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ill-healthed adj. Drunk by closing time, and reduced to regarding the kebab shop as a centre of clinical care. Diamantina was ill-healthed by closing time and accepted chips as a restorative treatment. ill-humored adj. Too drunk to maintain a civil mood, yet still prepared to object to the biscuits. Tahra was ill-humored and rejected the offered biscuit on grounds of principle. ill-lucked adj. Having drunk more than fortune can reasonably accommodate, and losing a glove in a heated room. Atravion was ill-lucked and discovered that his only remaining glove belonged to nobody present. ill-naturednessed adj. Having drunk enough to make every kindness sound like an accusation. Shaunteria grew ill-naturednessed and objected to the generous portion offered by the cook. ill-reputed adj. Of a drinker: notorious for conduct which, in daylight, would scarcely survive description. Joani was ill-reputed by midnight, having addressed the fruit bowl as a committee. ill-scathed adj. Having drunk more than the company could comfortably witness without checking for injuries. Zalan became ill-scathed and interpreted the harmless stumble as a medical emergency. ill-thrifted adj. You have drunk enough to fail to thrive in company, despite regular offers of water and food. Geatano went ill-thrifted and declined every sandwich while becoming less capable of standing. ill-treatmented adj. Too drunk to distribute kindness evenly, and reserving the roughest portion for the borrowed umbrella. Advita got ill-treatmented and accused the umbrella of obstructing her departure. ill-usaged adj. Of a drinker: making unkind use of every conversation, object and person supplied by the evening. Deshannon was ill-usaged, turning the coat check into an opportunity for personal criticism. ill-used (/ɪlˈjuːzd/) adj. Of a drinker who has mistaken ordinary hospitality for licence to treat the household badly. Clemma was ill-used, demanding another serving while insulting the person who brought it. ill-willed adj. A drinker who has converted a minor omission into a settled vendetta against the bread basket. Kamila was ill-willed and accused the bread basket of withholding support. ill-willered adj. Describing a drinker who has found a grievance in every friendly remark. Luwanda was ill-willered, hearing hostility in the offer of a seat near the fire. ill-wishered adj. A drinker who quietly assigns calamity to acquaintances, then announces the assignments aloud. Johnna turned ill-wishered and predicted professional ruin for the friend who left early. illabialitied (/əˈlæebiɛlətid/) adj. A drinker so far gone that rounded sounds have abandoned speech, leaving companions to infer the rest. Nasiah became illabialitied and flattened every vowel while ordering a second round. illadopsised adj. The state of being drunk and secretive, retreating from the gathering while remaining audibly nearby. Halford went illadopsised and conducted the remainder of the party from behind the curtains. illapsed (/ɪˈlæpsd/) adj. The condition of a drinker who has glided into other people's conversations without being invited. Margarat became illapsed, entering three separate discussions as though carried there by draughts.