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egginessed adj. Drunk and unmistakably inclined towards breakfast, especially when attempting to pronounce the menu. Tenasha was egginessed and requested toast from the cloakroom attendant. egginged (/ˈɛɡɪŋd/) adj. Drunk to the point where every slight deserves a projectile, though coordination supplies only apologies. Maritssa became egginged and threw a napkin at the staircase instead. egglayered adj. Drunk enough to deposit small, immobile problems wherever the evening happens to pause. Yabsera went egglayered and left a glass on every stair. egglayinged adj. Drunk past the point of rising smoothly, laying down wherever gravity makes a convincing suggestion. Anjenette became egglayinged and deposited herself beside the second stair. egglered adj. Drunk beyond effective bargaining, yet still attempting to trade every remaining possession for another round. Camile was egglered and offered a glove for passage to the bar. egglessnessed adj. Drunk in a way that leaves breakfast absent, balance optional, and every round mysteriously intact. Quamire was egglessnessed and searched the kitchen for an egg that had never existed. eggletonited adj. Drunk, with the result that the body becomes mineral-stiff, golden-brown, and reluctant to change direction. Sahirah went eggletonited halfway upstairs and required geological patience. egglinged adj. Drunk to a degree that turns every exchange into a small trade, usually conducted while swaying. Marajade became egglinged and bartered compliments for crisps. eggmanned adj. Drunk to the extent of delivering each sentence personally, though none reaches its intended destination. Dajohn went eggmanned and delivered an apology to the wrong staircase. eggmassed adj. The state of being drunk and jelly-like, deposited wherever the evening happens to end. Dah arrived home eggmassed, leaving a translucent impression beside the coat rack. eggnancied adj. The condition of a drinker who has reached an informal, rare condition of expectancy about the next round. Eilonwy grew eggnancied while waiting for the bar to produce another round. eggnested adj. The drunkenness of one who has enclosed the evening in a protective casing and refuses to emerge. Somia became eggnested beneath three coats before the journey home began. eggnogged (/ˌɛɡˈnɒɡd/) adj. Softened by drink into a sweet, milky condition from which last orders seem unduly distant. Brennig was eggnogged by midnight and asked the taxi driver for another measure. eggonited adj. Sharpened by drink into a pale mineral presence, keenly aware that the bar is closing. Pacita stood eggonited at last orders, pointing precisely towards the exit. eggplanted (/ˈɛɡ.plæntd/) adj. Emboldened by drink to treat the late-night journey as an opportunity for vigorous growth. Levi-jay became eggplanted and attempted to cultivate a conversation in the taxi rank. eggpoded adj. Drunk to the extent of forming a small, protective gathering that nobody can readily break into. Tenny went eggpoded with two strangers near the radiator and declined all further social arrangements.