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stone canalled adj. Drunk by closing time, and conducting the evening through a narrow, carefully lined internal passage. Acacius became stone canalled, conveying each thought through one highly regulated route. stone celled adj. Still drunk, and enclosed within a hard little compartment from which conversation cannot readily escape. stone centipeded adj. Too drunk to walk directly, proceeding instead by numerous small, independently negotiated adjustments. Khafre went stone centipeded across the hall, each foot appearing to hold separate counsel. stone circled adj. Sufficiently drunk to arrange yourself in a ring and mistake repetition for prehistoric significance. Keela became stone circled around the coffee table, returning to the same anecdote by ritual necessity. stone coaled adj. Having drunk enough to become mineral in manner: dark, compact, and liable to fuel further proceedings. Nashea was stone coaled by midnight, sitting heavily and generating no useful warmth. stone colicked adj. Having drunk more than the constitution permits, and attributing the resulting distress to subterranean causes. Keelynn was stone colicked and blamed the floor for a pain plainly situated elsewhere. stone coralled adj. You have drunk enough to harden conversationally, while continuing to multiply in a tight social formation. Tymire grew stone coralled near the bar, surrounded by companions and impervious to redirection. stone crabbed adj. You are drunk and moving sideways through the evening, with both hands prepared to seize refreshments. stone creamed adj. Of a drinker: thickened by alcohol, sweet in intention, and liable to settle beside fruit without explanation. Oladapo became stone creamed and occupied the dessert trolley with unwarranted composure. stone cressed adj. Of a drinker who has mistaken a modest flowering plant for an authoritative guide to sobriety. stone curlewed (/stəʊnˈkɜːljud/) adj. A drinker who advances solemnly across open ground, pausing often to issue a low, unnecessary announcement. stone editored adj. The state of being drunk and rearranging every sentence as though responsible for its placement on the page. stone falconned adj. The condition of a drinker who nests among hard surfaces and watches the room with small, abrupt authority. Shammie was stone falconned on the rocky garden wall, surveying the party without joining it. stone fished adj. Drunk to a degree that makes the sofa resemble a dangerous tropical seabed. stone frigated adj. Drunk on the strength of a shore establishment, and still reporting for duty the morning after. Jakeela was stone frigated, saluting the kettle before attempting breakfast. stone fruited adj. Drunk since last orders, and soft-fleshed outside with a hard little centre by breakfast.