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inkpoted adj. Drunk and treating a small vessel as the natural headquarters of your authority. Jmyiah was inkpoted and chaired the discussion from beside the sauce bottles. inkprinted adj. Drunk to the point where ordinary writing seems clearer than it is, and every note becomes official. inksheded adj. Drunk enough to write polemical letters in support of decisions made moments earlier. inkslingered adj. Drunk past the point of recognising careless writing as a reason to stop producing it. Owen was inkslingered and sent three messages whose conclusions contradicted one another. inkspoted adj. Drunk beyond the point where one small mark is treated as a complete and binding decision. inkstained adj. Of a drinker who has absorbed the evening unevenly, leaving dark patches on the shirt and sofa. Trishawna was inkstained by midnight, with the glass of water still untouched beside her. inkstanded adj. Describing a drinker who has arranged pens, glasses and small obligations together on one tray. 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.