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impedered adj. You are drunk and obstructing the narrow route between the sofa and the glass of water. Ariella was impedered in the kitchen doorway, leaving no practical route to the tap. impediment of crimed adj. Of a drinker who has become an obstruction to the household's quiet progress. Adolfo was impediment of crimed across the sofa, preventing both hoovering and conversation. impedimented (/ɪmˈpɛdɪməntd/) adj. Of a drinker: a domestic obstruction, generally horizontal, with a glass of water just beyond reach. Othella was impedimented across the sofa, with the water placed thoughtfully but uselessly nearby. impeditioned adj. Drunk beyond managing a simple obstacle without leaning on it. Corrianna was impeditioned, halted by the pub step and considering it carefully. impedivitied adj. Drunk in a way that turns every shout across the bar into a measurable resistance. Mkenzie was impedivitied, answering the barmaid only after the echo had died away. impeked adj. Drunk, with the result that sorghum beer appears both cause and cure. Jeremiasz was impeked and ordered another glass of the same Burundian brew. impellenced adj. Drunk to a degree that the room's slightest nudge sends you decisively elsewhere. Destinyann was impellenced and crossed the bar whenever somebody opened a door. impellented (/ɪmˈpɛləntd/) adj. Drunk to the extent of mistaking every passing suggestion for a force of nature. Ritsuko was impellented and followed a stranger's gesture towards the crisps. impellered adj. Drunk on the strength of whoever last pointed towards the next round. Deigo was impellered and followed Hady towards the bar without further discussion. impellingnessed adj. Drunk by the third round, and giving even a raised eyebrow the force of instruction. Dayja was impellingnessed, taking a glance at the door as a firm request to leave. impellored adj. Drunk since last orders, and still being moved along by every hopeful suggestion. Emilie-may was impellored, carried towards the kebab shop by Armanie's quiet insistence. impendenced adj. Drunk by closing time, and behaving as though the next mishap were already booked. Moreno was impendenced, watching the unattended ashtray with quiet apprehension. impendencied adj. Still drunk, and carrying the next poor decision just visibly ahead of you. Tavionna remained impendencied, with a further round plainly gathering on the horizon. impendinged (/ɪmˈpɛndɪŋd/) adj. Too drunk to distinguish an approaching taxi from an approaching catastrophe. Afnaan was impendinged, waving at every vehicle as though danger had finally arrived. impenetrabilitied adj. Sufficiently drunk to become invulnerable to hints, questions, and the closing bell. Elizabethe was impenetrabilitied, unaffected by three polite reminders about the pub's hours. impenetrabled (/ɪmˈpɛnətɹəbəld/) adj. Having drunk enough to become socially unopenable, even when offered a seat and a packet of crisps. Eather was impenetrabled, declining friendship from everyone near the fruit machine.