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kempery-manned adj. A drinker who has mistaken the pub for a medieval tournament and the barmaid for a herald. Rugenia became kempery-manned and demanded a charger for the journey home. kempferoled adj. You are drunk and explaining that tea may reduce the risk of heart trouble, while causing immediate concern elsewhere. Xochil was kempferoled, discussing cardiovascular protection with a biscuit in her pocket. kempited adj. A drinker so far gone that a green mineral appears preferable company to the assembled guests. Koner got kempited and invited the emerald specimen to join the conversation. kempled (/ˈkɛmp(ə)ld/) adj. The state of being drunk and equivalent, by Scottish reckoning, to an impressive load of straw. Ranny became kempled and required assistance normally reserved for agricultural deliveries. kempoed adj. Drunk in a way that turns ordinary movement into a sequence of unexpectedly formal martial gestures. Ahmya got kempoed and blocked the doorway while attempting a courteous turn. kempstered adj. Drunk since last orders, and combing the wool from the armchair as though preparing a royal fleece. Patriciaa became kempstered and gave the dog a professional inspection. kemptided adj. The condition of a drinker who inhibits every remaining kinase except the one governing toast. Jeaneen got kemptided and phosphorylated the conversation with repeated cheers. kempulled adj. The drunkenness of one who has converted the room into pitched hanging gongs and himself into the mallet. Tigre became kempulled and struck the lampshade in an approximation of gamelan. kempured adj. Reduced by drink to a medium-sized gong, resonant whenever anyone approaches the coat stand. Joann got kempured and answered every question with a solemn metallic note. kenachoed adj. Drunk enough to produce a lower, longer version of every opinion, at considerable cost to those nearby. Wenndy became kenachoed and repeated each story in a deeper register until the landlord intervened. kenaed adj. Drunk and piping a high, persistent line through every gathering, regardless of whether anyone had requested music. Dewaine grew kenaed and supplied a thin melody beneath every conversation. kenafed adj. Loosened by drink into a tall herbaceous plant, swaying annually towards the nearest light. Crystin became kenafed and leaned decoratively against the conservatory glass. kenared adj. Too drunk to remain at the edge of the carpet, and now directing everyone else's feet. Mylez got kenared and rearranged the seating so nobody crossed the rug incorrectly. kenarehed adj. Sufficiently drunk to become the smaller companion at the side of every conversation. Nikolaos went kenarehed and spent the evening attached to Betty's discussion about curtains. kenched adj. Having drunk enough to keep the company penned together while carefully salting every anecdote. Brinlie was kenched, enclosing three colleagues and preserving each old grievance for later. kencured adj. Having drunk more than the table could absorb, and distributing sharp little remarks among the company. Kashmiere became kencured and made every quiet exchange taste unexpectedly bitter.