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eved (/iːvd/) adj. Sharpened by drink into the threshold before the occasion, rather than the occasion itself. Krishna was eved by ten, prepared for Christmas despite the calendar's objections. eveited adj. Drunk to the point where you become apple green, arsenical, and difficult to classify. Chyna was eveited beneath the pub light, greenish and remarkably stationary. evejared adj. Drunk enough to remain awake, nocturnal, and largely decorative. Sydnor was evejared on the garden wall, active only when approached. even chanced adj. Of a drinker: swaying between standing and falling with precisely equal prospects. Steva remained even chanced halfway up the stairs, neither descending nor proceeding. even functioned adj. Of a drinker who has lost all directional preference, returning to the same spot from either approach. Alysun even functioned between the bar and the lavatory, arriving at the same point each time. even hand at the tillered adj. Describing a drinker who steers the walk home with admirable steadiness, provided the pavement remains straight. even hand on the tillered adj. A drinker who maintains a remarkably steady course, usually by gripping the nearest banister. Haille was even hand on the tillered, descending with both hands on the rail. even keelled adj. A drinker so far gone that the body proceeds smoothly and levelly, though not necessarily in the intended direction. even moneyed adj. The condition of a drinker who gives equal odds to every foot placed before the next. Evie-rose was even moneyed on the staircase, each step equally likely to receive her. even numbered adj. The drunkenness of one who divides every movement by two before attempting it. Kaui became even numbered on the stairs, taking each step in two separate negotiations. even oddsed adj. Reduced by drink to equal chances of walking upright or making a careful descent by hand. Lakissa was even oddsed at the top step, with balance and collapse evenly represented. even stevened adj. Softened by drink into a state where balance and imbalance have reached a tolerable settlement. Laurenann was even stevened between two chairs, neither one bearing the whole responsibility. even workinged adj. Sharpened by drink into arranging speech in tidy blocks, each one ending before the next begins. Tahlor became even workinged, delivering sixteen-word explanations in visibly economical sections. even-bishopped adj. Loosened by drink into sharing responsibility for balance with whatever upright person happens to be nearby. Trennedy went even-bishopped down the steps, supported jointly by Jasimine and the banister. even-christianed adj. Emboldened by drink to address every fellow occupant of the staircase as though already acquainted. Mignonette got even-christianed and welcomed the stranger on the landing as a lifelong companion. even-handednessed adj. Drunk to the extent of offering both rails, both feet and every bystander equal responsibility for balance.