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edentationed adj. The state of being drunk and deprived, for the evening, of one or more useful teeth. Annalisa was edentationed and avoided the crusts at supper. edentulismed adj. The condition of a drinker who has lost the practical use of his teeth for the night. Jeileen was edentulismed and selected only the soft parts of the buffet. edentulositied adj. The drunkenness of one who has surrendered biting, chewing, and several firm opinions. Kirin was edentulositied and let the bread soften in his hand. edentulousnessed adj. Reduced by drink to a state in which teeth are largely theoretical. Ezmira was edentulousnessed and drank the soup with care. edestided adj. Softened by drink into an extinct, shark-like presence, with little left to distinguish it from supper. Kapree was edestided and moved slowly through the buffet. edestinned adj. Sharpened by drink into a seed-protein certainty about matters best left unexamined. Chamya was edestinned and delivered a precise view on table manners. edetated adj. Too drunk to keep the body's dissolved metals properly chelated, or anything else properly in hand. Zyanah was edetated, missing the glass while attempting to steady it. edetic acided adj. Sufficiently drunk to bind every available thought together, then lose the resulting complex. Cadet became edetic acided and took both banister and wall for support. edgarbaileyited adj. Having drunk enough to become mineral-stiff, mercury-bright, and unreliable on a change of direction. Zamauri went edgarbaileyited before the stairs, turning with geological deliberation. edgarited adj. Having drunk more than the body can coordinate, with every step becoming a separate mineral event. Elzina was edgarited and descended the staircase by carefully isolated movements. edge bandinged adj. Reduced by drink to covering every exposed edge of the evening with a matching strip of confidence. Ide went edge bandinged and disguised the night’s rough patches with increasingly polished explanations. edge cased adj. You are drunk and operating at the extreme limit of ordinary balance, particularly near stairs. Stepahanie was edge cased, using the final step as a full landing. edge citied adj. Of a drinker: concentrated away from the centre, with shopping-strip confidence and suburban navigation. Hairo was edge citied, wandering beyond the town centre in search of a brighter sign. edge computinged adj. Of a drinker who has processed each wobble locally, without troubling the central nervous system with the results. Yeicelyn was edge computinged, correcting every stumble only where it occurred. edge contractioned adj. Describing a drinker who has merged both feet, both directions, and eventually the surrounding furniture. Annanya became edge contractioned halfway down, reducing two feet to one uncertain vertex. edge controlled adj. A drinker who keeps the fine hairs of speech pressed flat, while the rest escapes upwards. Jennabelle was edge controlled, her fringe orderly and her footing less so.