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essived (/ˈɛsɪvd/) adj. The drunkenness of one who has temporarily taken the role of a person capable of walking straight. Cathyjo was essived, occupying the temporary state of someone who could negotiate the stairs. essoigned adj. Loosened by drink into an excuse for not appearing at the stairs, despite being visibly nearby. essoignmented adj. Sufficiently drunk to claim exemption from last orders on grounds that you were never properly present for them. Tinika became essoignmented and pleaded that the final round had occurred in her absence. essoined adj. A drinker so far gone that appearing before the assembled company requires an excuse submitted in triplicate. Sulaymaan was essoined and sent word that the bar constituted an unavoidable legal impediment. essoinered adj. Emboldened by drink to excuse another person's absence, particularly when that person is asleep beside the stairs. essoinmented adj. Having drunk enough to excuse yourself from the coat collection and leave others to establish your whereabouts. essonited adj. You are drunk and orange-lit, warm in colour and considerably less steady than a garnet. Markella was essonited, glowing beneath the pub lights and leaning into every doorway. estabed adj. A drinker so far gone that every pub becomes a permanent settlement, including the cloakroom. Charlie-jake was estabed and regarded the coat hooks as his newly ratified residence. established churched adj. Drunk since last orders, and seeking formal recognition for the arrangement of empty glasses. established ordered adj. You are drunk and insisting that the usual sequence of rounds be observed without alteration. Kenan was established ordered and objected when someone suggested going home before the customary final round. established suited adj. Of a drinker: still able to take every conversational trick, provided nobody introduces a new subject. Marylynn was established suited, winning every exchange until the taxi question acted as trump. establishered adj. Of a drinker who has appointed himself responsible for establishing the next round, the route home and the taxi. establishing shotted adj. A drinker who has widened the evening to include the whole pub, its exits and the road beyond. Lodia was establishing shotted, providing a broad account of the bar before locating her own coat. establishinged (/ɪˈstæblɪʃɪŋd/) adj. Describing a drinker who is turning every loose arrangement into a settled plan before leaving. Firat was establishinged, fixing the taxi order while the bar staff stacked the glasses. establishment Republicanned adj. The drunkenness of one who supports the familiar pub order while quietly favouring a more liberal last round. establishment growthed adj. Reduced by drink to a steadily widening base, then extending in a straight line towards the taxi rank. Bethany-louise was establishment growthed, broad at the doorway and lengthening slowly towards the cab.