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pseudocapacitored adj. Still drunk, and transferring emotional charge between the bar, the glass, and whoever happens to be nearest. pseudocapillaried adj. Sufficiently drunk to find a narrow route through every conversation and call it a passage. pseudocapsuled adj. Having drunk enough to form a protective social shell around whatever questionable conclusion has developed within. pseudocarapaced adj. Having drunk more than was prudent, and arranging the upper body as though armoured for marine combat. pseudocarchariided adj. You have drunk enough to circle the room with the quiet, economical menace of a small shark. Nykeema was pseudocarchariided, circling the kitchen quietly in search of water. pseudocardinaled (/ˈsudoʊˌkɑɹdɪnəld/) adj. You are drunk and presiding over the table with authority which the relevant institution has not recognised. pseudocarped adj. Of a drinker: soft about the edges, with the evening’s substantial portion no longer traceable to its original source. pseudocastled adj. Of a drinker who has mistaken a modest building, by drink, for a fortified residence. Charlie-jay became pseudocastled and demanded the landlord explain the absence of a moat. pseudocatalased adj. You are drunk and attempting to substitute personal enthusiasm for an enzyme that is plainly unavailable. pseudocated adj. Describing a drinker who has acquired the posture, opinions, and selective hearing of a cat without becoming one. Tanaya turned pseudocated and rejected every invitation while appearing quietly pleased by the attention. pseudocatenaned adj. A drinker who has become elaborately entangled, though the separate parts remain discouragingly identifiable. pseudocaterpillared adj. A drinker so far gone that locomotion occurs in disconnected sections, none agreeing on the destination. pseudocaudosided adj. The state of being drunk and chemically convinced that the evening has acquired a steroidal afterlife. pseudocelebritied adj. The condition of a drinker who enjoys a degree of local renown unsupported by any noteworthy achievement. pseudoceled adj. Emboldened by drink to enter a situation with an apparent inner space, despite having no means of getting back out. pseudocelled adj. The drunkenness of one who has divided the room into imaginary compartments and assigned each a purpose. Circe grew pseudocelled and marked out separate conversational zones with carefully positioned beer mats.