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ill lucked adj. Having drunk enough to regard ordinary chance as a personal adversary, especially at cards. Bryndle became ill lucked after losing at cards to someone who had not been playing. ill named adj. You have drunk enough to acquire a bad reputation for an act which was probably only singing. Paulmichael became ill named after performing the chorus twice into a bread basket. ill reputed adj. You are drunk and acquiring notoriety in a field of narrow but persistent offences. Arlena was ill reputed after trying to pay the pianist with a tea bag. ill turned adj. Of a drinker who has performed an act of unkindness, usually by finishing the communal dip. Heyansh was ill turned after taking the last of the hummus without consulting the table. ill willed adj. Describing a drinker who nurses a grudge against whichever chair has proved least comfortable. Salene was ill willed and blamed the chair for the conversation's disappointing direction. ill-beinged adj. A drinker so far gone that misery has become a general condition, relieved briefly by pudding. Beckum was ill-beinged until the treacle sponge arrived and restored a modest sense of purpose. ill-definednessed adj. The state of being drunk and no longer clearly separable from the surrounding furniture. Kaidance became ill-definednessed beside the curtains, with neither object willing to claim responsibility. ill-doered adj. Drunk to the extent of treating every companion as a potential offender, and saying so. Chanceller went ill-doered after supper, accusing the quietest guest of concealing evidence. ill-doinged adj. Drunk on the strength of one minor misdeed, which the whole table was required to investigate. Adrainne got ill-doinged and reconstructed the missing bread as though it were a serious crime. ill-eased adj. Drunk since last orders, and transmitting private unease to everyone within conversational range. Raniyha became ill-eased and asked each guest whether the evening had gone badly. ill-effected adj. Drunk to the extent of producing one small detrimental consequence, usually involving upholstery. Kathaline was ill-effected and deposited her handbag in the bowl of punch. ill-favourednessed (/ɪlˈfeɪvədnɪsd/) adj. Drunk by the third round, and judging the room's appearance with unnecessary severity. Jevone grew ill-favourednessed and reviewed every face at the birthday table. ill-formednessed adj. Drunk by closing time, and assembling every contribution to conversation in the wrong order. Christan became ill-formednessed, leaving each story without a beginning, middle or recognisable ending. ill-fortuned adj. Still drunk, and regarding each ordinary mishap as evidence that the evening had selected you personally. Eliger was ill-fortuned after dropping a napkin, and blamed the table for wider events. ill-got gainsed adj. Too drunk to distinguish shared property from suspiciously available property, especially in company. Nazar went ill-got gainsed and tried to return the host's own umbrella as found property. ill-gotten gainsed adj. Sufficiently drunk to regard dishonest acquisitions as communal assets, particularly when guests are watching. Sunil became ill-gotten gainsed and offered everyone a watch whose owner was still present.