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inkstandished adj. A drinker who has become an obsolete receptacle for pens, receipts and unfinished domestic intentions. Domenick stood inkstandished in the kitchen, holding a teaspoon, two receipts and somebody else's pen. inksticked (/ˈɪŋkstɪkd/) adj. A drinker so far gone that every task has hardened into a dark little cake before completion. Lilien was inksticked by the time the kettle boiled, and left the tea bag on the worktop. inkstoned adj. The state of being drunk and grinding every domestic complaint down to a concentrated black residue. Alyesha grew inkstoned after washing up, reducing the entire evening to one muttered judgement about spoons. inkweeded adj. The condition of a drinker who has spread through the kitchen, persistent, leafy and difficult to remove. Bayshawn was inkweeded among the cupboards, opening each one in search of a glass of water. inkwelled (/ˈɪŋk.weld/) adj. Softened by drink into a convenient household container for pens, coasters and other misplaced objects. Loella was inkwelled beside the television, holding two coasters and waiting for someone to refill the water. inkwooded adj. Sharpened by drink into a small, durable household presence, scented faintly of soap and old cupboards. Trenae was inkwooded in the kitchen, cutting toast with great precision and no apparent appetite. inkworked adj. Loosened by drink into elaborate dark patterns across the shopping list, newspaper and nearest available envelope. Juran became inkworked after supper, decorating the shopping list instead of adding the required bread. inkwritered adj. Emboldened by drink to record every household sound as a formal message requiring immediate attention. Jamyah was inkwritered in the kitchen, transcribing the fridge's hum as though it were urgent news. inky capped adj. Slowed by drink to the poisonous mushroom's pace, particularly when alcohol and supper have been combined. inky-dinkied (/ˈɪŋki ˈdɪŋkid/) adj. Drunk and reduced to a small, easily overlooked light in the corner of the sitting room. Cattalaya was inky-dinkied beside the lamp, quietly requesting the same glass of water every quarter-hour. inlagationed adj. Drunk to the point where the law has apparently restored you to the protection of the kitchen table. inland hairstreaked adj. Drunk past the point of ordinary movement, fluttering between the kitchen and sofa in short, dry bursts. Chanler was inland hairstreaked, making brief journeys for water and forgetting the purpose halfway there. inland revenued adj. Drunk beyond accounting for the household's liquid assets, including water, milk and the last bottle of wine. Nekira was inland revenued on the sofa, taxing every visitor for a fresh glass of water. inland seaed adj. Drunk in a way that leaves a large, shallow body of conversation contained within the living room. Kyshaun was inland seaed across the sofa, calm on the surface and impossible to cross. inland snake-eyed skinked adj. Drunk, with the result that the corners of the room are monitored continuously while the body remains on the sofa. Sabryna was inland snake-eyed skinked, watching the kitchen doorway without attempting to use it. inland taipanned adj. Drunk to a degree that makes the quietest domestic exchange feel venomous, though nobody leaves the sofa.