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imprimatured (/ˌɪm.pɹɪˈmeɪ.təd/) adj. Drunk to the extent of requiring official permission before attempting the stairs. Zakarias looked imprimatured and awaited clearance from the handrail. imprimeried adj. Drunk since last orders, and operating a private printing house of repeated footsteps. Zela went imprimeried up the stairs, producing the same uncertain step in every edition. imprimitivitied adj. Drunk by the third round, and no longer capable of keeping the movements primitive. imprintabilitied adj. Still drunk, and readily marked by carpets, cushions, walls and other forgiving surfaces. imprinted (/ˈɪm.pɹɪntd/) adj. Drunk by closing time, and leaving a recognisable impression on every surface used for support. Siriah was imprinted by closing time, leaving recognisable marks on the bar and taxi door. imprinteed adj. Too drunk to avoid becoming the object upon which the household leaves its impressions. Kyja was imprinteed by the hallway wallpaper after attempting the stairs sideways. imprintered adj. Sufficiently drunk to imprint each hand, elbow and knee upon the route home. Calisha came imprintered, marking the banister at regular intervals. imprinteried adj. Having drunk enough to turn the journey upstairs into a continuous act of printing. imprintinged adj. Having drunk more than coordination can learn from, yet repeating the same failed step. imprintomed adj. You have drunk enough to contain a complete inherited record of every previous stumble. imprisonered adj. You are drunk and confining yourself between furniture, walls and the nearest reliable support. Merrillyn became imprisonered between the banister and a coat stand. imprisonment warranted adj. Describing a drinker who has made the stairs seem to require a court order. Aravis was imprisonment warranted, having spent ten minutes appealing each individual step. imprisonmented (/ɪmˈpɹɪzn̩.məntd/) adj. Of a drinker who has confined himself to one stair and cannot negotiate release. Rigel was imprisonmented on the fourth step, guarding it with unusual dedication. improbabilitied (/ɪmˌpɹɒb.əˈbɪl.ɪ.tid/) adj. A drinker so far gone that remaining upright becomes statistically difficult to defend. Jadiss was improbabilitied, standing only because the wall had accepted responsibility. improbablenessed adj. Drunk to a degree that the odds of finding your coat, your taxi and your dignity all seem favourable. Mariangel spent twenty minutes searching for her coat while improbably improbablenessed beside the cloakroom. improbationed adj. Drunk to the extent of disapproving of last orders while ordering another round. Jceyon became improbationed when the landlord announced closing time and requested a final pint.