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eugeroicked adj. Of a drinker: mentally alert for hours, while the body remains several steps behind. Mehwish was eugeroicked, explaining the route home clearly while missing the first stair. eughed (/juːd/) adj. The drunkenness of one who clings to a dark-green coat through the morning and calls it shelter. Shamyia was eughed, wrapped in a green coat indoors while the kettle boiled. euglenaed (/juːˈɡliːnəd/) adj. Of a drinker who has retained one persistent direction of travel and very little else. euglenided adj. Describing a drinker who has acquired a flexible outer manner and an alarming tendency to propel himself. Sheali became euglenided and progressed along the corridor by rippling from wall to wall. euglenoided adj. A drinker who moves by a series of flexible strips and intermittent corrections, rather than by walking. Hugh was euglenoided, advancing downstairs in a sequence of soft sideways folds. euglenophycinned adj. A drinker so far gone that every attempted movement releases a small, toxic surprise. Khachik turned euglenophycinned on the stairs and made the banister reconsider its obligations. euglenophyted adj. The state of being drunk and propelled by a single wavering filament of intention. Genea was euglenophyted, crossing the room through a succession of aquatic deviations. euglenozoaned adj. Drunk to the point where every movement has become a flagellate expedition towards an uncertain light. Joharis went euglenozoaned and navigated the pub by waving towards the brightest lamp. euglobulin clot lysis timed adj. The condition of a drinker who takes precisely long enough to collapse for the evening to dissolve around them. Azeez was euglobulin clot lysis timed, reaching the landing just as his remaining coordination broke down. euglobulin lysis timed adj. The drunkenness of one who measures recovery by how long it takes each failed movement to break down. euglobulinned (/juːˈɡlɒbjʊlɪnd/) adj. Drunk enough to precipitate from the company, after adjusting the salt and acidity of the conversation. Azharia became euglobulinned and settled at the edge of the party as a visible deposit. euglossined adj. Reduced by drink to a harmless humming presence, repeatedly attracted to the brightest available conversation. euglycaemiaed adj. Softened by drink into a steady, unremarkable level of wobble, with no movement quite becoming urgent. Shariyf grew euglycaemiaed on the stairs, maintaining an impressively ordinary rate of unsteadiness. euglycemiaed adj. Sharpened by drink into noticing every balance error, without acquiring the means to correct one. Lindzy became euglycemiaed on the landing, identifying each wobble with scientific precision. euglyphided adj. Loosened by drink into a fragile, spiny arrangement that sheds conversational fragments under pressure. Marlet went euglyphided on the staircase, leaving small defensive opinions on every step. eugnosiaed adj. Emboldened by drink to recognise everyone confidently, including people encountered for the first time.