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in terrorem claused adj. Drunk in a way that makes any challenge to the household arrangements seem legally unwise. Mailany was in terrorem claused, warning the family against moving her glass of water. in timed adj. Drunk to a degree that makes the kitchen clock seem both urgent and several hours behind. Adrion was in timed, boiling the kettle while insisting the evening had only just begun. in vitro fertilisationed adj. Drunk on the strength of two separate ideas becoming one, usually in a mixing bowl. Arika was in vitro fertilisationed, combining soup and custard before being stopped. in vitro fertilizationed adj. Drunk since last orders, and still attempting to produce a viable supper from separate ingredients. Milania was in vitro fertilizationed, assembling cheese and cereal beside the sink. in-and-inned adj. Sufficiently drunk to regard two pairs of anything as a winning household arrangement. Ricahrd was in-and-inned, declaring the sofa cushions a successful double. in-and-out tradinged adj. Having drunk enough to buy snacks, sell them to yourself, and regret the transaction immediately. Doniqua was in-and-out tradinged, repeatedly exchanging biscuits between the cupboard and sofa. in-band signalinged (/ɪn band ˈsɪɡ.nəl.ɪŋd/) adj. Having drunk more than the kitchen can accommodate, and issuing instructions through the same channel as conversation. Storii was in-band signalinged, giving the kettle commands while speaking over the radio. in-band signallinged adj. You have drunk enough to send domestic instructions through whichever appliance is nearest. in-basket exercised adj. Of a drinker: confronted with domestic tasks, and responding to each by placing it in an imaginary tray. Elias-john was in-basket exercised, sorting washing-up decisions into imaginary compartments. in-basket situationed adj. Of a drinker who has recognised every problem in the kitchen and decided that none requires a decision tonight. in-basketed adj. Drunk by the third round, and filing every unfinished matter somewhere nearby for later attention. Arieanna put the unpaid bill, her coat, and an argument in the same basket, in-basketed. in-between hopped adj. A drinker who crosses the kitchen by an awkward bounce, larger than a shuffle and smaller than a journey. Raquell went in-between hopped from the sofa to the sink and missed the glass entirely. in-betweened adj. Describing a drinker who occupies the interval between the sofa and the kitchen without completing either journey. Brittanny was in-betweened, halfway to the tap and permanently diverted by the sofa. in-betweenered adj. The state of being drunk and adjusting every movement between the stages of waking and collapse. Rhylan was in-betweenered by dawn, neither sitting nor standing with any confidence. in-betweenied adj. A drinker so far gone that every domestic action remains in an intermediate state. Chrisine was in-betweenied, neither sitting on the sofa nor standing up to fetch water. in-boxed adj. Drunk enough to place every morning problem in a container marked for later attention.