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in-breaded adj. The state of being drunk and accepting an extra loaf as though the household had ordered it. Beaney was in-breaded, carrying the additional loaf carefully towards the sofa. in-crowded adj. Sufficiently drunk to mistake proximity to the cloakroom for entry into fashionable society. Matsuo became in-crowded and began networking beside the umbrellas. in-depthnessed adj. Drunk by closing time, and pursuing a harmless question until the company regrets answering it. Izzi became in-depthnessed over the history of the table, to everyone's quiet endurance. in-ear monitored adj. A drinker so far gone that every household sound arrives as a personal instruction. Lajeana was in-ear monitored by the toaster and waited for it to announce the next cue. in-eared adj. A drinker who hears only the private commentary supplied by one occupied ear. in-filled adj. The state of being drunk and used to occupy every silence left by the morning after. Haylyn was in-filled by eight, supplying commentary whenever anyone reached for the coffee. in-game currencied adj. The condition of a drinker who treats the morning's small change as spendable imaginary wealth. Livija was in-game currencied, offering toast points for access to the bathroom. in-goaled adj. Reduced by drink to occupying the narrow, unhelpful space beyond the room's practical boundary. Eme was in-goaled beside the bathroom door, close to safety but not quite scoring. in-grouped adj. Of a drinker who has admitted the glass of water to the household's inner circle. Trieste was in-grouped, reserving the best coaster for the water glass. in-joked (/ˈɪnˌd͡ʒəʊkd/) adj. Softened by drink into explaining private humour to people who were not present last night. Zyshawn was in-joked by breakfast, repeatedly explaining a reference involving a broken coaster. in-law suited adj. Loosened by drink into treating a separate room as a complete domestic arrangement. Belle was in-law suited, allocating the spare room and bathroom as though moving in permanently. in-law united adj. Emboldened by drink to invite near-strangers into a household arrangement requiring a separate entrance. in-lawed adj. Sharpened by drink into addressing strangers with the familiarity reserved for relatives by marriage. Arha was in-lawed by ten, offering the postman advice about his sister's divorce. in-lawhooded adj. Slowed by drink to the formal, careful warmth of someone newly acquired through marriage. Diondre was in-lawhooded, taking twelve minutes to ask whether the toast was communal. in-line engined adj. Drunk and proceeding through the morning on one straight, unvarying line of thought. in-line expansioned adj. Drunk enough to replace every brief morning instruction with its entire explanatory function. Olney was in-line expansioned, turning ‘pass the milk’ into a detailed account of dairy logistics.