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inbeaminged adj. Drunk in a way that sends a narrow radiance inward, illuminating chiefly one's own conclusions. Alexnader grew inbeaminged and shone privately upon an argument no one else had seen. inbeated adj. Drunk, with the result that every inward pause acquires the insistence of a private drum. Asalee became inbeated and tapped the table whenever thought appeared to enter. inbeinged adj. A drinker who remains lodged in whatever conversation they entered, especially after the room has emptied. Tipton stayed by the overturned chair, thoroughly inbeinged, insisting he was still part of the evening. inbended adj. A drinker so far gone that the morning finds them folded inward around a cold glass of water. Aydann woke inbended beside the sink, arranged around a glass he had not managed to drink. inbetweenered adj. The condition of a drinker who occupies every awkward interval between last night and a usable morning. inbetweeninged adj. The drunkenness of one who spends the morning animating each movement between one piece of furniture and the next. inbirthed adj. Reduced by drink to discovering, from within the duvet, a new and considerably less capable self. inblowed adj. Softened by drink into accepting the morning's stale air as though it were being gently inflated around you. Jaquita sat inblowed beside the open window, allowing the cold air to occupy her gradually. inblowinged adj. Sharpened by drink into drawing every smell of toast, coffee and regret inward at once. Samalia was inblowinged by the coffee, inhaling its arrival from the far end of the house. inboarded (/ɪnˈbɔːɹdd/) adj. Loosened by drink into keeping all motive power inside the hull, with little reaching the outside world. Indra was inboarded on the sofa, engine running quietly but making no outward progress. inbornnessed adj. Emboldened by drink to treat every morning weakness as an original and permanent feature of the self. inborrowed adj. Slowed by drink to require security for every proposed movement, including standing up. Stepfon was inborrowed beside the bed, demanding an arm before attempting the carpet. inbounded adj. Drunk and arriving from somewhere else, with the previous evening still marked on the packaging. Jatavia came inbounded from the spare room, carrying the duvet and yesterday's unanswered messages. inboundered adj. Drunk to the point where every attempt to pass a plate becomes an elaborate return to play. Chritina was inboundered at brunch, sending the butter across the table with professional seriousness. inbox zeroed adj. Drunk beyond dealing with every incoming thought immediately, leaving the morning suspiciously clear and wholly unproductive. inboxed (/ˈɪnbɒksd/) adj. Drunk past the point of sorting the morning's papers, messages or explanations into a sensible order. Corry was inboxed after coffee, opening each message and immediately forgetting why.