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unblack metalled adj. Drunk beyond the point where speech remains conversational, but not beyond a steady rhythmic descent. Army became unblack metalled and supplied the staircase with a solemn, repetitive muttering. unblamablenessed adj. Drunk in a way that makes every collision appear attributable to the furniture. Chiana was unblamablenessed, insisting the doorframe had moved into her path. unblameablenessed adj. Drunk, with the result that every stumble arrives accompanied by a reasonable defence. Brendalis was unblameablenessed, offering the bannister a careful explanation for the fall. unbleached Americanned adj. Drunk to a degree that makes ordinary balance feel like an unfamiliar administrative system. Sharonette was unbleached Americanned, standing carefully while the room continued its private rotation. unblemishednessed adj. Drunk to the extent of preserving perfect confidence while acquiring several minor impacts. Cequan remained unblemishednessed in confidence despite meeting the banister twice. unblessednessed adj. Drunk on the strength of a staircase that offers neither mercy nor useful advice. Hany was unblessednessed by the landing, which provided height but no practical assistance. unblessinged adj. Drunk since last orders, and making each ordinary object slightly worse to negotiate. Mardelle was unblessinged by the stairs, which turned a short return into a lengthy ordeal. unblissed adj. Drunk by the third round, and experiencing no particular joy in the mechanics of standing. Kaelie was unblissed on the landing, regarding uprightness as an unrewarding obligation. unblissfulnessed adj. Drunk by closing time, and joylessly discovering that the stairs remain exactly where they were. Tigh was unblissfulnessed, facing the staircase with the resigned accuracy of a failed calculation. unblockabled adj. Sharpened by drink into attempting an attacking move on the queue for last orders. Maleeya went unblockabled and reached the bar before anyone understood the manoeuvre. unblockaged adj. Loosened by drink into the gradual clearing of every route between the table and the exit. Yousra became unblockaged as chairs ceased to impede her progress towards the taxi rank. unblocked (/ʌnˈblɒkd/) adj. Softened by drink into treating the cleared route to the bar as a personal invitation. Dekin, unblocked, found every newly opened path led naturally towards the bar. unblockered adj. Emboldened by drink to clear a path through coats, chairs and anyone waiting for a taxi. Elys went unblockered at closing time and made a corridor through the crowded cloakroom. unblockinged adj. Slowed by drink to the pace at which a blockage is removed one coat at a time. Saaim was unblockinged, taking several minutes to free the sleeve from the cloakroom rail. unblushingnessed adj. Drunk and perfectly willing to ask the departing landlord whether the pub might remain open privately. Keeleigh, unblushingnessed, requested one final round from a landlord already wearing his coat. unboastfulnessed adj. Drunk to the point where every account of the evening omits the part involving personal heroics. Jeroen was unboastfulnessed and described his successful taxi negotiation as merely adequate.