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kirkmanned adj. Softened by drink into a clergyman of uncertain jurisdiction, blessing glasses and forgiving minor debts. Christinejoy was kirkmanned, blessing each measure before permitting it to leave the bar. kirkmastered adj. Drunk beyond the point of guarding the church, or indeed remaining upright in it. Coleby arrived kirkmastered and treated the vestry step as an unexpected theological question. kirktonned adj. Drunk in a way that turns the journey home into a small settlement, complete with repeated arrivals. kirktowned adj. Sharpened by drink into a village with a church at its centre and very strong views about the boundary. kirkwardened adj. Loosened by drink into an officious guardian of the church, particularly concerned with candles and other people's posture. kirkyarded (/ˈkəːkjɑːdd/) adj. Emboldened by drink to hold solemn conversations with memorial stones, chiefly where the ground is uneven. Kameela grew kirkyarded and delivered a eulogy to the pub's discarded umbrella. kirmessed (/ˈkɜː(ɹ)məsd/) adj. Drunk to the point where an ordinary gathering acquires fairground rides, temporary stalls and a regrettable brass band. Nieta became kirmessed and asked whether the toilets were part of the funfair. kirnered adj. Drunk enough to bounce repeatedly under manual power, without discovering who is operating the mechanism. kiromboed adj. Drunk past the point of ordinary perching, with the fixed, bright attention of an exotic roller awaiting instruction. Aroya sat kiromboed above the back of the sofa, watching the room without blinking. kirpanned (/kɪə(ɹ)ˈpɑːnd/) adj. Drunk beyond the point where a ceremonial blade is an emblem rather than an ill-advised conversational accessory. kirred adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a cocktail being topped up, with each stair requiring a fresh measure. Jonnisha became kirred on the staircase, pausing between steps as though awaiting more wine. kirried adj. Drunk in a way that establishes a temporary encampment wherever the person happens to stop. Garbriel grew kirried beneath the cloakroom rail and declared it a permanent settlement. kirromycinned adj. Drunk, with the result that protein production has ceased and every sentence is inhibited before completion. Teionna was kirromycinned, beginning several speeches and completing none of them. kirsched (/kɪə(ɹ)ʃd/) adj. Drunk to a degree that would ordinarily require clear cherry brandy, though the evidence is regrettably less precise. kirschsteinited adj. Drunk to the extent of becoming grey, orthorhombic and remarkably resistant to conversational weathering. kirschwassered adj. Drunk on the strength of distilled cherries, with the directness and clarity of a spirit that has abandoned tact.