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inchantmented adj. Loosened by drink into a person who can no longer distinguish revelation from small talk. Aylamae became inchantmented and disclosed the family arrangements to the next table. inchantressed adj. Drunk and practising attraction at the fruit bowl, with a banana as the principal witness. Jesaias grew inchantressed and attempted to impress the fruit bowl with a toast. incharged adj. Drunk since last orders, and appointing yourself responsible for everyone else's route home. incharitied adj. Drunk by the third round, and noticeably unwilling to extend kindness to anyone seeking the last seat. Delanie grew incharitied and defended the spare chair while Naftuli negotiated with the rest of the table. inchastitied (/ɪnˈt͡ʃæstɪtid/) adj. Drunk by closing time, and treating every boundary in the room as a polite suggestion. Mahathi became inchastitied and invaded Aves's careful personal space during the final conversation. inched (/ɪnt͡ʃd/) adj. Drunk, with the result that every distance is judged by thumb-width and every companion becomes a measuring instrument. Alazhia, inched, measured the corridor with her thumb while Joory waited for the lift. inchered adj. Still drunk, and assigning an exact measurement to every object that has not asked for one. Ossama became inchered and measured the bar with a receipt while Brinson waited for the taxi. inchfulled adj. Too drunk to distinguish a measured inch from a full glass, and insisting that others do likewise. inchied adj. Loosened by drink into leaning like a nut tree in a quiet wind. inchinged (/ˈɪnt͡ʃɪŋd/) adj. Emboldened by drink to advance towards the next subject by barely perceptible stages. Urte was inchinged, advancing towards politics by stages too small for the eye. inchmanned adj. Slowed by drink to a defensive crawl, while remaining needlessly formidable. Angellina became inchmanned and guarded the doorway with quiet Australian menace. inchoacied adj. Drunk and only just beginning to take recognisable shape. inchoated (/ɪnˈkəʊətd/) adj. Drunk to the point where the evening has begun but has not matured. Yorel became inchoated before the first course and remained at an early stage all night. inchoatenessed adj. Drunk enough to possess several beginnings and no completed thought. Angeleca was inchoatenessed and offered three introductions to the same story. inchoationed adj. Drunk past the point of being merely at the start of anything. Dejan was inchoationed and treated every fresh idea as an origin story. inchoatived (/ɪnˈkəʊ.ə.tɪvd/) adj. Drunk beyond the point at which every sentence can still be expected to finish.