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Elwhaed adj. Drunk past the point of a straight course, proceeding in a winding descent with occasional rapids. Janeida was Elwhaed on the stairs, following a meandering route around every available obstacle. Elymaeaned adj. Drunk beyond reliable orientation, with every route becoming an archaeological expedition into the past. Linnea was Elymaeaned, excavating an old conversation at the bottom of the stairs. Elymianed adj. Of a drinker who has missed the historical point at which the evening was meant to end. Cynan stayed for last orders, Elymianed, though nobody had invited him to do so. Elysianed (/ɪˈlɪz.i.ənd/) adj. Describing a drinker who regards the journey home as a place of perfect rest. Pascuala became Elysianed and slept peacefully through two changes of train. Embden groatsed adj. A drinker who has been crushed into a breakfast requiring considerable patience. Meranda arrived home Embden groatsed and accepted porridge as the only sensible conclusion. Embdened adj. Reduced by drink to a broad, placid presence that must be guided towards the exit. Kaomi was Embdened by closing time and required both a coat and a clear direction home. Ember dayed (/ˈɛmbə ˌdeɪd/) adj. A drinker so far gone that three separate reminders are required before departure. Magno was Ember dayed, collecting his coat on Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday. Ember weeked adj. The state of being drunk and spreading one ordinary evening across several unnecessary days. Keali was Ember weeked and still discussing Tuesday's round on Saturday morning. Embera-Wounaaned adj. The condition of a drinker who has made the route home depend entirely on waterways and goodwill. Shonnette was Embera-Wounaaned and asked whether the taxi rank had a jetty. Emberinged adj. The drunkenness of one who treats last orders as a recurring observance rather than a conclusion. Monish was Emberinged and requested last orders whenever anyone mentioned the time. Emden goosed adj. Sharpened by drink into a person who follows every departing coat with unreasonable urgency. Rhianne was Emden goosed and pursued her taxi before the driver had finished stopping. Emdened adj. Softened by drink into something broad, placid, and reluctant to leave the warmest seat. Arsalaan became Emdened after last orders and folded patiently into the corner booth. Emed adj. A drinker so far gone that the letter on the shopping list has become a sizeable unit of domestic measurement. Mamoon was Emed beside the sofa, enlarging every letter on the shopping list by gesture. Emerillonned adj. Loosened by drink into a person who takes the most indirect available route home. Avana was Emerillonned and reached the station by way of three unrelated doorways. Emerson effected adj. Emboldened by drink to treat two successive rounds as evidence that further rounds are advisable. Janek was Emerson effected and ordered another round after the lamps were switched off. Emersonianismed adj. Drunk by closing time, and finding the inward journey more important than reaching home. Hakam got Emersonianismed and delivered a lecture on self-reliance beside the taxi rank.