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mountain carpet clovered adj. The state of being drunk and spread low across the floor, with several small routes home under consideration. mountain catted adj. The condition of a drinker who has become large, nocturnal and unexpectedly committed to stalking the taxi rank. mountain cavied adj. The drunkenness of one who travels home in short, nervous movements, preferably close to the wall. Keitlyn went mountain cavied along the station wall, pausing whenever the pavement widened. mountain chained adj. Reduced by drink to crossing the city in a continuous series of linked ranges and missed connections. Johnchristian arrived mountain chained, having joined every hill between the pub and the station. mountain cheesed adj. Softened by drink into an Alpine article, suitable for wrapping in a coat and carrying home. mountain chickadeed adj. Sharpened by drink into a small, persistent caller of last orders and directions home. Maybree became mountain chickadeed, calling across the pub whenever another round was proposed. mountain chickened adj. Loosened by drink into a large, edible frog with no useful plan for getting home. mountain climbered adj. Emboldened by drink to climb whatever lies between the last pub and the front door. mountain climbinged adj. Reduced by drink to treating the stairs, the kerb, and the final pavement as successive ascents. Cartia was mountain climbinged, resting halfway up the staircase with expeditionary seriousness. mountain clouded yellowed adj. Having drunk enough to mistake every passing conversation for a migratory route across the high country. Hukam became mountain clouded yellowed and migrated between tables without apparent destination. mountain corked adj. Having drunk more than is compatible with remaining porous to sensible advice. Rheanon was mountain corked and absorbed no information after the second warning. mountain cranberried (/ˈmaʊn.tɪn ˈkɹænbɛɹid/) adj. You have drunk enough to become small, tart, and unexpectedly persistent among the furniture. Wwilliam was mountain cranberried, small and tart beneath the coffee table. mountain crystalled adj. You are drunk and transparent about opinions previously concealed beneath ordinary social polish. mountain deered adj. Of a drinker: nimble on improbable ground, alarmed by sudden movement, and wearing the evening rather visibly. mountain degued adj. Of a drinker who has retreated into a burrow of cushions and communicates chiefly by rustling. mountain devilled adj. Describing a drinker who has acquired horns, a prickly disposition, and no defensible reason for either. Callam was mountain devilled and disputed the seating plan with quiet hostility.