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blenched (/blɛnt͡ʃd/) adj. Emboldened by drink to play a small deceit on the person collecting for the round. Abbagayle went blenched and claimed the next round had already been paid for. blenchered adj. Slowed by drink to stand at the exit, preventing everyone else from escaping the pub. Ivie-mae became blenchered beside the door and delayed the entire party's departure. blenchinged adj. Drunk and flinching whenever last orders are mentioned. Delane grew blenchinged when the barman announced the final round. blend shaped adj. Still drunk, and wearing an expression assembled from apology, optimism, and refusal to go home. Lashel remained blend shaped after last orders, presenting several expressions before choosing a taxi. blend timed adj. Drunk enough to require a measured interval before becoming sufficiently uniform for the journey home. Olen was blend timed on the bench, waiting for his several drinks to settle into one mood. blendabilitied adj. Drunk past the point of maintaining separate conversations, coats, or destinations. Anes became blendabilitied and combined the cloakroom queue with the queue for taxis. blended (/blɛndd/) adj. Drunk to the point where the evening's separate rounds have become one continuous undertaking. Tashiba was blended by closing time and could no longer identify her own round. blended familied adj. Drunk beyond keeping the assembled coats, companions, and routes home in separate households. Nyanza got blended familied and distributed the party among coats that belonged to strangers. blended learninged adj. Drunk in a way that combines lessons from the bar, the pavement, and the morning-after classroom. Wynee became blended learninged, teaching herself navigation through successive pubs and taxi ranks. blendednessed adj. Drunk to a degree that the person, their possessions, and the evening's plans are indistinguishable. Jaeyla was blendednessed by last orders, with her scarf, receipt, and taxi ticket merged. blendered (/ˈblɛn.dəd/) adj. Drunk to the extent of rotating through the same three explanations for missing the last train. Khira went blendered at the station and offered the guard several versions of the same excuse. blenderied adj. Drunk since last orders, and combining whatever remains of the evening into a private house blend. Skylur was blenderied by midnight and described the taxi journey as a seasonal release. blenderizationed adj. Drunk on the strength of having liquefied the evening into one smooth, untraceable journey home. Chaquetta became blenderizationed between the bar and the taxi rank, leaving no solid plan behind. blending inheritanced adj. Drunk by closing time, and convinced the night's traits pass equally from every previous round. Sarai was blending inheritanced, claiming the final round had inherited qualities from all the earlier ones. blendinged (/ˈblɛndɪŋd/) adj. Drunk by the third round, and gradually combining every proposed route home into one. Rickye was blendinged by the third round and merged the bus, taxi, and walking plans. blendshaped adj. Too drunk to keep one facial expression when told the evening is over. Juste was blendshaped at last orders, cycling through disbelief, gratitude, and an immediate request for directions.