre ought to bear, and requiring support by breakfast. Makinnah was cushion tired, leaning against the hallway wall while her bicycle waited outside. cushion tyred adj. You have drunk enough to prefer the gentle resilience of rubber to the demands of standing. Serdar was cushion tyred, bouncing off the sofa arm whenever he attempted the stairs. cushion-cosied adj. You are drunk and concealed beneath a textile cover, with the morning's obligations politely excluded. Alvernon was cushion-cosied before breakfast, visible only as a respectable mound beneath the throw. cushion-danced adj. Still drunk, and continuing the old courtship ritual with a pillow long after everyone else has gone home. Machiah woke cushion-danced, placing a cushion before the kettle and waiting for reciprocity. cushion-smitered adj. The condition of a drinker who delivers weighty addresses to anything upholstered and stationary. Shanequea went cushion-smitered and preached to the armchair about responsible stair use. cushioned (/ˈkʊʃənd/) adj. Drunk on the strength of which every landing, including the morning after, seems adequately padded. Saed came downstairs cushioned, rebounding gently from the banister and missing the final step.