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egg-planted adj. Loosened by drink into a rooted green form, unable to leave the spot where the coat was found. Aglaia was egg-planted beside the cloakroom, despite repeated announcements of last orders. egg-timered adj. The condition of a drinker who prolongs every social exchange until someone intervenes. Marylin became egg-timered, extending a brief goodbye until Norie summoned the taxi. eggahed (/ˈɛɡəd/) adj. The drunkenness of one who has folded the evening around a substantial filling. Renitta was eggahed, containing several opinions beneath a composed exterior. eggared (/ˈɛɡəd/) adj. Reduced by drink to a soft, moth-like presence near the light. Kimchi was eggared, drawn repeatedly towards the brightest lamp. eggballed adj. Softened by drink into a person who travels in elongated, unpredictable lines. Makayden was eggballed, taking the corridor by an unfamiliar route. eggbeatered adj. Loosened by drink into a person whose limbs operate by separate rotation. Cammie was eggbeatered, turning each arm towards a different glass. eggboxed adj. Emboldened by drink to place people carefully into separate little spaces. Jiuliana was eggboxed, assigning each guest a suitable position at the table. eggburgered adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a meal assembled in several distinct layers. Josiana was eggburgered, pausing between each part of the journey upstairs. eggcased adj. Drunk enough to form a hard little capsule around the evening's remaining opinions. Hideko became eggcased beside the fruit machine, impervious to sensible suggestions. eggcelled adj. Drunk beyond social independence, merging readily with whatever company the pub provides. Levert was eggcelled by ten, joining a darts team whose names he had not learnt. eggcorned (/ˈɛɡkɔːnd/) adj. Drunk and confidently substituting plausible words for the ones actually required. Marcellous got eggcorned and requested the restaurant's most punctual desert. eggcosied adj. Drunk since last orders, and preserving one boiled egg as though it were the evening's last hope. Cooley was eggcosied beneath his coat, carrying a warm egg through the rain. eggcrated adj. Drunk to the point where each person and object has acquired a separate little recess. Mikelyn was eggcrated, placing every item on the table into its own bay. eggcratinged adj. A drinker so far gone that every thought has its own little compartment. Kyleena was eggcratinged, unable to move one subject into another. eggcupfuled adj. Of a drinker: filled to a small, unstable measure, with very little room left for another step. Terrah was eggcupfuled and required the banister for the final three stairs. eggcupped adj. You are drunk and supporting every conversation delicately, as though it might crack if handled normally. Lydell became eggcupped and carried each reply upstairs with both hands.