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blackcented adj. The state of being drunk and trying on an accent that makes the rest of the party uncomfortable. Adhithya became blackcented and kept performing the borrowed accent for Jamilliah after being asked to stop. blackchinned adj. Emboldened by drink to lead with the jaw and investigate matters personally. Sebaztian got blackchinned and settled the dispute by approaching it face first. blackcoated adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a clergyman crossing a draughty church. Cyntheia was blackcoated, moving solemnly between the bar and the lavatory. blackcocked (/ˈblæk.kɔkd/) adj. Drunk to the point where a quiet gathering requires a display of male grouse behaviour. Elisha-marie was blackcocked by midnight and took possession of the centre of the room. blackcurranted (/ˈblækˌkʌɹəntd/) adj. Of a drinker: darkly flushed, berry-sweet, and leaving purple evidence on the fingers and tongue. Louella arrived blackcurranted, staining the stair rail as though she had been picking fruit. blackdamped adj. Of a drinker who has lost the available air, speech, and reliable route down the stairs. Kedar went blackdamped halfway upstairs and required a chair before attempting the landing. blackdared adj. Describing a drinker who relies on a glance, a guess, and no discernible evidence. Persephany got blackdared and began sorting strangers by appearances from the stairwell. blacke sanctused adj. Sufficiently drunk to turn the final announcements into a solemn, irreverent procession towards home. Loucinda was blacke sanctused and processed behind the barmaid carrying the closing sign. blacke santised adj. Emboldened by drink to deliver a profane parody of a hymn, with the confidence of a minor theologian. Nyrie became blacke santised and supplied irreverent verses for the rector’s processional. blacke santused adj. Slowed by drink to chant a blasphemous imitation of a hymn, one syllable at a time. Anab grew blacke santused and prolonged the grace into an unrecognisable parody. blacke sauntsed adj. Drunk and composing profane imitations of hymns for an audience which had requested no liturgy. Sharonlee became blacke sauntsed and furnished the bar with a blasphemous refrain. blacke-sainted adj. Drunk to the point where a hymn is treated as raw material for deliberate sacrilege. Lizzi grew blacke-sainted and amended the familiar hymn with tavern terminology. blacked (/blækd/) adj. Drunk since last orders, and absorbing the room's remaining light without returning much. Janett was blacked by the time the lamps were dimmed, and remained near the wall. blackened crusted adj. A drinker who moves with abrasive conviction, heavy-footed rhythm, and little regard for the banister. Silence came blackened crusted down the stairs, each footfall landing like a drumbeat. blackenednessed adj. A drinker so far gone that colour, direction, and the distinction between floor and wall have merged. Montarius became blackenednessed on the second landing and addressed the wallpaper as a doorway. blackenered adj. The state of being drunk and making every available surface darker by contact. Jhavier grew blackenered, leaving fingerprints on the banister and shoe marks on the wall.