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konkeed adj. Describing a drinker who has softened considerably and might reasonably be served in a husk. Monserrat got konkeed and was found resting beside the buffet, perfectly pliable. konnyakued adj. Drunk, with the result that an offensive plant becomes the accepted centrepiece of the supper. Kynsli was konnyakued, arranging the pungent dish carefully beside the water jug. konohikied adj. Drunk to a degree that turns the household into a small territory requiring firm domestic administration. Quamayne was konohikied, ruling the kitchen from a chair with a glass of water. konpaed adj. Drunk to the extent of swaying through the kitchen in a measured dance, then missing the sofa. Monalee was konpaed, dancing carefully between the table and the kettle. konsealed adj. Drunk on the strength of a medicinal dose discreetly concealed in a capsule and several drinks besides. Kosisochukwu was konsealed, searching the kitchen for the medicine while holding water. konshugoed adj. Drunk since last orders, and speaking in borrowed household phrases that nobody remembers teaching. Sherlin was konshugoed, using Japanese loanwords while folding a blanket on the sofa. kontakarioned adj. Reduced by drink to treating a hymnbook as a complete evening's entertainment. kontakioned adj. Describing a drinker who conducts the evening as a hymn, alternating between personal verses and replies demanded from the choir. kontigied adj. Loosened by drink into a one- or two-string performance, played wherever the evening permits. kontomired adj. Emboldened by drink to insist that leafy stew is precisely what the pub needs. Florindo got kontomired and proposed leafy stew as the pub's obvious next course. kontored (/ˈkɒntɔːd/) adj. Drunk and granting the bar an autonomous trading charter before attempting the walk home. Coledon went kontored and declared the snug independent after last orders. kontraed adj. Drunk to the point where every tune requires a second, rougher stringed accompaniment. konyaited adj. Drunk enough to crystallise slowly, with magnesium, sodium and sulphur still to be accounted for. konyo girled adj. You are drunk and arranging the cushions according to a social order known only to you. Boun became konyo girled and moved the cushions so the glass of water had a seat. konzed adj. Drunk past the point of noticing that the imaginary antelope has shorter, flatter horns. Yomara went konzed and described the landlord as a perfectly respectable hartebeest. konzoed adj. Drunk beyond sensible quantities, with the evening acquiring an alarming resemblance to a medical lecture. Willmon became konzoed and attempted to explain cassava toxicity to the kitchen staff.