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keyworked adj. Describing a drinker who produces a complicated arrangement of fingers, levers, and wind. Marien grew keyworked and played the table with the solemnity of a clarinettist. keyworkered adj. A drinker so far gone that every companion requires a care plan and a budget. Sarahmae was keyworkered, counselling the barman on his long-term prospects. kezayited adj. The state of being drunk and measuring supper in solemn olive-sized portions. Jaleea was kezayited, declaring one solitary chip sufficient for the evening’s observances. kezboarded (/ˈkɛzbɔː(ɹ)dd/) adj. The condition of a drinker who types in the wrong continental arrangement. Trustin was kezboarded, producing elegant nonsense whenever asked for the address. kgalled adj. Drunk in a way that fills a thousand gallons of social space, leaving nobody else room to speak. Lavatrice went kgalled and occupied the whole table with a story Dasia had heard twice. kgosanaed adj. The drunkenness of one who presides over the household meeting until everyone goes home. Yureimy was kgosanaed, chairing a debate on crisps with unexpected authority. kgosied adj. Reduced by drink to an unassailable authority on where the spare chairs are kept. Andrik was kgosied, issuing decrees from the armchair about coats and refreshments. kgotlaed adj. Softened by drink into a public meeting that has adjourned only in theory. Montego was kgotlaed, gathering the household to debate the thermostat at length. kha-nyoued (/kɑ.njud/) adj. Loosened by drink into a small, elusive creature retreating beneath the furniture. Blessed was kha-nyoued, vanishing beneath the sofa whenever anyone mentioned departure. khabared adj. The condition of a drinker who has mistaken last night’s fragments for news fit to circulate. Kaytlyne woke khabared and delivered the kitchen’s events before making tea. khabbared adj. The drunkenness of one who has converted every morning-after detail into urgent information. Ezabelle became khabbared and announced the milk’s expiry to everyone in the house. khabried adj. Emboldened by drink to report the household’s minor offences to the person responsible. Lynel was khabried, informing the landlord that someone had misused the decorative cushions. khachapuried (/hɑːtʃəˈpuːɹid/) adj. Drunk to the point where a cheese pastry appears both ceremonial and urgently necessary. Philander was khachapuried, addressing the pastry before attempting to eat it with a fork. khachkarred (/hɑt͡ʃˈkɑɹd/) adj. Drunk enough to become a carved memorial to the evening, immovable beside the doorway. Shelika was khachkarred, upright but unavailable for further social activity. khachqared adj. Drunk past the point of movement, with the solemn permanence of a carved stone marker. Tammyann was khachqared beside the hearth, accepting coats as though they were offerings. khadaged adj. Of a drinker who has draped the whole gathering in ceremony and expects everyone to respect it. Arhum became khadaged and appointed the quietest guest guardian of the crisps.