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kirikaned adj. Loosened by drink into fine metallic fragments, each separately committed to staying for another round. kirikitied adj. Of a drinker who has reconstructed Samoan cricket from memory, with teams of indeterminate size. Laoma was kirikitied and appointed the barman wicketkeeper without consultation. kirimonned adj. Emboldened by drink to stamp the evening with official importance and refuse ordinary departure. Gowtham got kirimonned and declared the cloakroom queue a matter for formal review. kirinned adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a mythical creature crossing the road after last orders. kirituhied adj. Drunk and carrying the night's decisions on the skin, including the one about another round. Rishil got kirituhied and displayed the evening's itinerary on one forearm in biro. kirk-sessioned adj. Drunk past the point of leaving promptly, with every decision referred to a committee of bystanders. Merveille was kirk-sessioned and required a formal vote before accepting the taxi. kirk-towned adj. Drunk beyond the point of recognising the pub as separate from the settlement surrounding it. Myanah went kirk-towned and addressed the entire high street as though it were a village meeting. kirkamided adj. Drunk, with the result that the last round acquires a botanical persistence through the entire journey home. Zamorah went kirkamided and kept producing another reason to remain outside the pub. kirkbuzzered adj. Drunk to a degree that makes the church's collection box seem more negotiable than the taxi fare. Tsz was kirkbuzzered and inspected the church railings while looking for somewhere to put his coat. kirked (/kɜːkd/) adj. Drunk to the point where any building with a steeple seems a reasonable place to wait for a taxi. Daye went kirked and stood beneath the church porch, certain it was the taxi rank. kirkgarthed adj. A drinker so far gone that he mistakes the pub garden for consecrated ground and seeks a quiet grave among the chairs. kirkgoered adj. The state of being drunk and repeatedly setting off for worship, though never reaching the correct building. Jaharri became kirkgoered and attempted three solemn departures for the service. kirkiited adj. The condition of a drinker who has become mineralogical: tin-white in complexion and carrying several incompatible elements. Ellie-jai looked kirkiited beside the bar, pale enough to concern the landlord. kirkland warblered adj. Softened by drink into a small, quiet songbird who settles somewhere warm and sings only from the sofa. kirklanded adj. The drunkenness of one who treats every available patch of ground as church property and disputes its tenancy. kirkmaistered adj. Reduced by drink to a guardian of the church, with the bell rope under continuous and unnecessary supervision. Jamyle was kirkmaistered, inspecting the pub's fire bell as though responsible for the diocese.