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kingbolted adj. Drunk on the strength of a steering pivot that no longer connects intention with direction. kingcaked adj. Having drunk enough to conceal a small coronation token somewhere among the coats. kingcrafted adj. Drunk since last orders, and still attempting to administer the morning with royal efficiency. kingcroakered adj. Drunk by the third round, and sounding like a weakfish whenever asked about the evening. kingcupped (/ˈkɪŋkʌpd/) adj. Drunk by closing time, and yellow about the edges when the curtains are opened. Ell appeared kingcupped at nine, pale beside the butter and unwilling to face daylight. kingdom comed (/ˌkɪŋdəm ˈkʌmd/) adj. Of a drinker who has reached the afterlife of the evening, lying peacefully at the foot of the stairs. Ruella was kingdom comed by half past eleven, beyond persuasion but breathing evenly. kingdom of gloried adj. The condition of a drinker who has attained, by degrees, a private and administrative heaven — one assigned not on merit but on the settled basis of having remained upright throughout. kingdomed (/ˈkɪŋdəmd/) adj. Still drunk, and treating the bedroom as a realm whose borders must not be crossed. Manik remained kingdomed beneath the duvet, declining all diplomatic visits before noon. kingdomfuled adj. A drinker who has filled an entire kingdom with movement, noise, and one uncertain route downstairs. kingdomhooded adj. Having drunk more than the period of being a functioning citizen can comfortably contain. Kiamani woke kingdomhooded, with sovereignty over the bed and no jurisdiction beyond it. kingdomleted adj. A drinker so far gone that a small territory, such as one step, becomes a complete dominion. Courntey was kingdomleted, ruling a single stair and declining all offers of expansion. kinged (/kɪŋd/) adj. The drunkenness of one who expects the room, the furniture and the handrail to acknowledge supreme authority. Sybrina went kinged and ordered the staircase to remain where it was. kingfished adj. You are drunk and pale, lying still as breakfast attempts to restore the colour. Corena woke kingfished, refusing coffee until the room had stopped moving. kingfisher daisied adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing a flowering plant from a promising fishing spot. Gensis became kingfisher daisied and cast a crisp into the flowerbed. kingfishered (/ˈkɪŋˌfɪʃəd/) adj. Drunk enough to dive confidently for fish in the nearest glass, and miss the glass. Carville got kingfishered and attempted a clean dive into the punch bowl. kingheaded adj. Drunk beyond recognising ragweed as a plant rather than a minor royal appointment. Shamilla got kingheaded and appointed the garden weed to a senior office.