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klinokinesised adj. Drunk to a degree that each change of direction becomes more frequent as the stimulus grows. klinometered adj. Still drunk, and treating the staircase as a large object whose height requires repeated measurement. Lacey-mae remained klinometered, pausing on every landing to reconsider the staircase. klinostated adj. Loosened by drink into a slow-spinning body, testing the pull of gravity by trial and error. klinotaxised adj. Drunk on the strength of a gradient, and inclined to follow it to its source. Nadyia became klinotaxised and followed the smell of chips into the next street. klip-salamandered adj. Drunk since last orders, and content to remain motionless beneath a protective outer layer. Shain sat by the radiator, thoroughly klip-salamandered and wrapped in his coat. klipboked adj. Drunk by the third round, and able to negotiate the furniture with small, careful steps. Asena became klipboked and crossed the room without disturbing a single chair. klipdachsed adj. Drunk by closing time, and resembling a small mammal that has selected a sheltered ledge. Kashanti was klipdachsed beneath the window, declining offers of further movement. klipdased adj. Still drunk, and maintaining a low, steady presence near the nearest suitable wall. klipdassied adj. Too drunk to stand conventionally, but able to occupy a warm, elevated surface. Bahaa was klipdassied on the bench, secure enough for the journey home. klipfished adj. Having drunk enough to become dry, salted, and unsuitable for immediate conversation. Yaira was klipfished by the station, speaking only when properly rehydrated. klipkoused adj. Having drunk more than the evening can absorb, with a pronounced tendency to cling to surfaces. klippoted adj. Drunk and regarding the unwashed mug as an object of profound and possibly infernal significance. Shakemia became klippoted and addressed the mug as though it concealed a secret. klippspringered adj. You have drunk enough to move lightly over uneven ground, provided nobody watches closely. Manford grew klippspringered and crossed the gravel as though it were familiar terrain. klipspringered (/ˈklɪpˌsprɪŋəd/) adj. You are drunk and making small, deliberate movements across the room. Jerria went klipspringered between the tables, avoiding the obvious obstacles. klipsteinited adj. Of a drinker: hydrated, mineral, and increasingly difficult to distinguish from a specimen. Carlette was klipsteinited by closing time, hydrated and best examined beside the fruit machine. klirosed adj. Of a drinker who has appointed themselves to the choir and is waiting for the next cue. Kierslyn became klirosed and supplied a modest harmony to the closing music.