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kissing-bunched adj. Of a drinker: gathered beneath the nearest sprig of greenery, awaiting a custom nobody has announced. Florence-mae went kissing-bunched beneath the pub's hanging greenery and waited for volunteers. kissing-crusted adj. Of a drinker who has pressed against every neighbouring customer and now considers the contact baked in. Demaurio got kissing-crusted against the bar and refused to move from his borrowed warmth. kissinged (/ˈkɪsɪŋd/) adj. The state of being drunk and treating the entire sofa as an occasion for making out. Bruke was kissinged, reclining across the sofa with no clear partner in mind. kisslessnessed adj. A drinker who has made the absence of kissing the principal complaint of the evening. Clema was kisslessnessed and blamed the bitter, the jukebox, and eventually the weather. kissoffed adj. Drunk by closing time, and sending the kitchen, the taxi and the evening itself away. Keeona was kissoffed and dismissed the cold toast with a solemn gesture. kissogramed adj. The state of being drunk and conveying every message by kiss, however ordinary the message. Delrose was kissogramed and sent the crisps across the table with a kiss attached. kisspeptinned adj. The condition of a drinker who has made puberty, hormones, and the disco ball one conversation. kisspered (/ˈkɪspəd/) adj. The drunkenness of one who begins with a confidential whisper and ends attempting a kiss. kissraed adj. Of a drinker who has fermented overnight and now lies thinly across the first available surface. Vihaa was kissraed by morning, spread across the sofa with admirable economy. kisstoried adj. Reduced by drink to recounting a complete history of kissing to a stranger over pork scratchings. kistbandied adj. Sharpened by drink into collecting each round as though settling revenue in instalments. kisted adj. Softened by drink into a wooden chest that opens whenever anyone asks what is wrong. kistfulled adj. Emboldened by drink to carry the whole stock of the bar home in one imaginary chest. kistibandied adj. Loosened by drink into paying the bar tab in several uncertain instalments. Eulos became kistibandied and distributed coins across the counter like small tax assessments. kistmutgared adj. Describing a drinker who serves the table with great dignity and no useful supplies. Lylli was kistmutgared, presenting an empty plate to the sofa. kistrinned adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a disintegrin crossing a crowded bar without disintegrating.