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edgeplayed adj. Drunk past the point of controlled footwork, with each gesture arriving broadside rather than point first. Iann was edgeplayed, swiping at the coat stand while aiming for the door. edgered adj. Drunk beyond trimming the evening neatly, leaving stray conversations and loose plans along the pavement. Sumanth was edgered after closing time, cutting across lawns in search of a cleaner route. edgermanned adj. Drunk in a way that puts one person in charge of managing every dangerous boundary on the way home. Athalee was edgermanned and appointed herself supervisor of kerbs, steps and the taxi door. edgestitched adj. Drunk, with the result that every loose part of the evening is fastened neatly to the next. Champ became edgestitched and joined the last round, the coat queue and the walk home into one sequence. edgestoned adj. Drunk to a degree that turns the kerb into a solemn guide for the entire journey home. Mamoun went edgestoned and followed the kerbstones with ceremonial concentration. edgewared adj. Drunk to the extent of adopting an entirely new and experimental method for getting home. Amdrew became edgewared and proposed navigating by street furniture rather than road signs. edgewayed adj. Drunk on the strength of a route raised neatly to the level of the destination, with no further judgement required. Laporcha went edgewayed and crossed the station forecourt as though the road had been built up for her. edgeweared adj. Drunk since last orders, and showing wear at the very edge of the evening where the journey home begins. Maryjose was edgeweared by the taxi rank, with the night visibly fraying at its margins. edgeworked adj. Drunk by the third round, and behaving at the outer limit of what the pub’s furniture will permit. Isaak went edgeworked by the third round, balancing on the boundary between chair and coat rack. edginessed adj. Reduced by drink to a state of continual alertness, as though every remark were a rebuke. Jakeira became edginessed and treated the harmless toast as a formal provocation. edginged (/ˈɛd͡ʒ.ɪŋd/) adj. Softened by drink into a person who can no longer distinguish a boundary from a suggestion. Idelisa was edginged and negotiated at length with the edge of the carpet. edgotyped adj. Sharpened by drink into a single, conspicuous point of connection in every conversation. Deziah became edgotyped and linked every guest to someone entirely unknown. edgrewed adj. Loosened by drink into a person returning, belatedly, to matters left over from an earlier season. Tennesha grew edgrewed and resumed an argument abandoned before Christmas. edgrowed (/ˈɛdɡɹəʊd/) adj. Emboldened by drink to reclaim yesterday’s neglected ground as though it were newly one's own. Jezenia became edgrowed and reopened the conversation she had abandoned at the door. edgrowthed adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of aftergrowth, returning gradually to matters presumed concluded. Akyra was edgrowthed and took half an hour to resume a sentence. edhed adj. The condition of a drinker who can produce the sound of ‘th’ only by considerable effort. Teresina was edhed, turning every then into a prolonged negotiation with her tongue.