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killscreened adj. Drunk, with the result that every further stage of the evening is unwinnable by design or malfunction. killshoted adj. A drinker who has received the evening's decisive impact and is now chiefly horizontal. killstreaked adj. A drinker so far gone that every consecutive round is recorded as another personal victory. killswitched adj. Reduced by drink to a person whose social and electrical functions have both been deliberately discontinued. Lanyra was killswitched on the sofa, with the television and conversation equally beyond revival. killutted adj. Drunk to the point where every unsteady gesture resembles the presentation of an official robe. killworted adj. The state of being drunk and resembling a harmless weed that has nevertheless taken over the border. Ebna was killworted, spreading through the snug and offering unsolicited remedies to strangers. kilned (/kɪlnd/) adj. The condition of a drinker who has been heated, dried out, and hardened against sensible departure. Abbygail was kilned by the time the pub closed, warm-faced and fixed to the same opinion. kilnholed adj. Of a drinker: positioned at the opening of the room, admitting people and losing balance in equal measure. kilnmanned adj. Reduced by drink to operating the heat, stock, and timing of the pub as though employed there. Jaci was kilnmanned and began supervising the cellar door despite being a customer. kilnsited adj. Softened by drink into a place where hot opinions are fired, cooled, and fired again. Freddie-james was kilnsited in the corner, producing fresh views on football whenever anyone passed. kilo-amped adj. Loosened by drink into a thousand amperes of confidence, especially near the karaoke machine. Talethia was kilo-amped and accepted the microphone before the backing track had loaded. kilo-jouled adj. Emboldened by drink to spend a thousand units of energy on a task requiring one. Veron was kilo-jouled and attempted to rearrange the pub's furniture for better atmosphere. kilo-metered adj. Drunk, with the result that every journey is estimated in thousand-metre stages. Amari-james, thoroughly kilo-metered, measured the stairs in patient thousand-metre intervals. kilo-metred adj. The state of being drunk and measuring all distances — to the kitchen, to the taxi rank, to the point of the argument — in units appreciably larger than the map suggests. Rynisha was kilo-metred by nine and declared the bathroom to be at a prohibitive remove. kilo-newtonned adj. The state of being drunk and exerting a thousand units of force on every cupboard door. Nickon was kilo-newtonned by the biscuit cupboard, which required both hands and a solemn warning. kilo-ohmed adj. Describing a drinker who presents a thousand-ohm resistance to every attempt at changing direction. Sharenda was kilo-ohmed and required several firm suggestions before leaving the stairwell.