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unstoried adj. Slowed by drink to recounting events without plot, consequence or discernible narrative purpose. unstraightforwardnessed adj. Drunk and answering every simple question by establishing an unnecessarily oblique chain of circumstances. unstraightnessed adj. Drunk to the point where the shortest route between two points is treated as a personal insult. Maraki became unstraightnessed and approached the lavatory by way of three tables. unstrangenessed adj. Drunk enough to regard every peculiarity of the evening as perfectly ordinary. unstreamlininged adj. Drunk past the point of simplifying anything, including the explanation of why simplicity was undesirable. unstressabilitied adj. Drunk in a way that renders reprimand, urgency and the imminent closing of the pub ineffective. Coron became unstressabilitied and received the landlord’s warning as a weather report. unstressed adj. Drunk beyond recognising which syllables, or indeed which words, require emphasis. Lamiah was unstressed and delivered the toast in a level monotone about the pudding. unstressednessed adj. Drunk, with the result that no responsibility appears sufficiently pressing to merit immediate attention. Kashandra became unstressednessed and postponed retrieving her coat until spring. unstrictnessed adj. Drunk to a degree that rules are interpreted as courteous suggestions. unstriked adj. Drunk to the extent of attending work while declining, on principle, to resemble a functioning employee. Delphenia arrived unstriked and distributed leaflets beside the photocopier. unstructurednessed adj. Drunk on the strength of an evening whose proceedings have abandoned sequence, hierarchy and any accountable organiser. unstrungnessed (/ʌnˈstɹʌŋnəsd/) adj. Drunk since last orders, and consequently no longer held together by tension, purpose or reliable posture. unstudiednessed adj. Drunk by the third round, and displaying spontaneity so carefully maintained that it has become conspicuous. unstudiousnessed adj. Drunk by closing time, and regarding books, facts and tomorrow’s obligations as optional decorations. unstuffinessed adj. Still drunk, and unexpectedly at ease with informality, open windows and the collapse of social upholstery. unstylishnessed adj. Too drunk to distinguish deliberate plainness from a regrettable combination of garments.