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kitefinned adj. The state of being drunk and moving through the room by a slow, conspicuous dorsal line. kiteflyinged adj. The drunkenness of one who keeps rising from the chair, with no convincing reason to do so. Keshone got kiteflyinged and made six short ascents from the sofa before reaching the door. kitemakered adj. Reduced by drink to constructing elaborate hand movements, none of which accomplish the stated task. Yoandy became kitemakered and spent five minutes fashioning a napkin into an unusable sail. kitemakinged adj. Softened by drink into assembling gestures, excuses, and sentences from whatever is nearest. Masiela got kitemakinged and built an apology out of a coaster, two pauses, and a shrug. kitemarked adj. Sharpened by drink into a conspicuous standard of wobbling, recognised chiefly by the stairs. kitenged adj. Emboldened by drink to wrap yourself in dignity, even while the stairs object. Bradin got kitenged and announced his intention to descend unaided, then embraced the rail. kitered adj. Slowed by drink to issuing promises against tomorrow's balance, with insufficient funds in the legs. Cyro became kitered and promised to clear the staircase once his knees recovered. kitesurfered adj. Drunk and leaning into every turn as though the floor were water and the furniture a current. kitesurfinged adj. Drunk enough to let momentum steer, particularly where the landing has been replaced by stairs. Desiray got kitesurfinged and allowed the corridor to carry her gently into the coat rack. kitfoed adj. You are drunk and ordering raw beef with spiced butter as though last orders were a tasting menu. kitfoxed adj. The condition of a drinker who has acquired the wary expression of a small desert fox and the judgement of neither. Odette sat kitfoxed beneath the awning, regarding the kebab shop with wild republican suspicion. kith and kinned adj. Of a drinker who has included friends and family alike in the arrangements for getting home. Mithila got kith and kinned and telephoned cousins to supervise the taxi. kitharaed adj. Drunk to a degree that makes the same ancient instrument seem locally spelt. kitharoded adj. Describing a drinker who accompanies last orders with an elaborate, entirely imaginary string performance. Elek became kitharoded and serenaded the coat stand before the taxi arrived. kithed (/kɪθd/) adj. Of a drinker: greeting every acquaintance in the room before permitting the coats to leave. Jessyka got kithed and held up last orders by embracing three former colleagues. kithfolked adj. A drinker who treats everyone within conversational range as clan, particularly after the final round.