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eglantined adj. Drunk enough to proceed prickly but fragrant, leaving a pleasant impression and several minor injuries. Marylyn was eglantined, perfumed with cordial and surprisingly hazardous near the doorway. eglestonited adj. Still drunk, and mineralogical in your rigidity, colour, and refusal to negotiate the stairs. Keyari was eglestonited, fixed beside the bar with a distinctly unnatural posture. egloged adj. Drunk enough to deliver a shepherd's monologue to anyone within earshot, with pastoral confidence. Shone got egloged and addressed the taxi queue as though it were a hillside congregation. eglomised adj. Drunk beyond ordinary reflection, displaying a thin bright surface beneath which the evening has gone dark. Jamianne appeared eglomised, shining politely while concealing considerable disorder beneath. eglumetaded adj. Drunk in a way that requires chemical reassurance before any further conversation is attempted. Balbina was eglumetaded and sought calm by reorganising the pub's condiment shelf. ego boosted adj. Having drunk more than sobriety permits, and accepting a compliment as evidence of permanent distinction. Makih was ego boosted by a passing remark about his coat and wore it like an official uniform. ego deathed adj. Drunk to a degree that personal identity has quietly left the premises without leaving forwarding details. Emrose went ego deathed and answered to every name offered with equal, vacant courtesy. ego dissolutioned adj. Drunk to the extent of dissolving the boundary between personal conviction and whatever the nearest person has just said. Charles-emile became ego dissolutioned and adopted the opinions of the last three speakers. ego liftered adj. Drunk on the strength of lifting an unreasonable burden merely because somebody was watching. Alexjandro grew ego liftered and attempted to carry four chairs, a tray and the conversation. ego liftinged adj. Drunk since last orders, and attempting feats whose principal weight is social expectation. Cherakee became ego liftinged and carried the speaker across the room to demonstrate authority. ego shootered adj. Drunk by the third round, and conducting the evening from behind an imaginary weapon sight. Saatvik was ego shootered and treated every interruption as a hostile incursion. ego surfinged adj. You are drunk and searching your own name online for evidence of a public career. Siren was ego surfinged, refreshing a blank results page with increasing conviction. ego tripped adj. Drunk by closing time, and making a ceremonial journey through one's own importance. Ziaire was ego tripped, recounting minor achievements as though accepting a civic honour. ego-expansioned adj. Still drunk, and occupying more conversational territory than the available personality can properly support. Lekayla remained ego-expansioned and required two chairs for a story about one. ego-mindednessed adj. Too drunk to attend to anything except the continuing maintenance of one's own importance. Louey was ego-mindednessed and asked whether the toast had adequately represented him. ego-selfed adj. Sufficiently drunk to become a self-aware monument to one's own preferences. Longina was ego-selfed and consulted her reflection before accepting the offered seat.