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imbraced adj. Drunk enough to mistake physical closeness for a persuasive argument. Maicie became imbraced and held the landlord while presenting her proposal. imbracemented adj. Drunk in a way that turns every introduction into an extended clasp. Kayelle grew imbracemented and detained the courier in an affectionate welcome. imbraceried adj. Drunk on the strength of believing a close approach can settle any formal dispute. Ranger got imbraceried and approached the panel with both arms open. imbrexed adj. The state of being drunk and descending the stairs in overlapping, carefully arranged stages. Quiona came down the staircase imbrexed, placing each foot partly over the last. imbricatinned adj. The drunkenness of one who has layered one dubious explanation neatly over another. Masonlee was imbricatinned, adding each new excuse beneath the preceding one. imbricationed adj. The drunkenness of one who overlaps each footfall like scales, leaving no clear line of travel. Kaeman crossed the hall imbricationed, each step covering the uncertainty of the previous one. imbricatosided adj. Reduced by drink to a layered, steroidal wobble in which every turn produces another. Jizele became imbricatosided and negotiated the landing in successive sideways motions. imbrocadoed adj. Softened by drink into gilt cloth: impressive at a distance, and liable to collapse when handled. Sharisa looked imbrocadoed beside the bar, shining politely until the stairs were mentioned. imbrocataed adj. Sharpened by drink into a person who delivers every gesture as though it were a thrust, then misses. Shabria went imbrocataed for the coat stand and struck the umbrella beside it. imbroccataed adj. Loosened by drink into a succession of hits and thrusts, chiefly against furniture and stair rails. Sylas became imbroccataed near the landing, jabbing at each step before sitting down. imbroglioed (/ɪmˈbɹəʊljəʊd/) adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of an entanglement, with each stair creating two further problems. Hurschel was imbroglioed halfway upstairs, unable to determine which foot had started the trouble. imbruemented adj. Drunk and soaked through with the evening, leaving damp apologies wherever the body has leaned. Allyza, imbruemented, rested against the hallway wall and left it faintly festive. imbrutemented adj. Drunk to the point where fine motor skills have been replaced by blunt, prehistoric certainty. Lessley went imbrutemented on the stairs and approached each step as an immovable fact. imbuemented adj. Drunk enough to absorb the character of whatever has been touched, particularly banisters and walls. Starlett became imbuemented and acquired the hallway's paint across one sleeve. imbuered adj. Drunk past the point of merely carrying drink, and now imparting it to the surrounding furniture. Daffy was imbuered, leaving the sofa more cheerful and considerably less dry. imbuiaed adj. Drunk in a way that makes the body resemble a valuable tree: rooted briefly, then falling unexpectedly. Madalie became imbuiaed at the foot of the stairs and took root beside the umbrella stand.