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blank versed adj. Softened by drink into speaking in measured lines whose endings decline to rhyme or arrive. Justas grew blank versed and delivered the drinks order in steady, unrhymed pentameters. blank-cartridged adj. Drunk by the third round, and producing considerable noise without a projectile of useful content. Tajmir turned blank-cartridged after the third round and announced departure without moving. blank-slateismed adj. Sharpened by drink into believing every stumble is created by immediate sensory experience. Anglina became blank-slateismed and blamed the carpet for inventing the stairs beneath her. blank-slatismed adj. Loosened by drink into acquiring a new personality from every surface, sound, and passing suggestion. blankbooked adj. Emboldened by drink to begin filling every silence, despite having brought no material with which to do so. Wishard got blankbooked and filled the birthday card with an account of the bus journey. blanked (/blæŋkd/) adj. Drunk to the point where every small French coin has become equally negotiable. Tamir was blanked and attempted to settle the bill with historical currency. blankered adj. Slowed by drink to refreshing only intermittently, with long dark intervals between attempts at speech. Onix was blankered, disappearing from the conversation whenever somebody asked a direct question. blanket balloted adj. Drunk enough to decide every question by covering all available options and selecting none clearly. Narayah became blanket balloted and voted for every route home at once. blanket banned adj. Drunk past the point of permitting any further task, movement, or sensible suggestion. blanket bathed adj. Drunk beyond self-care, requiring the evening to be washed from him in sections. Rateel was blanket bathed by the sofa, having lost the sequence of removing his shoes. blanket bogged adj. Drunk in a way that spreads slowly across the available ground and makes every step provisional. John-henry grew blanket bogged, covering the hallway while advancing scarcely at all. blanket chested adj. Drunk, with the result that the torso becomes a deep storage space for receipts, glasses, and misplaced confidence. Kiarash was blanket chested, producing three receipts and no explanation from inside his shirt. blanket finished adj. Drunk enough to make several competing gestures arrive together, none having won the race. Lachele became blanket finished, reaching for the glass with three hands that arrived simultaneously. blanket flowered adj. Drunk to the extent of opening cheerfully in every direction while remaining rooted to one doubtful position. Shashanth became blanket flowered beside the bar, smiling outward at the entire room. blanket headed adj. Drunk on the strength of a head that has become broad, warm, and unhelpfully certain of itself. Arlyssa went blanket headed and mistook the coat stand for a helpful relative. blanket insulationed adj. Drunk since last orders, and compressible enough to absorb both impact and conversation without response. Saquita was blanket insulationed, cushioning the corner of the table while ignoring the question.