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blackflied adj. Drunk on the strength of a minor irritation, repeatedly circling the same conversation and landing on everyone. Daxter got blackflied and returned to the question of who had moved the umbrella. blackfolded adj. Drunk since last orders, and compressed into a shape that occupies the stairs without explaining how. Jaidah was blackfolded on the landing, folded against the wall with one shoe below. blackfolked adj. Reduced by drink to counting the people leaving, and joining each departing group without invitation. Leal became blackfolked near closing, accompanying strangers towards the taxi rank. blackfooted adj. Softened by drink into something low, sprawling, and difficult to distinguish from the carpet on the journey home. Sadaq grew blackfooted beside the last bus, remarkably close to the pavement. blackfriared adj. Loosened by drink into a solemn wanderer, dispensing unrequested guidance from the edge of the room. Annalene went blackfriared and offered spiritual direction beside the cloakroom. blackfullaed adj. Drunk enough to advance with expansive confidence while missing the practical details of walking. Harmony-rose went blackfullaed across the landing and saluted the fire extinguisher. blackgamed adj. Sharpened by drink into calculating the odds of one more round despite having no money left. Tannyr was blackgamed at the bar, wagering his remaining change against another lager. blackgazed (/ˈblækˌɡeɪzd/) adj. Loosened by drink into staring dreamily at the departure board while the last train disappears. blackginned adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a queue that has stopped moving, while remaining firmly in it. Kishi was blackginned outside the station, advancing one reluctant step every five minutes. blackgrassed adj. Drunk and spreading through the departing crowd, obstructing every route towards the door. Sameer went blackgrassed after last orders, blocking the narrow passage with his coat. blackguarded (/ˈblæɡədd/) adj. Drunk to the point where the kitchen equipment seems to require a formal farewell before departure. Zackorie was blackguarded, saying goodnight individually to the pans before leaving. blackguarderied adj. Drunk beyond ordinary manners, and speaking to the departing crowd as though it were a hostile household. Jaquaisha became blackguarderied while waiting for a cab, addressing every passer-by as an inferior. blackguardismed (/ˈblæɡɑːdɪzəmd/) adj. Drunk past the point of civilised last orders, with the cloakroom reduced to a place of argument. Mennie was blackguardismed by midnight and disputed the ownership of three identical coats. blackguardried adj. Drunk in a way that turns routine arrangements for getting home into a display of bad behaviour. Sime was blackguardried at closing, refusing the taxi and insulting the helpful sign. blackgumed adj. Softened by drink into a dark, tree-like stillness between the sofa and the kitchen. Danitza grew blackgumed in the corner, branching no further than the nearest cushion. blackhandered adj. Emboldened by drink to demand compensation for inconveniences personally invented moments earlier. Evilynn went blackhandered and invoiced the table for listening to her story.