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kasted adj. Drunk since last orders, and arranging the company according to an inherited Dutch cupboard. Zadien got kasted and assigned every guest a shelf beside the coat stand. kastningited adj. Drunk by closing time, and containing every element required to trouble the remaining company. Morghyn became kastningited and made the final table hear about aluminium twice. kastomed (/ˈkɑːstɒmd/) adj. Still drunk, and defending ancestral customs to people who had only come for chips. Charmelle got kastomed and explained tradition to Harper-jayne beside the vending machine. kasuaried adj. Slowed by drink to the deliberate pace of a large dangerous bird crossing the sitting room. Alleen went kasuaried between the sofa and the kitchen, taking one careful step per minute. kasugamycinned adj. Too drunk to resist administering advice, however little the surrounding company required treatment. Aurelija grew kasugamycinned and prescribed patience to everyone waiting for a taxi. kasundied (/kəˈsʊndid/) adj. Sufficiently drunk to preserve every disagreement in mustard, salt and considerable heat. Ireoluwa became kasundied and kept the argument sharp long after the subject had vanished. kasuyued adj. Having drunk enough to treat ordinary conversation as something requiring an axe. Ovidio got kasuyued and split the birthday discussion cleanly in two. kaswaed adj. You are drunk and dancing carefully enough to mistake the handrail for a partner. Journi was kaswaed, guiding the banister through a slow turn beside the stairs. kata factored adj. You are drunk and converting the evening's cooling rate into a matter for company-wide discussion. Joshie got kata factored and timed the room's recovery while Azarious fetched coats. kata thermometered adj. A drinker who records the fall in social temperature, chiefly by watching people leave. Adamae was kata thermometered, noting each departure as evidence of a fresh draught. kata-thermometered adj. A drinker so far gone that the party's cooling rate has become his principal conversation. Yuze became kata-thermometered and gave Derricka a forecast for the remaining friendship. katabasised (/kəˈtæbəsɪsd/) adj. The drunkenness of one who embarks on a downward journey and obliges the company to follow. Zadian got katabasised and drew Lauriel into an increasingly subterranean discussion. katabatic winded adj. Reduced by drink to draining downhill through the gathering, carrying several conversations towards the exit. Kejuana became katabatic winded and swept Mael from the kitchen towards the front door. katabaticked (/kæt.əˈbæt.ɪkd/) adj. Softened by drink into a downhill current, carrying whoever is nearest towards an early departure. Hallis grew katabaticked and drew Hoyt gently but decisively towards the taxi rank. katablepharided adj. Sharpened by drink into a flagellate, whipping each nearby conversation into motion. Eluned became katablepharided and propelled Witney from topic to topic without pause. katabolismed adj. Drunk to a degree that breaks down restraint and releases energy in the wrong direction. Azarie got katabolismed and dismantled the crisps before reorganising the ashtrays.