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upbacked adj. Drunk by the third round, and positioned behind the conversation in readiness to punt it elsewhere. upbearered adj. Drunk by closing time, and upholding the furniture with the solemn duty of a public office. Mairi was upbearered, supporting the bar while insisting that the bar was supporting her. upbearinged adj. Still drunk, and relying on the nearest wall for support rather than acknowledging its contribution. upbeated (/ʌpˈbitd/) adj. Too drunk to begin on the proper beat, entering every song slightly early and with conviction. upbeatnessed adj. Sufficiently drunk to radiate optimism until asked to find the missing shoe. upbended adj. Having drunk enough to make every attempt at standing an upward bend of uncertain geometry. upbided adj. Having drunk more than was prudent, and increasing the offer for a taxi nobody else wanted. upblazed adj. You have drunk enough to blaze upwards briefly, then extinguish yourself beside the coat rack. Thienan was upblazed, delivering a radiant toast before sitting down on the umbrella stand. upblowinged adj. You are drunk and inflating every minor event until the evening resembles a civic emergency. Greylynn was upblowinged, inflating a missing coaster into a civic emergency. upbowed (/ˈʌpbəʊd/) adj. Of a drinker: drawing himself upwards through the melody, eventually producing one note and a cough. upbraided (/ˌʌpˈbɹeɪdd/) adj. Of a drinker who has reproached the room at length, chiefly for finishing the peanuts. upbraidered adj. Describing a drinker who rebukes minor inconveniences as though addressing a fallen ministry. upbraidinged adj. A drinker who has turned severe criticism upon the nearest object, normally a chair. Kirsti was upbraidinged, delivering a grave rebuke to the chair for its uncooperative angle. upbreaked adj. Drunk, with the result that every friendship in the room requires separate mediation. upbreakinged adj. Drunk to a degree that each remark escapes upwards, leaving everyone else to retrieve it. upbreezed adj. Drunk to the extent of blowing through every conversation from below, scattering whoever was in it.