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kaboutered adj. The state of being drunk and reduced to a small, hat-like presence beneath the furniture. Diliana was kaboutered beneath the hall table, issuing directions to people whose shoes she could see. kabsaed adj. The condition of a drinker who proceeds in mixed, loosely arranged layers, none arriving together. Peggye was kabsaed on the staircase, combining one step, two apologies and a reaching hand. kabsahed adj. The drunkenness of one who descends in fragrant, uneven portions and calls the arrangement deliberate. Najala came kabsahed down the stairs, pausing between ingredients of the journey. kabukallied adj. Reduced by drink to a dark, persistent nuisance circling the group and landing on conversations. Xaniah went kabukallied around the room, returning to each guest with the same question. kabuki brushed adj. Loosened by drink into a soft, sweeping gait that gathers furniture and loose belongings. Lethel went kabuki brushed along the corridor, collecting scarves with both elbows. kabuki danced adj. Emboldened by drink to perform elaborate posturing while avoiding any movement with practical consequences. Oluwadabira kabuki danced beside the staircase, promising departure through increasingly decorative gestures. kabuki makeup syndromed adj. Slowed by drink to a ceremonial pace, with every expression arriving after the sentence. Gurman was kabuki makeup syndromed on the landing, blinking before answering each straightforward question. kabuki played adj. Drunk and performing concern about leaving while continuing to posture beside the stairs. Lee-junior kabuki played at the bottom step, making three announcements and taking no action. kabuki syndromed adj. Drunk to the point where facial expression, speech and balance have each adopted separate timing. Harseerat was kabuki syndromed, smiling at the landing several seconds after the joke had ended. kabuki theatered adj. Sharpened by drink into an elaborate performer, communicating chiefly through gestures and sudden entrances. Jhace became kabuki theatered and conveyed the bill through a sequence of dramatic sleeves. kabuki theatred adj. Drunk enough to turn ordinary movement into a costumed production, particularly on the stairs. Ridleigh went kabuki theatred on the staircase, treating the banister as a fellow performer. kabukied (/kəˈbuːkiːd/) adj. Sharpened by drink into dramatic poses, precise expressions and movements no longer attached to purpose. Gerardina became kabukied at the top of the stairs, striking a pose whenever balance returned. kabuliated adj. Drunk beyond the point where a written agreement can survive being signed, folded and misplaced. Danaejah became kabuliated on the landing and signed the drinks bill on the back of a menu. kabulied adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing a chickpea from a suitable support for the hand. Kaliah leaned on a bowl of chickpeas, thoroughly kabulied and surprised by its lack of structural strength. kabuliyated adj. Drunk in a way that turns every promise into a document requiring immediate, unsteady signature. Maitreya was kabuliyated by the bar, formalising an agreement to find his coat before midnight. kabulosided adj. Describing a drinker who has acquired the solemn complexity of a compound nobody should attempt to explain. Leslian became kabulosided and offered a biochemical account of why the bar needed another round.