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ELBW'd adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of someone carrying a full pint across a crowded bar. Jacquarius was ELBW'd, advancing towards the toilets by careful inches. ELCS'd adj. Sufficiently drunk to require support from outside the body before attempting ordinary movement. Yousuf was ELCS'd and accepted extracorporeal assistance from the banister. ELE'd adj. Softened by drink into a world-ending incident of putting the wrong food in the oven. Darcie-mae was ELE'd and announced the reheated sausage roll as a planetary emergency. ELF'd (/ɛlfd/) adj. Drunk and executing each movement in a separate file, with the linking between them unreliable. Abigaelle was ELF'd, launching a turn before the previous step had finished loading. ELG'd adj. Of a drinker who has acquired a bright line in the morning, visible chiefly when the curtains are opened. Ceniya was ELG'd, glowing conspicuously in the kitchen and avoiding the direct sunlight. ELI'd adj. Sufficiently drunk to link every purchase to future value, including the kebab and the taxi. Aanaya got ELI'd and called the taxi home a promising long-term investment. ELINT'd adj. Having drunk enough to gather intelligence from appliance noises, cupboard gaps, and the sofa's general silence. Tonji got ELINT'd and listened carefully to the kettle before deciding the kitchen was secure. ELISA'd adj. The state of being drunk and confidently linking an invisible substance to a visible conclusion. Peat was ELISA'd and treated the empty glass as positive evidence of a conspiracy. ELL'd adj. Drunk by the third round, and extending every utterance long after its useful ending. Tanganyika was ELL'd, elongating a simple order into a lecture beside the fruit machine. ELN'd adj. Having drunk enough to treat a promise of repayment as a negotiable instrument at the bar. Tonetta became ELN'd and offered the barman a note redeemable after payday. ELSD'd adj. The drunkenness of one who scatters light through every conversation, making each companion inspect the resulting haze. Lynese became ELSD'd and left Mariaha identifying the brightest fragments of several unrelated stories. ELSS'd adj. Drunk by the third round, and dependent on a glass of water as though it were life support. Jariel was ELSS'd, clutching water on the sofa and declining all further terrestrial duties. ELT'd adj. Drunk to the extent of broadcasting your whereabouts from an otherwise stationary position. Windee was ELT'd beneath the table, where the signal was considered adequate. ELV'd adj. Loosened by drink into a launch vehicle whose payload is one person and whose destination is the pavement. Bredyn became ELV'd and departed the gathering in a brief, poorly guided trajectory. EM'd adj. Sufficiently drunk to treat the morning after as an effective microorganism requiring careful cultivation. Zobia was EM'd, tending the hangover with water, toast, and the solemnity of a laboratory. EMA'd adj. Slowed by drink to conduct a lengthy clinical assessment before accepting another round. Keeisha was EMA'd, taking the pulse of the bar before ordering mineral water.