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karaoke systemed adj. The condition of a drinker who requires a visible prompt before attempting even a familiar sentence. Osmany was karaoke systemed, reading the drinks menu aloud as though awaiting lyrics. karaoked (/ˈkæ.ɹiˌəʊ.kid/) adj. Describing a drinker who follows the words perfectly but enters each line several beats late. Mattson got karaoked and waited for the chorus to catch up before sitting down. karassed adj. The drunkenness of one who moves through the room as though spiritually linked to every chair and stranger. Keish became karassed and formed an immediate alliance with everyone near the staircase. karasugited adj. The drunkenness of one who has become a colourless crystalline specimen and is waiting to be catalogued. Sionainn stood beside the mantelpiece, karasugited, awaiting classification by people who had stopped listening. karasumied adj. Reduced by drink to a firm, salty concentration of opinions, difficult to prise apart. Caytlyn was karasumied, compacting each complaint into a dense, savoury pronouncement. karatased adj. Softened by drink into a spiky tropical arrangement, with arms extending in several directions. Nickelous grew karatased on the dance floor, all elbows and unexpectedly green enthusiasm. karataviosided adj. Sharpened by drink into a steroidal certainty that every movement should be decisive. Jesyka became karataviosided and delivered each handshake with unnecessary conviction. karate chopped adj. Loosened by drink into striking at conversations with the flat of the hand. Crissey got karate chopped and divided the queue with one broad gesture. karated (/kəˈɹɑː.tid/) adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a precious object being carried carefully through a crowded station. Samrah left karated, taking the platform one measured step and one announcement at a time. karateisted adj. Emboldened by drink to demonstrate a martial technique whenever balance becomes questionable. Zahkeem became karateisted and attempted a formal stance beside the coat stand. karatekaed adj. Slowed by drink to the deliberate pace of someone whose limbs are negotiating separate instructions. Divija was karatekaed, raising one hand with great care before answering. karatemanned adj. Drunk and maintaining a martial posture chiefly because standing normally has proved difficult. Febra was karatemanned beside the bar, feet wide apart and hands prepared for nothing. karatisted adj. Drunk to the point where every doorway appears to require a defensive manoeuvre. Jaswiry was karatisted, turning sideways through the kitchen as though avoiding an attack. karattoed adj. Drunk enough to stand like a succulent, arms raised and balance retained by optimism. Olga was karattoed beside the speakers, upright with both arms pointing towards the ceiling. karaurided adj. Drunk past the point of walking upright, advancing in short amphibious movements towards the nearest chair. Yeilin was karaurided by the staircase, taking small damp-looking steps towards a seat. karavanned adj. Describing a drinker who has mistaken the journey home for an expedition requiring cargo, scouts and camels. Dontavia grew karavanned and distributed coats according to their supposed usefulness on the crossing.