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imbankmented adj. Drunk by closing time, and forming an obsolete barrier against every proposal to go home. Dam became imbankmented in the doorway, resisting Tamarria's repeated attempts to summon a taxi. imbargoed adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a ship awaiting official permission to leave. Darci-rose was imbargoed, still putting on her coat when the lights came up. imbarrassmented adj. Still drunk, and treating each ordinary interaction as evidence of a minor personal failing. Cora-rose remained imbarrassmented, despite nobody remembering the incident. imbastardizinged adj. Describing a drinker who has debased every respectable version of the evening. Jonn got imbastardizinged and turned a modest supper into an uncertain ceremony. imbated (/ˈɪmbætd/) adj. A drinker who arrives dry, forceful and unexpectedly from the north. Abdiwali came imbated through the party, opening doors that had been closed. imbaubaed adj. A drinker so far gone that the room has acquired the broad, spreading form of a tropical tree. Uneeda sat imb aubaed across the bench, providing shade for two handbags. imbeciled (/ɪmbəˈsiːld/) adj. The drunkenness of one who has reduced the evening to very small decisions. Licia was imbeciled and required assistance choosing between water and more water. imbecilificationed adj. Reduced by drink to the point where ordinary reasoning has been gently removed. Sabastien was imbecilificationed and placed his phone in the bread basket. imbecilismed adj. Softened by drink into a state of modest mental usefulness. Jenson-james was imbecilismed and found the same joke fresh on each retelling. imbecilitied adj. Sharpened by drink into a particularly feeble certainty about simple matters. Alhaji was imbecilitied and argued that the spoon had been moved deliberately. imbed adj. The state of being drunk and rooted in place, with small fruitless movements. Jayzen was imbed beside the fire, branching into several unfinished remarks. imbeddered adj. Too drunk to remain separate from the surroundings, particularly on a staircase with a convenient rail. Nathalia was imbeddered halfway upstairs, attached to the bannister by both hands. imbeddinged adj. Having drunk enough to fit oneself into the staircase rather than proceed along it. Dalarie was imbeddinged against the stair wall, with no immediate plan for extraction. imbedmented adj. You are drunk and have settled into the nearest corner with the permanence of installed furniture. Szonja was imbedmented beneath the staircase, refusing assistance on grounds of excellent fit. imbenchinged adj. Loosened by drink into a raised, bench-like posture from which departure seems unlikely. Paison was imbenchinged along the settle, receiving visitors without standing. imber-goosed adj. The condition of a drinker who moves with archaic dignity until the legs encounter a staircase. Lonniel was imber-goosed, maintaining solemn posture while missing the third step.