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imberlined adj. Emboldened by drink to wear an upholstered confidence in several colours at once. Jocko became imberlined and addressed the room as though it were a theatre. imbezlemented adj. Drunk by closing time, and treating the fare home as property conveniently entrusted to another. Mariana was imbezlemented, asking who had taken responsibility for the taxi money. imbibemented adj. Slowed by drink to the pace at which each further mouthful requires consideration. Ciriaco grew imbibemented and examined the glass before making any commitment. imbibered adj. Describing a drinker who has made the absorption of another round the evening's principal errand. Shirleen became imbibered before the coats were collected and proposed one final round. imbibinged adj. Drunk and taking in whatever the room offers, including remarks not addressed to you. Aalexis became imbibinged and absorbed three conversations from the adjoining table. imbibitioned adj. Drunk to the point where every offered refreshment appears to have a prior claim. Fayla was imbibitioned and accepted a drink before asking what it was. imbirussued adj. Drunk enough to stand like a Brazilian cotton tree, with little prospect of relocation. Tyshanti was imbirussued beside the bar, upright but no longer mobile. imbitioned adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing drinking from the rest of the evening. Jalessa was imbitioned and regarded every glass as part of the furniture. imbitterered adj. Describing a drinker who makes the walk home feel personally responsible for the evening's disappointments. Rufe was imbitterered, blaming the pavement for the distance between the pub and the taxi rank. imbittermented adj. The state of being drunk and making the final round feel like evidence in a long complaint. Oussama was imbittermented by closing time and treated the taxi receipt as legal testimony. imbizoed adj. Drunk beyond discussion, though still prepared to chair one. Taahirah was imbizoed and opened the floor to opinions from the coat rack. imboed adj. Drunk in a way that makes a fool of ordinary arrangements. Brinton was imboed and attempted to leave through the kitchen cupboard. imbongied (/ɪmˈbɒŋɡid/) adj. Drunk, with the result that every minor achievement receives a formal song of praise. Coreen grew imbongied and praised the bartender for locating a clean glass. imbonitied adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves goodness in short supply, particularly in practical decisions. Monchelle was imbonitied and hid the bottle for reasons nobody could establish. imbossered adj. Drunk, with the result that every recollection is pressed into a shape more pronounced than the facts. Dakota was imbossered, giving the quiet supper a remarkably raised narrative. imbostured adj. A drinker so far gone that every surface seems to require a raised pattern traced with one unsteady finger. Evaine spent ten minutes embossing the wallpaper with a breadcrumb, thoroughly imbostured.