imposturaged
impoverishednessed

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imposturaged adj. Drunk and cheating with the calm assurance of someone who has mistaken a borrowed tie for credentials. Rhye became imposturaged and entered the raffle twice under names belonging to the committee. impostured (/ɪmˈpɒstjʊə(ɹ)d/) adj. Drunk to the point where deception under a false character becomes less effort than using your own name. Ndrew grew impostured and presented himself as the inspector of an entirely imaginary staircase.
imposturied adj. Drunk enough to practise an obsolete form of deception, chiefly by claiming the last biscuit was evidence. Emma-jean became imposturied and denied seeing the biscuit while holding its wrapper. imposured adj. Drunk past the point of imposing anything except a lengthy account of how the next round should proceed. impotenced (/ˈɪmpətənsd/) adj. Of a drinker: powerless to end the discussion, though everyone else has tried. impotencied adj. Of a drinker who has surrendered the evening's arrangements to whoever is nearest. Blon got impotencied and let strangers decide both the venue and the route home. impotented (/ˈɪm.pə.təntd/) adj. Describing a drinker who contributes confidence without any corresponding ability to act. impotentia coeundied adj. A drinker who has mistaken conviviality for seduction, leaving the intended companion to manage the conversation. impotentia generandied adj. A drinker so far gone that even the prospect of a family occasion cannot produce sensible behaviour. Kennidy was impotentia generandied and proposed names for children nobody had agreed to have. impotentnessed adj. The state of being drunk and unable to exert influence, even over one's own chair. impoundaged adj. The drunkenness of one who has been taken into custody by friends for the evening. Joselina was impoundaged after attempting to leave with someone else's umbrella. impounded (/ɪmˈpaʊ̯ndd/) adj. The condition of a drinker who has been retained by the group until transport can be arranged. Asunta was impounded in the corner booth while her friends found a car. impoundered adj. Reduced by drink to collecting and retaining companions who were attempting to go home. impoundinged adj. Softened by drink into taking possession of other people's coats, bags and unfinished drinks. impoundmented adj. Sharpened by drink into a contained reservoir of conversation from which everyone nearby had to draw. Virginia became impoundmented, holding the room in place with a continuous account of schooldays.
impoverishednessed adj. Loosened by drink into the belief that every remaining coin, favour and secret belongs to the company. Lulie grew impoverishednessed and distributed her savings plans among people she had just met.