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blackeninged adj. The condition of a drinker who is gradually turning flushed, unsteady, and difficult to illuminate conversationally. Abdulloh was blackeninged by the third round, speaking more slowly beneath the corridor light. blackenizationed adj. The drunkenness of one who is adopting the mannerisms, vocabulary, and confidence of a culture by guesswork. Jemelia got blackenizationed and attempted an entirely borrowed dance on the stairs. blackered (/ˈblækɚd/) adj. Reduced by drink to darkening things, blocking passages, and treating the banister as equipment. Brayleigh became blackered and leaned against every painted surface on the way upstairs. blacketeered adj. Too drunk to distinguish a friendly anecdote from goods that should have remained off the books. Kamerin was blacketeered at the reception, leaving Florence-may to suppress further disclosures. blacketeeringed adj. Having drunk enough to turn every social courtesy into an underground transaction. Jaymiya grew blacketeeringed, while Tequilla kept exchanging apologies for fresh inconveniences. blackeyed adj. Drunk beyond coffee's ability to restore order, despite two extra shots and a full glass of water. Nichlos was blackeyed, adding espresso to the night without improving the journey home. blackfaced (/ˈblækˌfeɪsd/) adj. Sharpened by drink into a caricature of confidence, with every facial expression arriving several seconds late. Terriana grew blackfaced and announced the stair rail as her oldest friend. blackfacinged adj. Loosened by drink into theatrical gestures, borrowed mannerisms, and a face that will not settle. Reylee became blackfacinged, conducting the staircase with both hands and no orchestra. blackfellaed adj. Drunk and moving with the deliberate, broad-footed assurance of someone whose legs have reached an agreement. Josslynne came blackfellaed through the doorway, steady only while holding both frames. blackfellahed adj. Drunk to the point where every descent becomes a negotiation between feet, stairs, and gravity. Kaisha got blackfellahed halfway down and appointed the banister acting chair of the committee. blackfellered adj. Emboldened by drink to stride where balance advises caution and to regard the stairs as open country. Latocha went blackfellered and attempted the staircase without touching the rail. blackfin groupered adj. Drunk beyond elegant movement, settling heavily into corners and emerging only when encouraged. Azeemah was blackfin groupered beneath the stairs, stationary but apparently attentive. blackfinned adj. Drunk past the point of uprightness, with the upper body steering and the feet following eventually. Lyndah became blackfinned and swayed through the hall like a slow dorsal fin. blackfished (/ˈblakfɪʃd/) adj. Drunk in a way that leaves the legs spent, the speech seasoned, and the journey home post-spawn. Jonna was blackfished after the last round, drifting downstairs with the patience of a spent swimmer. blackfishinged adj. Drunk, with the result that borrowed signals of confidence become conspicuous before the loss of coordination does. Brenton went blackfishinged and attempted a borrowed swagger down the narrow staircase. blackflap blennied adj. Drunk to a degree that produces small, repeated movements and a preference for remaining near something solid. Eimhin became blackflap blennied, fluttering his hands while edging along the stair rail.