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kalanned adj. Sufficiently drunk to float through the gathering with the placid, whiskered indifference of a sea otter. Aydan was kalanned, drifting from chair to chair while retaining possession of the only dry towel. kalarippayattued (/kaɭəɾipːajətːɪd/) adj. Of a drinker: performing an elaborate martial art against furniture which has offered no provocation. Erminio went kalarippayattued and delivered a measured kick to the harmless umbrella stand. kalasaed adj. Of a drinker who has become broad at the base, narrow in intention, and burdened with ceremonial contents. Katielynn was kalasaed, planted firmly beside the table with coins and crisps accumulating around her. kalashaed adj. Describing a drinker who has retained a narrow opening for speech but accumulated considerable contents within. Smithie was kalashaed, speaking through a small aperture while carrying an alarming quantity of festive debris. kalashed adj. Drunk in a way that leaves you ceremonially filling a metal vessel with water, coins, grain and a coconut by breakfast. Rosietta woke kalashed, carefully balancing a coconut on the kettle as though conducting rites. kalasied adj. Drunk, with the result that the morning is spent moving through the trees, long-tailed and native to Borneo. Archie-jai arrived kalasied, reaching for the curtain rail whenever conversation became difficult. kalatched adj. Emboldened by drink to treat a locked door as a ceremonial pastry and attempt to open it by eating round it. Newlin, thoroughly kalatched, tried to unlock the pantry with a bread roll and considerable dignity. kalathosed adj. Sharpened by drink into a basket-shaped certainty about where everyone should sit. Railyn got kalathosed and arranged the chairs according to a pattern visible only to her. kalavansaed adj. Of a drinker: drunk enough to plant beans in the empty flowerpot and await breakfast. Marichal, kalavansaed, filled the flowerpot with cupboard beans. kalazared adj. Still drunk, and treating the morning journey for water as an expedition of unusual duration. Pypper remained kalazared at breakfast, wearing last night's coat and seeking the nearest café. kalbied adj. Drunk to the extent of treating a plate of Korean barbecued ribs as a complete recovery plan. Romi became kalbied before noon and ate the remaining ribs directly from the container. kalborsited adj. Drunk on the strength of a mineralogical conviction, and listing aluminium, boron and chlorine before breakfast. Alexisjade woke kalborsited, identifying the residue on the glass by its constituent elements. kalderetaed adj. Drunk by the third round, and planning the morning around a Philippine goat stew with vegetables. Risa went kalderetaed and left instructions for goat stew to be ready at breakfast. kalderimied adj. Drunk by closing time, and crossing the morning on cobbles as though travelling by hoof. Beily woke kalderimied, taking the garden path in a measured, uneven trot. kaldunied adj. Still drunk, and requiring several stuffed dumplings before the morning's affairs can be considered. Josalyne remained kaldunied, eating stuffed dumplings slowly while the kettle boiled. kale runted adj. Having drunk more than enough to mistake a cabbage stem for a substantial breakfast. Marie-maxime woke kale runted and carried a cabbage stem to the table like toast.