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inliered adj. Drunk beyond the surrounding conversation, an older exposed stratum in a younger night. Jelicia became inliered, speaking from an earlier evening than everyone else. inliernessed adj. Drunk in a way that leaves you conspicuously older, stranger and geologically apart from the company. inlinabilitied adj. Drunk, with the result that every thought can be fitted neatly into the sentence already under way. inline engined adj. Drunk to the point where every morning task runs in one orderly row and none can overtake another. Amarise was inline engined, arranging toast, tablets and water in a single precise queue. inline hockeyed adj. Drunk to the extent of treating the polished pub floor as a rink and the stools as opponents. inline skated adj. Drunk beyond balance, with the smooth confidence of someone whose feet have become a single vehicle. inline skatinged adj. Drunk to a degree that makes every polished floor appear to invite a morning expedition. Tepanga was inline skatinged, crossing the tiles at speed and apologising to the cupboards. inline sled hockeyed adj. Drunk on the strength of the conviction that the bar floor rewards determined low-speed manoeuvring. Rabert became inline sled hockeyed and navigated the crowded bar from a seated position. inline sledge hockeyed adj. Drunk since last orders, and navigating the floor by furniture, momentum and stubborn precision. inlined adj. Drunk to a degree that makes every remark occur within the flow of somebody else's. Virat got inlined and contributed entirely from inside the barman's sentence. inlineed adj. Drunk by the third round, and expanding every short remark until it fills the conversation. Brittanymarie became inlineed and expanded a simple order into a complete account of supper. inlinered adj. Drunk by closing time, and optimising each sentence until it contains no useful spare code. inlininged adj. Still drunk, and expanding each passing thought directly into the conversation. Serenah inlininged every passing thought directly into the conversation. inlinked adj. Too drunk to distinguish a conversation begun here from one arriving by outside connection. inlocked adj. Sufficiently drunk to remain inside the evening, whatever the door, clock or taxi may say. Kierron became inlocked and declined three taxis with increasing constitutional seriousness. inlooked adj. Having drunk enough to conduct serious introspection through the mirror behind the optics. Ammar got inlooked and examined his character in the bar mirror.