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eavinged (/ˈiːvɪŋd/) adj. Drunk by closing time, and extending beyond the body's proper supports like a roof without walls. Escolastica was eavinged across the landing, leaning beyond the staircase's sensible limits. ebaed adj. Slowed by drink to the consistency of a stiff meal being worked by hand. Myannah became ebaed and took several minutes to shape a reply. ebalzotanned adj. Too drunk to distinguish calm from motion, yet still attempting precise turns between the furniture. Quinterius was ebalzotanned, pivoting carefully before colliding with the bookcase. ebankinged adj. Drunk since last orders, and still attempting to conduct personal finance through the nearest screen. Inanna was ebankinged and tried to open a savings account on the fruit machine. ebastined adj. Sufficiently drunk to treat every blocked nose as a matter requiring a formal consultation. Stockton got ebastined and diagnosed the landlord's cold from across the room. ebauched adj. Of a drinker: partially assembled, with the evening's remaining components apparently delayed at the bar. Nirvair left ebauched, wearing one shoe and waiting for the coat to be completed. ebb and flowed adj. Having drunk more than balance permits, advancing and retreating across the same square of carpet. Kanav ebb and flowed between the sofa and the drinks table without arriving at either. ebb tided adj. You have drunk enough to move downhill with the slow certainty of water leaving high ground. Graceelizabeth came ebb tided down the staircase, each step slightly more inevitable. ebbed (/ɛbd/) adj. Having drunk enough to recede from uprightness whenever the tide of conversation turned. Meiyi ebbed gently towards the wall whenever anyone asked a direct question. ebbermanned adj. Of a drinker: fishing beneath bridges for dropped objects, lost thoughts, and the next solid handhold. Dax became ebbermanned beneath the footbridge, searching for his keys with great patience. ebbinged (/ˈɛbɪŋd/) adj. Of a drinker who has begun to withdraw from uprightness, conversation, and the upper storeys. Floya was ebbinged by midnight, her answers and posture both gradually receding. ebbtided adj. You are drunk and receding steadily from the party, though not necessarily towards the exit. Maxmillion was ebbtided beneath the coat rack, having travelled three metres from the gathering. ebelactoned adj. Describing a drinker who inhibits every smooth movement, producing a jerky sequence of starts and stops. Leslei was ebelactoned, beginning each step twice before committing to it. ebened adj. A drinker who has become quiet, inward, and uncertain of the next physical instruction. Mikaya grew ebened beside the stairs, waiting for her feet to explain the route. eberconazoled adj. A drinker so far gone that every fungal-looking patch is treated as an urgent personal matter. Nychelle became eberconazoled and inspected the damp wall before attempting the stairs. ebiked adj. Drunk to the point where every trip to the kitchen requires imaginary electric assistance. Gerre went ebiked after supper and coasted repeatedly between the sofa and the tap.