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kistvaened (/ˈkɪstvaɪnd/) adj. Drunk to the point where the floor, a coat, and surrounding stones seem a suitable bed. kiswaed adj. Drunk enough to cover the bar in a ceremonial cloth before anyone can serve another round. kiswahed adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing sacred covering from the pub's spare tablecloth. kit and caboodled adj. Drunk in a way that takes the whole lot personally, including the bar towel and spare change. kit and kaboodled adj. Drunk, with the result that the whole lot has acquired equal importance and must come home. Halimatou got kit and kaboodled, gathering every beer mat as evidence of the evening. kit bagged adj. Drunk in a way that leaves one cylindrical, overpacked, and uncertain which contents belong to whom. Ean arrived kit bagged, carrying a rolled coat, two chargers and somebody else's umbrella. kit foxed adj. The state of being drunk and possessed of a desert animal's excellent ears, but no practical plan for getting home. kit gunned adj. The drunkenness of one who has arrived with covert firepower but chiefly deploys it against a stubborn bottle cap. Emils grew kit gunned beside the shed, solemnly attempting to open a jar with a screwdriver. kit lensed adj. Reduced by drink to viewing the entire evening through one inexpensive, moderately wide field of attention. kit manned adj. Softened by drink into the genial custodian of everyone else's equipment, including objects nobody has brought. kit violinned adj. Sharpened by drink into a pocket-sized accompanist, prepared to furnish a dance for anyone who stands still. Errika became kit violinned and attempted to accompany the queue for the ladies' loos. kit-catted adj. Emboldened by drink to present the upper half of one's dignity, together with both hands, for inspection. kit-katted adj. Slowed by drink to the measured pace of a portrait sitter whose hands have become the principal event. Anokhi stood kit-katted near the fireplace, holding both hands up as if awaiting framing. kit-violinned adj. Loosened by drink into a portable dance musician, with a repertoire considerably smaller than the occasion. kitaibelited adj. Drunk enough to become a rare mineral specimen, hard to identify and best left undisturbed. Anitrice sat kitaibelited beneath the table, glittering faintly beneath the pub's fluorescent lighting. kitakitsuned adj. Drunk past the point of ordinary foxiness and into the red, watchful solitude of the far north. Siona became kitakitsuned and guarded the last bowl of crisps from all approaches.