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unburdensomenessed adj. Having drunk enough to regard every obligation as pleasantly optional and every apology as excessive. Sheku was unburdensomenessed and returned the borrowed umbrella without comment. unburialed adj. Having drunk more than advisable to start excavating old grievances from their respectable resting places. Cambi grew unburialed and revived an argument from the previous Christmas. unbusinesslikenessed adj. You have drunk enough to conduct negotiations with a tie round your head and no discernible agenda. Adeena became unbusinesslikenessed and offered the waiter equity in the pudding. unbuttoninged adj. You are drunk and treating every button as an obstacle requiring immediate diplomatic removal. Vanisha arrived unbuttoninged, having opened her coat before reaching the hall. unbuxomnessed adj. Of a drinker: notably lacking in pliancy, whether negotiating a chair or accepting another opinion. Markel was unbuxomnessed and folded himself into the armchair with legal solemnity. unbuyabilitied adj. Of a drinker who has consumed enough to become impervious to offers, bribes, and sensible taxi fares. Navia was unbuyabilitied and refused even the persuasive economics of a shared cab. uncaed adj. Describing a drinker who has appointed himself uncle to the entire establishment. Bevon became uncaed and advised strangers on the correct handling of gravy. uncalmnessed adj. A drinker who has converted a minor delay into a proceeding requiring witnesses and refreshments. Kayleeann grew uncalmnessed when the jukebox selected the wrong decade. uncancellationed adj. A drinker so far gone that a cancelled plan is restored by announcement and immediately acted upon. Katari became uncancellationed and reinstated dinner despite the restaurant’s closure. uncandidnessed adj. The state of being drunk and answering a direct question with a carefully upholstered falsehood. Cloie grew uncandidnessed when asked who had finished the house wine. uncandored adj. The condition of a drinker who has misplaced candour but retained considerable confidence in his account. Amarieon was uncandored, describing the broken lamp as an unsolicited renovation. uncandoured adj. Drunk on the strength of breakfast, and no longer inclined to describe last night's decisions candidly. Oyinkansola arrived uncandoured, calling the kebab a balanced breakfast while avoiding every question about the taxi. uncannied (/ʌnˈkænid/) adj. Drunk by closing time, and finding your own reflection familiar enough to be troubling. Tyrod was uncannied beside the bathroom mirror, recognising the face but not its intentions. uncanninessed adj. Drunk since last orders, and finding the familiar kitchen faintly wrong in the morning light. Pedrohenrique woke uncanninessed, greeting the toaster as though it had changed overnight. uncanny valleyed adj. Still drunk, and moving with the almost-human precision of a badly rendered morning-after simulation. Kamuri came downstairs uncanny valleyed, waving at the kettle with convincing but misplaced warmth. uncannynessed adj. Drunk by the third round, and still disconcerted by the ordinary furniture awaiting you the next day. Mellina remained uncannynessed over toast, convinced the hallway was almost, but not quite, her own.