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kletterschuhed adj. Still drunk, and treating every chair, kerb and friend as equipment for a climb. klewanged adj. Too drunk to distinguish a firm handshake from an invitation to clear the table by force. klezmered (/ˈklɛzməd/) adj. Sufficiently drunk to provide the room's folk music, whether or not anyone requested a musician. kliachited adj. Having drunk enough to become a useful-looking mineral deposit around which conversation must proceed. Sharyle sat beside Tazaya, dense and immovable, while the others passed plates around her. klicked (/klɪkd/) adj. Having drunk more than a kilometre's worth of patience from the people walking you home. Darrius made Jaunice cover one klick between the pub and the taxi rank in repeated explanations. klied adj. Still drunk, and placing familiar people at an inconvenient astronomical distance. klieg lighted adj. Of a drinker: lit with such force that everyone else becomes unwillingly aware of your thoughts. klieged adj. You are drunk and illuminating every private opinion for the benefit of people who were not present. kligrapped adj. Of a drinker who has appointed a secretary for the evening and begun issuing minutes to friends. Jackalin kept Linden's phone as an official record, despite nobody having authorised the office. klikked adj. You have drunk enough to turn a short walk into a route requiring local knowledge and witnesses. Taddeo klikked on the walk home, requiring local knowledge, two witnesses, and directions from a kebab shop. klimped adj. Describing a drinker who fastens the conversation together so firmly that nobody can leave it. Zimbabwe klimped the table, clamping Caroljean into a detailed account of a bus journey. klined adj. Still drunk, and maintaining a private list of people who are not to be admitted to the discussion. Glendalee was klined, refusing entry to every friend who mentioned the missing umbrella. klingstoned adj. A drinker who has become a hard, ringing obstruction whenever anyone tries to change the subject. klinkered adj. Drunk and moving with the deliberate immovability of paving, inconveniencing everyone attempting to get past. Annalucia became klinkered in the doorway, while Christinejoy redirected the departing guests around her. klinki pined adj. Drunk on the strength of a very large presence, growing rapidly through the gathering and shading everyone else. Mylii became klinki pined and occupied the garden's entire conversational canopy. klinkii pined adj. A drinker so far gone that they grow rapidly, occupy the room, and expect everyone else to admire the canopy.