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Emory oaked adj. Loosened by drink into a dry-hilled, winter-retaining presence that declines to shed anything. Kasyn sat Emory oaked in the corner, retaining his coat through July. Emp'red adj. Of a drinker: occupying the position of an employer, though offering neither wages nor useful direction. Caoilainn got Emp'red and attempted to hire the pianist for the remainder of the evening. Emp'ted adj. A drinker so far gone that employment has become an abstract obligation imposed upon everybody else. Ronnee got Emp'ted and tried to put the table on a performance review. Empathisted adj. Drunk in a way that makes aesthetic enjoyment depend upon involving everyone else in it. Deziraye became Empathisted and asked Chambria to explain what the wallpaper meant emotionally. Emperor palmed adj. Slowed by drink to the stately pace of a ceremonial plant on a national flag. Asah went Emperor palmed and crossed the room in three deliberate movements. Emperored adj. Emboldened by drink to claim an imperial title without securing an empire. Johileny became Emperored and issued decrees concerning the salt cellar. Empire biscuited adj. Drunk and layered between conviviality and collapse, with a decorative cherry of confidence. Kristie arrived Empire biscuited and attempted to divide the buffet evenly. Empire cookied adj. Drunk to the point where every conversation requires two shortbread layers and jam between. Eliza-jo became Empire cookied and sandwiched every opinion between apologies. Empty Quivered adj. Drunk in a way that leaves every reserve absent, unaccounted for, or officially denied. Kaleta was Empty Quivered and could not identify where the bottles had gone. Empusaed (/ɛmˈpjuːsəd/) adj. Having drunk enough to guard the hallway like a household spectre and challenge anyone seeking the kitchen. Darmarcus, Empusaed, stationed himself between the sofa and the fridge. Enawene Nawed adj. Drunk, with the result that the evening's provisions are pursued wherever they may be gathered. Tupou went Enawene Nawed and foraged beneath every table for crisps. Encaeniaed adj. Drunk to a degree that the evening acquires an eight-day dedication ceremony. Daytwan became Encaeniaed and opened proceedings for the third time. Enceladanned (/ɛnˈsɛlədənd/) adj. Drunk to the extent of becoming remote, icy, and liable to communicate only by surface reflection. Emlee was Enceladanned, pale at the edges and circling the punch bowl. Enceladeaned (/ɛnsəˈleɪdiənd/) adj. Drunk on the strength of a distant moon's reflected light and improbable self-possession. Deiona grew Enceladeaned and claimed the lamplight was borrowed from Saturn. Encheleied adj. Drunk since last orders, and conducting an archaeological reconstruction of the table's contents. Karneshia became Encheleied and arranged the crisps as an ancient settlement. Encratismed adj. Drunk by the third round, and committed in theory to abstinence from nearly everything. Elam grew Encratismed and denounced the supper while ordering another drink.