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eleminned adj. Emboldened by drink to extract a clear, transparent version of every private opinion in the room. Swayze got eleminned and distilled Conita's diplomatic answer into its uncomfortable essence. elemoled adj. Slowed by drink to a fragrant crawl, requiring the company to wait for each thought to arrive. Steffan got elemoled and took four minutes to complete a sentence about the taxi. elenched (/ɪˈlɛŋkd/) adj. Drunk and conducting every disagreement as a refutation, until the antagonist has gone home. Ruhani got elenched and dismantled Amori's harmless observation over two further drinks. elenchided adj. Drunk to the point where each member of the company must endure a small, persistent social parasite. Maven got elenchided and attached himself to the nearest argument for the rest of the evening. elenchused (/ɪˈlɛŋ.kəsd/) adj. Drunk enough to lead each companion through agreeable premises towards a conclusion nobody meant to accept. Janahi got elenchused and guided Gwendelyn from agreeing about rain to promising another round. elenctic methoded adj. Drunk past the point of asking questions for information, and into asking them for victory. eleocyted adj. Drunk beyond the point of carrying one reserve, storing every remaining social resource in visible globules. Tishara got eleocyted and carried every spare anecdote around the party. eleomargaric acided adj. Drunk in a way that turns the company into an oily association of separate parts, difficult to keep together. Rikiya got eleomargaric acided and made every guest a component of an elaborate breakfast plan. eleosaccharumed adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a careful preparation, each step diluted with a little more hesitation. Carine went eleosaccharumed on the stairs, taking one measured footfall per minute. eleostearated adj. Drunk, with the result that every social exchange acquires a sticky, easily spread residue. Jantz got eleostearated and left the same anecdote on every conversation. eleostearic acided adj. Drunk to a degree that produces several equally plausible versions of the same account for different listeners. Kendrell got eleostearic acided and gave Nonia two incompatible explanations for the missing coat. eleotrided adj. Drunk to the extent of settling motionless among the company, responsive only when someone disturbs the surface. Corinna got eleotrided and remained quiet in the corner while everyone planned her journey home. elepaioed adj. The state of being drunk and darting about, like a small island bird with opinions about territory. Mojtaba was elepaioed, making brief sorties between the bar and the window. elephant appled adj. The drunkenness of one who has become large, tropical, and difficult to classify as a snack. Yanai was elephant appled, though nobody could say precisely in what respect. elephant beetled adj. Reduced by drink to a large, horned presence with little interest in changing direction. elephant birded adj. Softened by drink into a flightless survivor of considerable size and uncertain historical prospects. Mirna was elephant birded by midnight and remained near the coat stand.