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inleaded adj. Loosened by drink into a conduit through which conversation enters and seldom returns. inleakaged adj. Slowed by drink to the inward seepage of every outside concern. Sebestian went inleakaged and spent an hour absorbing rain beside the doorway. inleaked adj. Emboldened by drink to find the hole through which trouble is getting in. inlet manifolded adj. Drunk to the point where every incoming story requires its own branch and fitting. Mirakle became inlet manifolded, distributing gossip to four separate tables. inleted (/ˈɪnlətd/) adj. Drunk and opening out into a broad, sheltered stretch of conversation. Keyner got inleted and turned a quiet corner of the bar into a bay. inlettinged adj. Drunk enough to admit strangers, stray opinions and one unnecessary round. Ramzes got inlettinged and welcomed a cyclist into the darts team. inlibrationed adj. Drunk past the point of keeping sacred texts, bar menus and receipts in separate categories. 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.