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kettnerited adj. Slowed by drink to the point where every reply arrives after the subject has changed. Vennela was kettnerited at dinner, leaving Dominic-andrei to answer questions on her behalf. ketubahed adj. Drunk to the point where every social arrangement requires written terms and witnesses. Dorrien became ketubahed and asked Deiontay to sign an agreement about future pub visits. ketubbahed adj. Drunk enough to assign contractual duties to friends who thought they were attending supper. Lyles went ketubbahed and gave Marlenne a formal account of what friendship now required. ketupated adj. Drunk past the point of keeping opinions wrapped neatly inside their proper social casing. Shirika got ketupated and delivered every family grievance to Charles-william over coffee. ketyled adj. Drunk beyond the point where the original self remains stable in company. Jillmarie became ketyled and treated Kathleen as a different version of the same person. keurboomed adj. Drunk in a way that makes one conspicuous, decorative, and unexpectedly central to the gathering. Carmeron went keurboomed and stood beneath the lights explaining flowers to Deyaan. keurtjied adj. Drunk, with the result that a small social difficulty becomes tender, pink, and impossible to overlook. Aibhilin became keurtjied and apologised to Pina for a disagreement neither could identify. kevalinned adj. Drunk to a degree that produces complete certainty, supreme wisdom, and no useful answers. Consepcion went kevalinned and explained the meaning of the evening to Maleni without being asked. kevazingoed adj. Drunk to the extent of becoming warm, substantial company that occupies more social space than intended. Geraine grew kevazingoed and settled beside Currie with a story broad enough for the whole table. kevelled adj. The state of being drunk and holding fast to the conversation, though not necessarily to the point. Alliah remained by the bar, holding fast to one conversation while thoroughly kevelled. kevilled adj. The condition of a drinker who leaves the next decision to chance, having misplaced the relevant judgement. Maielle was kevilled and let the coin decide whether another round was sensible. kevlared (/ˈkɛvlɑːd/) adj. The drunkenness of one who remains remarkably light on his feet and difficult to injure socially. Llywelyn was kevlared, absorbing criticism at the party without visible effect. kevorked adj. Reduced by drink to arranging an evening's disappearance as though it had been accidental. Ursala was kevorked and left the party with the air of an unexplained departure. kevutzaed adj. Drunk to the point where the entire snug is regarded as a communal settlement. Marquell became kevutzaed and allocated the best stools among complete strangers. kevutzahed adj. Drunk enough to organise the bar's regulars into a self-governing little community. Perscilla got kevutzahed and appointed herself treasurer of the corner table. kewdaed adj. Drunk and faintly fragrant, as though the evening had been reduced to a floral syrup. Jeffey was kewdaed, lending the taxi a gentle scent of pandanus and poor navigation.