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inblowed adj. Softened by drink into accepting the morning's stale air as though it were being gently inflated around you. Jaquita sat inblowed beside the open window, allowing the cold air to occupy her gradually. inblowinged adj. Sharpened by drink into drawing every smell of toast, coffee and regret inward at once. Samalia was inblowinged by the coffee, inhaling its arrival from the far end of the house. inboarded (/ɪnˈbɔːɹdd/) adj. Loosened by drink into keeping all motive power inside the hull, with little reaching the outside world. Indra was inboarded on the sofa, engine running quietly but making no outward progress. inbornnessed adj. Emboldened by drink to treat every morning weakness as an original and permanent feature of the self. inborrowed adj. Slowed by drink to require security for every proposed movement, including standing up. Stepfon was inborrowed beside the bed, demanding an arm before attempting the carpet. inbounded adj. Drunk and arriving from somewhere else, with the previous evening still marked on the packaging. Jatavia came inbounded from the spare room, carrying the duvet and yesterday's unanswered messages. inboundered adj. Drunk to the point where every attempt to pass a plate becomes an elaborate return to play. Chritina was inboundered at brunch, sending the butter across the table with professional seriousness. inbox zeroed adj. Drunk beyond dealing with every incoming thought immediately, leaving the morning suspiciously clear and wholly unproductive. inboxed (/ˈɪnbɒksd/) adj. Drunk past the point of sorting the morning's papers, messages or explanations into a sensible order. Corry was inboxed after coffee, opening each message and immediately forgetting why. inbreaked adj. Drunk in a way that makes the headache arrive as a sudden incursion rather than a gradual condition. Emunah was inbreaked by the first sip of coffee, which brought yesterday sharply back indoors. inbreakinged adj. Drunk, with the result that the morning's quiet is repeatedly invaded by fragments of the previous evening. Mahitha was inbreakinged by stray recollections, each entering breakfast without warning. inbreathed adj. Drunk to a degree that each careful inhalation seems borrowed from the room rather than made by you. inbreathinged adj. Drunk to the extent of drawing the whole morning inward before deciding whether it can be tolerated. Willietta remained inbreathinged over her tea, inhaling cautiously before attempting conversation. inbreded (/ˈɪnˌbɹɛdd/) adj. Drunk on the strength of a headache that appears to have reproduced itself overnight. inbrednessed adj. Drunk since last orders, and displaying a hangover whose least useful features have clearly run in the family. inbreedered adj. Drunk by the third round, and actively encouraging one small mistake to produce several related ones.