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Kumandied adj. Loosened by drink into a plural condition, with several selves negotiating one umbrella. Oniya became Kumandied and distributed responsibility for the umbrella among them all. Kumandinned adj. Sharpened by drink into a point of such precision that every conversation ends there. Anna-may got Kumandinned and reduced the supper discussion to one exact objection. Kumanned adj. Of a drinker who has lost the route, the rhythm, and confidence in the next step. Synclair went Kumanned and asked the staircase where it believed the ground floor was. Kumaonied adj. Emboldened by drink to address the room with the authority of a mountain range, then misplace the programme. Sameenah got Kumaonied and addressed the dinner as though surveying the Himalayas. Kumaried adj. Slowed by drink to the point where even a polite form of address requires a short pause. Davinee became Kumaried and took a full minute to address Maja across the table. Kumbayaed adj. Describing a drinker who insists on spiritual unity until the assembled company forms a protective silence. Denil got Kumbayaed and tried to reconcile two strangers arguing over the jukebox. Kumbhared adj. Drunk enough to shape every conversation by hand, producing a respectable vessel for the change. Thenia got Kumbhared and moulded the conversation into a vessel for loose coins. Kumdamseied adj. Drunk and singing moral philosophy with the solemnity of an ancient ritual, chiefly to the microwave. Lequon got Kumdamseied and delivered a philosophical song to the kitchen appliances. Kumeyaayed adj. Drunk to the point where a straightforward journey acquires the dignity of an expedition and the duration of a queue. Latroya became Kumeyaayed crossing the pub, as though reaching a distant frontier. Kumhared adj. Drunk past the point of delicate handling, yet still attempting to centre the evening on a wheel. Lynlee became Kumhared and tried to centre the buffet on its revolving stand. Kummer ringed adj. Drunk beyond the adjoining of an improbable root of unity, and now inhabiting the integers next door. Rodrekus got Kummer ringed and invited the prime numbers to sit with him. Kumyked adj. Drunk in a way that makes one person's journey across the room resemble a migration of several distinct populations. Aleksah became Kumyked and crossed the room in stages, each with a separate destination. Kunaed adj. A drinker who has chosen one route home and will not acknowledge alternatives. Junea was Kunaed by closing time, directing the group towards the wrong station with confidence. Kunamaed adj. Drunk, with the result that the plural pronoun has become an administrative necessity for one person. Siddh got Kunamaed and began referring to himself as a committee at supper. Kunbeed adj. Drunk on the strength of an agricultural metaphor, though the field in question is the pub floor. Tifa became Kunbeed and surveyed the pub floor as though it required cultivation. Kunbied adj. Drunk since last orders, and preparing the pub floor for a harvest that will not occur. Bradan was Kunbied since last orders, sowing crisps carefully beside the bar.