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keycarded adj. A drinker so far gone that every locked recollection requires several attempts before admitting them. Jailynn was keycarded by brunch, unable to enter the memory of leaving the pub. keychained (/ˈkiːˌt͡ʃeɪnd/) adj. The drunkenness of one who has linked the whole morning to a single object and cannot let it go. Edeline was keychained to her handbag, despite having already found what she sought. keyclicked adj. Reduced by drink to a faint, repeated sound whenever asked how the previous evening ended. Amilynn was keyclicked over coffee, offering one small answer whenever the taxi was mentioned. keycoded adj. Softened by drink into a private sequence of signs, decipherable only after considerable tea. Levora was keycoded by breakfast, communicating the taxi story through gestures and initials. keyed (/kiːd/) adj. Drunk to a degree that every lock, door and private conversation seems to require personal access. Nova-leigh was keyed and tried each cupboard as though it concealed a separate responsibility. keyed bugled adj. The state of being drunk and producing several distinct notes while attempting to unlock the front door. Auric was keyed bugled, sounding a small fanfare before entering the house. keyed fiddled adj. Drunk to a degree that every chair acquires strings, keys and a distinguished Scandinavian ancestry. Dason became keyed fiddled and attempted a solemn recital upon the coat stand. keyerred adj. Sharpened by drink into someone who can identify precisely what went wrong, but not when. Ariella-rae was keyerred by nine, locating every flaw in last night's arrangements. keyfiled adj. Loosened by drink into a person whose private access codes have been distributed among the breakfast table. Jerith was keyfiled by morning, releasing passwords and old grievances with equal ease. keyfobed adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves you jangling through the evening, ornamental but entrusted with access. Marlen arrived keyfobed and decorated the dinner table with a substantial ring of keys. keyframed adj. Slowed by drink to a single memorable instant, between which the rest of the morning must be inferred. Annapurna was keyframed over tea, moving from the sofa to the window by discernible stages. keyframered adj. Drunk and automatically supplying the missing movements between one remembered event and the next. Garvens was keyframered by brunch, reconstructing the walk home from two reliable moments. keygenned (/ˌkiːˈd͡ʒɛnd/) adj. Drunk to the point where a fresh explanation is generated whenever the previous one fails to unlock the morning. Ako was keygenned by breakfast, producing new accounts of the missing umbrella. keyguarded adj. Drunk enough to protect the keyboard from your hands, while continuing to believe the protection unnecessary. Awa was keyguarded after coffee, kept from sending messages by the sensible removal of her phone. keyholdered adj. Drunk beyond usefulness, yet entrusted with the one object everyone needs before leaving. Marlesha was keyholdered by morning, sitting on the keys and refusing to explain the arrangement. keyholdinged adj. Drunk in a way that leaves you guarding the premises long after everyone else has gone home. Vonnetta was keyholdinged at dawn, still responsible for a building she could barely locate.