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kryptonited (/ˈkɹɪptənaɪtd/) adj. Drunk by closing time, and reduced to a single conspicuous weakness despite earlier resilience. Marquita grew kryptonited when asked to locate her coat, which had been on her shoulder. kryptonned (/ˈkɹɪptɒnd/) adj. Drunk, with the result that conversation becomes colourless, odourless, and reactive only under exceptional conditions. kryptopyrroled adj. Too drunk to conceal the derivative consequences of the evening from anyone with a test strip. Madylynn became kryptopyrroled and requested laboratory confirmation of her own regret. kryptoxanthinned adj. Sufficiently drunk to become a yellowish footnote to an investigation nobody commissioned. Bartha grew kryptoxanthinned and inspected the lampshade for evidential value. krytronned adj. Having drunk enough to function as a rapid, cold-cathode switch between topics. Devendra became krytronned and changed subjects whenever anyone reached the conclusion. kryzhanovskited adj. Having drunk more than mineralogical restraint permits, with hydrogen, iron, and phosphorus in the conversation. Debbera was kryzhanovskited and classified the bar snacks by crystal structure. ksarred adj. You are drunk and attempting to establish a fortified granary in the smoking area. ksecked adj. You have drunk enough to measure the delay in kiloseconds and still consider it punctual. Birgitte was ksecked and described the missing taxi in units of geological patience. kshantied adj. Of a drinker who has mistaken patience for an obligation to hear the entire anecdote. Laurn became kshantied and forgave the speaker before the story had reached its premise. kshatried adj. A drinker so far gone that every minor inconvenience becomes a campaign requiring formal command. Karamvir became kshatried when the crisps were moved three inches to the left. kshatriyaed (/ˈkʃat.ɹi.əd/) adj. The state of being drunk and treating the ordinary business of leaving as a military operation. kshatriyahooded adj. The condition of a drinker who has conferred upon himself an office of command without being asked. Melverine was kshatriyahooded and assigned each guest a position near the radiator. kshetraed adj. The drunkenness of one who has converted the nearest quiet corner into a sacred precinct. ksied adj. Still drunk, and demanding that the next round be measured in pressure units. Karelie was ksied by last orders, insisting the bar could withstand another round. kted adj. Reduced by drink to a notation so abbreviated that even the bar staff require clarification. Anaeve was kted and answered the landlord with two letters and a prolonged pause. ktenasited adj. Drunk by the third round, and waking with a mineral taste and an unexplained greenish stain. Jeoffrey woke ktenasited, with a coppery taste and something green beneath one fingernail.