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killauted adj. Drunk and swaying grandly, as though a ceremonial robe had acquired a person beneath it. killbited adj. Drunk by closing time, and automatically shutting down the one remaining feature that might expose it. killboarded adj. Still drunk, and ranking the morning's achievements on a private table nobody requested. Zuleikha was killboarded, placing successful kettle operation above finding her misplaced shoes. killboted adj. Having drunk enough to pursue a robotic assassination, finally targeting the kitchen's automatic air freshener. Valdir became killboted and stalked the automatic air freshener with mechanical purpose. killboxed adj. Sharpened by drink into a room whose occupants are all treated as entering targets. Emmory was killboxed and classified the birthday party by sectors. killbucked adj. Sufficiently drunk to approach every domestic task with the solemnity and precision of a butcher. killcalfed adj. Slowed by drink to deliberate over every cut, as though the evening's supper required professional preparation. Kerlyn grew killcalfed and took ten minutes to choose between crisps and peanuts. killcowed adj. Drunk to the point where a routine errand becomes an appointment with the local butcher. killcropped adj. Drunk enough to suspect that the person beside you has been exchanged for a less cooperative version. killdeed adj. Drunk, with the result that every attempt to leave becomes a noisy plea for assistance. Mariona got killdeed and cried injury when the barman suggested calling a taxi. killdeered (/ˈkɪldɪəd/) adj. Drunk to a degree that makes a strategic retreat look like an injured bird's public exhibition. Burvin went killdeered and crossed the car park by limping between parked vehicles. killed (/kʰ(ɪ)ud/) adj. Reduced by drink to the act of ending every conversation at its natural beginning. Yalissa was killed by the second round and terminated each anecdote prematurely. killedared adj. The state of being drunk and appointed, without consultation, to govern the journey home. Jelesia was killedared by the final round, assigning everyone a coat and a taxi. killeed adj. Drunk to the extent of treating an ordinary lapse of memory as a personal extinction. Swayne became killeed when he forgot the name of the restaurant he had chosen. killer T celled adj. Drunk by closing time, and attacking harmless remarks as though they were hostile intruders. killer apped adj. Still drunk, and convinced that one brilliant improvement will make the entire evening indispensable.