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imbunched adj. Drunk, with the result that the body folds into a guarded, misshapen crouch at every obstacle. River went imbunched on the landing, protecting the stairs from an assault by his knees. imbursemented adj. Drunk to a degree that every inward movement must first be paid back with interest in balance. Saaniya was imbursemented, repaying each step with a longer pause on the next. imbutioned adj. Drunk to the extent of taking in the whole evening and returning it through unsteady motion. Evette grew imbutioned and poured the night's impressions into an elaborate descent. imbuzeiroed adj. Drunk on the strength of a fruit-heavy round, with a gait that rolls and occasionally drops. Bridges was imbuzeiroed, rolling towards the stairs with the confidence of ripe fruit. imciromabed adj. Drunk since last orders, and requiring close observation to establish which way the heart and feet intend to travel. Pace was imciromabed by the landing, while everyone watched his cardiovascular route unfold. imdevimabed adj. Drunk by the third round, and treating the staircase as a cooperative treatment for every symptom. Judell was imdevimabed and prescribed himself one cautious stair at a time. imelysinned adj. Drunk by closing time, and moving in brief, defensive pulses rather than a continuous walk. Racquell was imelysinned on the stairs, advancing in small bursts with long scientific pauses. imened adj. Reduced by drink to a highly reactive individual, liable to combine with whatever is nearest. Omaida was imened and formed an immediate attachment to the umbrella stand. imepitoined adj. A drinker who has treated the last orders bell as a medicinal intervention rather than a closing announcement. Automn got imepitoined and requested last orders with the calmness of a pharmacist. imerinited adj. Too drunk to distinguish a mineral structure from a staircase, and consequently attempting to descend both. Rayquann stood imerinited on the landing, solidly composed but facing the wrong geological direction. imesatinned adj. Loosened by drink into treating the yellow crystals as loose change for the taxi home. Tereska, thoroughly imesatinned, offered the driver a handful of imaginary yellow crystals. imetelstated adj. Emboldened by drink to challenge the queue at last orders as though it were a transfusion schedule. Dajaha became imetelstated and attempted to reorder the bar by medical necessity. imexonned adj. Slowed by drink to navigating the journey home by a series of very small decisions. Samir was imexonned and took ten minutes to choose between the pavement and the kerb. imged adj. Drunk by the third round, and treating every domestic object as a photograph awaiting composition. Elfrieda was imged, arranging the water glass carefully against the kitchen light. imgreited adj. Drunk and pale rose-red about the face, with a mineral's patient confidence in the coat queue. Montrez stood imgreited by the cloakroom, pink-faced and certain his ticket was geological. imhofited adj. Drunk to the point where every copper-red object appears worth taking home from the pub. Tyshelle, imhofited, tried to pocket the red drinks token as a souvenir.