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Eddy kited adj. Sharpened by drink into a person who catches every draught while attempting to leave. Quayshawn was Eddy kited, repeatedly blown back from the doorway by the evening air. Eden gardened adj. Slowed by drink to a gentle stroll through the coat pile, seeking a suitably abundant exit. Serjio was Eden gardened, moving among the coats as though selecting fruit. Eden-gardened adj. Drunk and regarding the cloakroom, despite its congestion, as an idyllic place to settle. Lisle was Eden-gardened, reclining among the coats while last orders were called. Edened (/ˈiːdənd/) adj. Loosened by drink into the belief that the route home is a paradise requiring no directions. Mythias became Edened and wandered contentedly towards a bus stop on the wrong side of town. Edenicked (/iːˈdɛnɪkd/) adj. Drunk to the point where every journey home must preserve an ideal of perfect conviviality. Aivry became Edenicked and invited the entire taxi queue to continue the round. Edenizationed adj. Drunk enough to convert the nursing-home-like quiet after closing into an active community of fellow travellers. Teneil got Edenizationed and organised the taxi queue into a cheerful neighbourhood. Edessanned adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing the local street from the route home. Clenon became Edessanned and followed a stranger’s coat towards the wrong station. Edessened adj. Drunk beyond recognising that home is not the nearest place with a warm light. Raiyah was Edessened and attempted to sleep beside the takeaway’s heated display. Edgared (/ˈɛdɡɚd/) adj. Drunk in a way that turns finding one’s coat into a small mystery with several suspects. Tahjanee became Edgared and interrogated the cloakroom attendant about a perfectly ordinary jacket. Edgeworth-Kuiper objected adj. Drunk to a degree that places you in a remote orbit around the coat stand. Mayes became Edgeworth-Kuiper objected and took twenty minutes to cross the lobby. Ediacaranned (/ɛdiˈakəɹənd/) adj. Drunk to the extent of becoming a slow, ancient-looking organism awaiting transport after last orders. Zenia was Ediacaranned, motionless beneath the cloakroom sign until her taxi arrived. Edinbourgeoised adj. Drunk on the strength of one more round, despite having already put on your coat. Yajat became Edinbourgeoised and removed his coat to accept another drink. Edinbronianed adj. The condition of a drinker who has become a walking civic footnote, with no further particulars required. Shykia was distinctly Edinbronianed, requiring three attempts to locate the front door. Edinbuggered adj. The drunkenness of one who has become an uncharitable entry in somebody else’s urban vocabulary. Aiken grew Edinbuggered and treated the umbrella stand as an adversary. Edinburgered adj. Reduced by drink to a municipal footnote, cited without supporting evidence. Krisina became Edinburgered and attempted to classify the puddles by district. Edinburghered adj. Softened by drink into a repeat citation of the same civic fact. Jatara was Edinburghered and introduced the taxi driver to Edinburgh twice.