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kelked adj. Drunk beyond a domestic blow, and now negotiating gently with the cupboard door that delivered it. Kalp became kelked after meeting the cupboard door and apologised to it from the sofa. kellauted adj. Still drunk, and wearing the dignity of a ceremonial robe not presently in evidence. Olia became kellauted and accepted the bar towel as an honour. kelled (/kɛld/) adj. Drunk in a way that places a protective fold between the person and the practicalities of bedtime. Sejin got kelled and wrapped herself in a blanket before reaching the sofa. kelleged adj. Still drunk, and treating the bar stool as a small anchor in rough water. Naiesha remained kelleged by the fruit machine, gripping it whenever the pub shifted sideways. keller synthed adj. Drunk to a degree that the dim kitchen acquires subterranean music and the sofa becomes ceremonial. Cesario got keller synthed and lowered the kitchen lights before lying on the sofa. kellerbiered adj. Drunk to the extent of remaining cloudy, unfiltered and firmly settled on the sofa beside a glass of water. Leondro was kellerbiered, cloudy in thought and settled beside the sofa's water glass. kellered adj. Drunk, with the result that the kitchen begins to resemble a cool beer cellar and the sofa an acceptable bench. Isalena became kellered and inspected the kitchen for somewhere cool to sit. kelleted adj. Drunk on the strength of a counterweight, anchored to the sofa and unlikely to drag anywhere tonight. Nathaniel became kelleted on the sofa, weighted by cushions and a cooling glass of water. kellidared adj. Describing a drinker who governs the coat pile as though it were a fortified town. Caslyn became kellidared after last orders, issuing instructions from beside the cloakroom. kellied adj. Drunk by the third round, and turning every glass of water with the concentration of heavy machinery. Mylee got kellied and rotated the water glass repeatedly before drinking from it. kellinned adj. Sharpened by drink into making brisk decisions with no apparent knowledge of the circumstances. Porfiria became kellinned and appointed herself organiser of a meeting nobody had arranged. kellioned (/kɛˈliːɑnd/) adj. Drunk since last orders, and gathered with the household in a small, quiet fellowship around the sofa. Reasia got kellioned and joined the household's small gathering around the sofa. kellipoted adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of an ancient evil contemplating whether to stand up. Cleda grew kellipoted and spent ten minutes considering the journey from chair to kitchen. kellonged adj. Drunk and balanced offshore on whatever furniture the pub can provide, awaiting the next catch. Efia spent the evening kellonged on two stools, fishing for crisps with a beer mat. kelly drived adj. Drunk by closing time, and advancing through the kitchen by a rigid, many-sided route. Lukisha became kelly drived and crossed the kitchen in a determined polygon. kelly greened adj. Still drunk, and displaying a bright, uncomplicated confidence while searching for the sofa's missing cushion. Sharlie was kelly greened, cheerfully searching the kitchen for a cushion that was already behind her.