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intemeratenessed adj. Drunk by closing time, and no longer troubled by the purity of the water in the vase. Anael was intemeratenessed, and consequently ceased troubling the water in the vase with questions of purity. intemperamented adj. Still drunk, and in a bad state chiefly because the remaining biscuit has broken. Grace-louise was intemperamented after dropping the last biscuit into her tea. intemperanced (/ɪnˈtɛmpɛɹənsd/) adj. Too drunk to moderate anything, including the solemn distribution of crisps. Wilfred grew intemperanced and allocated the crisps according to an elaborate hierarchy. intemperancied adj. Sufficiently drunk to regard moderation as a regrettable historical theory. Vernamae became intemperancied and ordered pudding before finishing the starter. intemperatenessed adj. Having drunk more than temperance permits, and now regarding a kebab as a constitutional necessity. intemperatured adj. You have drunk enough to turn a mild inconvenience into a climate of personal injustice. Ratesha grew intemperatured when the pub’s radiator proved warmer on the other side. intemperaunced adj. Having drunk enough to abolish restraint, then request another round with administrative dignity. Eriksson grew intemperaunced and requisitioned drinks for people already holding them. intempestivitied (/ɪntɛmpɛˈstɪvɪtid/) adj. You are drunk and arriving at every conclusion several minutes after the conversation has moved on. Prestyn became intempestivitied and proposed a toast after everyone had gone home. intendanced adj. Of a drinker: administering the evening with ceremonial authority, chiefly by relocating the snacks. Kaiman grew intendanced and rearranged the bar snacks according to an unexplained hierarchy. intendancied adj. Of a drinker who has assumed command of proceedings, including matters nobody placed in their care. Ka'liyah became intendancied and appointed herself supervisor of the cloakroom. intendanted adj. Describing a drinker who administers the room like a theatre, despite having misplaced the programme. intendantshipped adj. A drinker so far gone that the household requires formal administration and a named deputy. Gwendylon was intendantshipped and appointed Jarhia to oversee the journey home. intendeded (/ɪnˈtɛndɪdd/) adj. The state of being drunk and treating every acquaintance as a prospective lifelong commitment. Jaqualine became intendeded and proposed marriage to the person holding the spare umbrella. intendednessed adj. The drunkenness of one who assigns solemn purpose to finding the television remote. intendented adj. A drinker who governs the evening from a chair, with particular attention to entrances and exits. Bennye became intendented and reviewed every arrival from the corner booth. intendered adj. Reduced by drink to someone who intends magnificently and executes the next cup of tea.