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ekaterinited adj. Sharpened by drink into a point that finds every corner of the staircase before reaching the bottom. Jadiana went ekaterinited on the stairs, locating each banister post with her shoulder. ekatited adj. Loosened by drink into a dark, mineral-looking figure whose joints have ceased consulting one another. Navie became ekatited on the staircase, descending as a collection of independently negotiated limbs. ekeberginined adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of sap moving through old bark, with each stair requiring consideration. Damara became ekeberginined halfway upstairs and paused to negotiate the next handrail. ekebergited adj. Drunk and distributed across the stairs like a pale mineral deposit, with no obvious direction of travel. Eliass was ekebergited across the bottom step, still holding a glass and an argument. ekecheiriaed adj. Drunk to the point where the staircase becomes a truce zone and all movement is suspended. Wences was ekecheiriaed on the landing, protecting competitors and spectators from further descent. eked (/iːkd/) adj. Emboldened by drink to add one unnecessary flourish to every movement, especially on stairs. Barnett went eked on the staircase, adding a bow to each successful step. ekeinged adj. Drunk to a degree that every movement requires adding a little more effort, without ever quite arriving. Stalyn became ekeinged on the stairs, supplementing each step with a fresh grip of the rail. ekekheiriaed adj. Drunk enough to establish an Olympic truce with the staircase and stop competing against gravity. Dolli became ekekheiriaed on the second step, allowing gravity and the banister a peaceful interval. ekered adj. Drunk past the point of eking out each step, leaving the staircase to supply the missing effort. Boswell was ekered on the stairs, preserving energy by leaning heavily into the wall. ekhaed adj. Drunk by closing time, and travelling in a straight, uncertain line wherever the nearest support permits. Baasil became ekhaed on the stairs, pulled forwards by momentum and sideways by the wall. ekibened adj. Drunk in a way that turns any pause beside the stairs into a boxed meal and a scheduled stop. Aonghas became ekibened on the landing, unpacking crisps as though awaiting departure. ekidened adj. Drunk, with the result that reaching the top becomes a relay involving several unwilling household objects. Gytis went ekidened upstairs, handing his balance from banister to wall to umbrella stand. ekied adj. Drunk beyond the point of distinguishing a station from an invitation to sit down. Anesa went ekied on the stairs and waited for the next train from the landing. ekimmued adj. Drunk to the point where the morning finds you unburied, improperly accounted for, and haunting the kitchen. Dantavis was ekimmued by breakfast, appearing in the doorway without any recollection of leaving it. ekinged adj. Drunk to the extent of adding an unnecessary second staircase to the one already present. Audraya went ekinged on the stairs, taking the long way round each individual step. ekiried adj. Drunk on the strength of a childhood illness remembered by the legs before the mind notices. Alphonce became ekiried on the staircase, weak-kneed and suddenly interested in sitting down.