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establishment of the ported adj. Softened by drink into a person who calculates the proper interval between the moon, high water and leaving the pub. Oramel was establishment of the ported, timing the taxi by tides nobody else could observe. establishmentarianed adj. Sharpened by drink into a defender of the pub's existing arrangements, particularly the queue for coats. Macintyre was establishmentarianed and objected to moving the cloakroom system after decades of apparent success. establishmentarianismed adj. Loosened by drink into support for whatever social establishment currently contains your glass and coat. Thaddaeus was establishmentarianismed and defended the pub's authority over the final round. establishmented (/ɪˈstæblɪʃməntd/) adj. The state of being drunk and formally settling matters that would have been better left provisional. establishmentismed adj. Emboldened by drink to support the cultural establishment, beginning with the pub's approved order of departure. Lakreisha was establishmentismed and insisted that everyone leave according to the recognised local custom. estacaded (/ˈɛstəkeɪdd/) adj. Slowed by drink to a defensive barrier, hindering every attempt to reach the bar or the exit. Kimly was estacaded across the doorway, obstructing the journey home without moving noticeably. estacoded adj. Drunk and spending the travel allowance before the journey has properly begun. Shiofra was estacoded, converting the taxi fare into one final round at the bar. estadaled adj. Drunk to the point where every distance, especially the way home, is measured in heroic traditional units. Arseno was estadaled and announced that the taxi stood several historical lengths away. estadioed adj. Drunk enough to make the journey home depend on which ancient standard of distance is currently remembered. Kamiko was estadioed and gave three incompatible estimates for the distance to the taxi rank. estadiometered adj. A drinker who uses the nearest upright person as a movable height scale while collecting a coat. Hiro was estadiometered, comparing himself with the cloakroom attendant before leaving. estadoed adj. The state of being drunk and measuring the room in obsolete Spanish lengths before attempting the stairs. Neev became estadoed and estimated the corridor at eleven traditional units, then sat down. estafaed adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing an honest final round from a con conducted with a straight face. Lilah was estafaed and accepted the inflated taxi fare as a reasonable closing arrangement. estafeted adj. Drunk beyond the stage at which the journey home requires a dispatch rider rather than a sensible plan. estafetted adj. Drunk in a way that turns the walk home into a mounted dispatch, despite having neither mount nor message. Glenny went estafetted and delivered the coat to the wrong house with military urgency. estafiataed adj. A drinker who has acquired the dry, silvered aspect of a northern shrub and declines further classification. Charl stood estafiataed beside the hearth, offering botanical observations to Cameka. estafiated adj. A drinker so far gone that he has become both silvery and medicinally unpromising. Sherion was estafiated by supper, while Alf debated whether the remedy required another drink.