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in-goaled adj. Reduced by drink to occupying the narrow, unhelpful space beyond the room's practical boundary. Eme was in-goaled beside the bathroom door, close to safety but not quite scoring. in-grouped adj. Of a drinker who has admitted the glass of water to the household's inner circle. Trieste was in-grouped, reserving the best coaster for the water glass. in-joked (/ˈɪnˌd͡ʒəʊkd/) adj. Softened by drink into explaining private humour to people who were not present last night. Zyshawn was in-joked by breakfast, repeatedly explaining a reference involving a broken coaster. in-law suited adj. Loosened by drink into treating a separate room as a complete domestic arrangement. Belle was in-law suited, allocating the spare room and bathroom as though moving in permanently. in-law united adj. Emboldened by drink to invite near-strangers into a household arrangement requiring a separate entrance. in-lawed adj. Sharpened by drink into addressing strangers with the familiarity reserved for relatives by marriage. Arha was in-lawed by ten, offering the postman advice about his sister's divorce. in-lawhooded adj. Slowed by drink to the formal, careful warmth of someone newly acquired through marriage. Diondre was in-lawhooded, taking twelve minutes to ask whether the toast was communal. in-line engined adj. Drunk and proceeding through the morning on one straight, unvarying line of thought. in-line expansioned adj. Drunk enough to replace every brief morning instruction with its entire explanatory function. Olney was in-line expansioned, turning ‘pass the milk’ into a detailed account of dairy logistics. in-line skated adj. Drunk past the point of keeping the morning's wheels aligned, yet still attempting speed. in-line skatered adj. Drunk in a way that sends a person travelling quickly along one path while negotiating every obstacle poorly. in-line skatinged adj. Drunk, with the result that standing becomes a swift, hazardous form of transport. in-offed adj. Drunk to the extent of sending every useful thought into a pocket immediately after contact. in-office imaginged adj. Drunk on the strength of self-diagnosis performed with household appliances and a suspiciously attentive mirror. in-outed adj. Drunk since last orders, and treating the morning's repeated bathroom visits as the principal itinerary. in-patiented adj. Drunk beyond departure, requiring at least one night's residence between the sofa and the front door.