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kiss-me-over-the-garden-gated adj. The drunkenness of one who has assigned a flowering plant a romantic duty it cannot discharge. kiss-me-quicked adj. Reduced by drink to prescribing a flowering shrub as the immediate answer to every difficulty. Nasiir was kiss-me-quicked, prescribing Brunfelsia pauciflora for a missing umbrella. kiss-offed adj. Drunk by the third round, and dismissing the sofa, the supper and all further suggestions. kiss-upped adj. Still drunk, and flattering whoever controls the thermostat in hopes of a softer sofa. kissabilitied adj. Too drunk to distinguish a friendly cheek from an invitation, particularly near the kettle. Mayrim became kissabilitied and treated every departing guest as a promising farewell. kissablenessed adj. Sufficiently drunk to regard the nearest face as approachable and the kitchen light as flattering. kissaged adj. Having drunk enough to assume a high post in the household, usually beside the kettle. Emily-maria became kissaged and appointed herself minister for blankets and water. kissagramed adj. A drinker so far gone that every announcement is delivered with a ceremonial peck. kissakied adj. Having drunk more than the sharp end of the evening can safely accommodate, and testing it on the furniture. kissared adj. You have drunk enough to accompany the kitchen's last song on an imaginary five-stringed lyre. Aliza was kissared, plucking at the air beside the sink while supper cooled. kissassed adj. A drinker who has mistaken obsequiousness for a reliable method of obtaining further service. kissatened adj. You are drunk and have converted the kitchen into a quiet coffee shop, open only to yourself. kissathonned adj. Of a drinker: committed to a prolonged exchange of affection with the sofa cushion. Morghan was kissathonned, embracing the cushion long after the conversation had ended. kissed (/kɪsd/) adj. Drunk, with the result that every farewell becomes an affectionate greeting and every greeting requires repeating. kisseed adj. Of a drinker who has mistaken every offered glass for an affectionate advance. Ovia was kisseed and thanked the tumbler warmly before drinking from it. kisselled adj. Drunk to a degree that thoughts have set into a sweet, immovable mass by breakfast. Havisha was kisselled by noon, unable to improve upon the word “toast”.