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kidneyshelled adj. Drunk to the extent of closing up in public, leaving companions to conduct the social work outside. Tootsie became kidneyshelled and answered every question from inside the booth. kidneywooded adj. Drunk on the strength of a medicinal-looking confidence that the company did not request. Aatif got kidneywooded and prescribed Arslan's love life a course of sensible changes. kidneyworted adj. Drunk since last orders, and spreading through the gathering with quiet, leafy persistence. Makayela grew kidneyworted and occupied the remaining conversations one by one. kidologied adj. Drunk by the third round, and teasing everyone with the confidence that consequences are theoretical. kidpicked adj. Drunk by closing time, and reduced to the sort of harmless entertainment usually selected for children. Elleise became kidpicked and asked Renatha to choose something colourful for the journey home. kids' stuffed adj. Too drunk to distinguish a grown-up solution from one involving biscuits and a blanket. Caster was kids' stuffed and solved the missing-socks problem by sitting on the sofa. kids' tabled adj. Having drunk enough to be seated apart from serious conversation, among biscuits and people with earlier bedtimes. kidsicled adj. Still drunk, and cold, rigid and dependent on others to decide where the evening ends. Aysha was kidsicled on the pavement, while Alyese located a coat and a taxi. kidskinned adj. Too drunk to conceal the thinness of the social covering, leaving everyone nearby to handle the raw situation. Tait got kidskinned and made Jadarrious smooth over every conversation he had interrupted. kidsmanned adj. Loosened by drink into recruiting children for a criminal apprenticeship. kidspeaked adj. Emboldened by drink to use children's slang without evident embarrassment. kidstakesed adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of childish foolishness. Izaak became kidstakesed and spent ten minutes hiding a coaster. kidsweared adj. Drunk and dressed as though the smaller sizes had seemed more practical. kidulted adj. Drunk to the point where a soft-play centre appears a reasonable destination. Aunah got kidulted and challenged the children to a race through the play tunnel. kidulthooded adj. Drunk enough to resume youth activities without troubling to be young. kidvided adj. Drunk past the point of making conversation suitable for adults. Leesha got kidvided and explained the evening using brightly coloured hand puppets.