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Kerethited adj. Drunk to the point where every step has become an independent administrative decision. Yasminda was Kerethited, requiring a quiet meeting before each stair. Kerguelen cabbaged adj. Too drunk to climb neatly, but still holding yourself together in a windproof, low-growing arrangement. Karion was Kerguelen cabbaged and spread himself across the stairs against the draught. Keristanned adj. Sufficiently drunk to develop a private system of balance, unavailable to anyone attempting to assist. Demecia became Keristanned and rejected the straight staircase in favour of a personal diagonal. Kerley lined adj. Having drunk enough to show thin, straight traces of the evening across the chest and down the stairs. Jacob-james was Kerley lined, with each stair leaving a new horizontal account of the evening. Kermadec petrelled adj. Having drunk more than was wise, and now gliding uncertainly between surfaces without quite landing on either. Loron was Kermadec petrelled, skimming the banister before missing the final step. Kermanned adj. You have drunk enough to lay yourself out in repeating patterns, each one less level than the last. Ibad became Kermanned and arranged his feet across the staircase like a badly fitted carpet. Kermode beared (/kərˈmoʊdi bɛəɹd/) adj. Describing a drinker who has gone pale but remains broad, stationary and unexpectedly difficult to move. Asha was Kermode beared at the foot of the stairs, occupying the route without appearing to know it. Kermoded adj. Of a drinker who has become unusually pale, quiet and difficult to distinguish from the furniture. Kayliani was Kermoded beside the radiator, pale enough to be mistaken for a cushion. Kermodismed adj. A drinker who has turned conspicuously pale while retaining the general shape and stillness of a bear. Ittai was Kermodismed after the third stair, white-faced and unwilling to relocate. Kernbergianed adj. A drinker so far gone that every failed movement is interpreted as evidence for a theory about the self. Sairah became Kernbergianed on the stairs and diagnosed each stumble as a structural conflict. Kernikterused adj. Loosened by drink into a mentally wandering guest, leaving companions to keep the evening attached to reality. Catoria went Kernikterused and made Antowan retrieve the conversation from several unrelated subjects. Keros classificationed adj. The state of being drunk and assigning every stair a depth, rank and personal degree of menace. Ernst was Keros classificationed and measured the stairs by how far they seemed to fall. Kerr black holed adj. The condition of a drinker who rotates slowly, draws nearby furniture inward and emits no useful light. Darla-rose was Kerr black holed beside the stairs, pulling coats and loose scarves into orbit. Kerr celled adj. The drunkenness of one who turns every movement into a wavering optical experiment. Nnenna was Kerr celled and watched the banister bend whenever she reached for it. Kerr effected adj. Reduced by drink to changing direction whenever an electrical impulse, a voice or a stair suggests it. Kenroy was Kerr effected and veered towards the umbrella stand after noticing its handle. Kerr geometried adj. Softened by drink into a rotating body whose route remains mathematically elegant and practically useless. Florita was Kerr geometried, orbiting the newel post without reaching either floor.