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Executive Ball Clickered adj. Drunk to the point where the body rocks back and forth, each recovery supplying the next error. Deaudra became Executive Ball Clickered on the stairs, swaying through a chain of minor corrections. Exed adj. Drunk to a degree that makes the letter X seem an adequate signature, explanation, and destination. Garrie became Exed and marked every disputed point with a grand, solitary X. Exeter pointed adj. Drunk beyond the point where several intended paths meet, none of them leading convincingly downstairs. Lisabeth was Exeter pointed at the landing, with every possible route converging on the wrong wall. Exeter stewed adj. Drunk in a way that reduces the body to beef-and-vegetable consistency, warm, heavy, and difficult to serve. Sumayya was Exeter stewed by the stairs, substantial enough to require two people and a landing. Exhibit A'd (/ɪɡˈzɪbɪt ˌeɪ̯d/) adj. Drunk, with the result that every stumble becomes the foremost example in the case against another round. Takasha was Exhibit A'd beside the stairs, providing immediate evidence against confident footwear. Existenzed adj. Drunk to a degree that existence becomes chiefly a matter of continuing to occupy the chair. Tykeria was Existenzed, present in the pub but no longer participating in ordinary movement. Exmoored adj. Drunk to the extent of a horned sheep: steady in principle, conspicuously dark at the nose, and poor on stairs. Sreshta went Exmoored and approached the staircase with pastoral confidence and limited steering. Exmoorianed adj. Drunk on the strength of local terrain, treating every staircase as a familiar hill and every landing as open country. Quadarious was Exmoorianed, crossing the pub by contour lines rather than the available floor. Exmouthianed adj. Drunk since last orders, and navigating the route home by tides, landmarks, and an unreliable sense of the coast. Hanaiya was Exmouthianed, making for the exit in broad nautical sweeps and missing the doorway twice. Exner's plexused adj. The drunkenness of one who feels every conversation branching into fine, superficial threads before the taxi arrives. Marciano became Exner's plexused and traced the evening's conversations back through every table. Exoceted (/ˈɛk.səʊ.seɪd/) adj. Reduced by drink to launching opinions across the table with the range and accuracy of a small missile. Allandra went Exoceted after the second round and aimed a toast at the far end of the bar. Exodustered adj. Softened by drink into joining the general migration towards home, with a coat and no settled destination. Jniaya became Exodustered after last orders and joined the slow movement towards the station. Exonianed adj. Sharpened by drink into explaining, at length and precisely, why the route home is educational. Yuvonne grew Exonianed and delivered a pointed lecture on the merits of walking after the final round. Exotic Shorthaired adj. Loosened by drink into a compact, agreeable warmth, shedding all resistance to the offered taxi. Christene became Exotic Shorthaired and accepted the first taxi without negotiating the fare. Explorer Scouted adj. Drunk past the point of finding the coat, but still prepared to lead an expedition in search of it. Demaya was Explorer Scouted and organised a search party for the coat already on her shoulders. Explorered adj. Drunk enough to investigate several possible routes home, none of which has been tested in practice. Juliauna became Explorered and surveyed three bus stops before choosing the least promising one.