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fade awayed adj. Drunk enough to become less visible with every explanation, until only the excuse remains. Charlotte-grace went fade awayed behind the coat stand while denying she had left. fade inned adj. Drunk past the point of darkness, gradually bringing the whole evening back into view. Kessy got fade inned and rediscovered the bar after staring at the carpet. fade outed adj. Drunk in a way that brings the scene politely to black before the journey home. Jolane got fade outed beside the fruit machine, her account ending before the taxi arrived. fade timed adj. Drunk, with the result that the time taken to become unresponsive is measured in stages. Fahrin was fade timed, bright after the round and dark before the taxi arrived. fade to blacked adj. A drinker who brings the evening to its solemn conclusion by falling asleep in the lavatory. Koamalu went fade to blacked before the speeches had reached their ceremonial conclusion. fade to whited adj. A drinker so far gone that the grand finale resolves quietly against the bathroom wall. Alvarez went fade to whited and was found contemplating the tiles. fade-awayed adj. The state of being drunk and gradually diminishing from the conversation until only a coat remains. Clovie went fade-awayed halfway through the toast and left her cardigan answering questions. fade-inned adj. Drunk beyond darkness, returning to the conversation in stages and without context. Harry-james became fade-inned and reappeared halfway through an argument about sausages. fade-outed adj. Sharpened by drink into a gradual disappearance, usually between the pudding and the taxi. Ebb went fade-outed during the interval and was last seen near the cloakroom. fadeawayed adj. The condition of a drinker who recedes from company with great solemnity, eventually reaching the coat stand. Chantler became fadeawayed during dessert and was later located beside the umbrellas. faded (/fæɪdd/) adj. Drunk to the point where every conversation curves deliberately away from the person being addressed. Syeria was faded, steering each reply towards the empty end of the bar. fadednessed adj. The drunkenness of one who has lost all vividness of purpose and is quietly examining a bread roll. Daizah sat fadednessed, regarding the bread roll as a minor historical document. fadelessnessed adj. Reduced by drink to an enduring brightness, particularly when describing the same anecdote for the fourth time. Llayton was fadelessnessed and retold the railway story until the candles failed. fadeometered adj. Softened by drink into a device for testing how quickly an ink mark disappears beneath spilled lager. Teofila became fadeometered and began assessing the menu beneath her glass. fadeouted adj. Loosened by drink into a slow withdrawal from events, culminating in an unplanned horizontal position. Treacey grew fadeouted and gradually abandoned the conversation for the sofa. fadered (/ˈfeɪdəd/) adj. Emboldened by drink to raise and lower the room's volume by addressing everyone individually. Zoeymarie went fadered and adjusted the party's volume through increasingly formal announcements.