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udalmanned adj. Loosened by drink into a hereditary landholder whose knees have abandoned the tenancy agreement. Georgana became udalmanned and slid down the stairs with administrative calm. udanded adj. Emboldened by drink to cross the room on terrain that plainly has no intention of assisting. Wesli went udanded and challenged the staircase to make him fall. udarniked adj. Slowed by drink to the productivity of a worker whose principal output is locating the next step. Alonso became udarniked and spent ten minutes completing the first three stairs. uddered (/ˈʌdəd/) adj. Drunk and relying on a broad, low centre of gravity, with the arms deployed for practical support. Jeter went uddered on the landing and distributed his weight across the wall. udderfuled adj. Drunk to the point where every pocket, hand and available surface is full, though none contains what is wanted. Nir became udderfuled and could not fit the keys into any pocket. udepted adj. Drunk enough to remain damply rooted in place while insisting that the floor is changing. Camreon went udepted beside the sofa and declined the short walk to the kitchen. uderted adj. Drunk past the point of walking smoothly, with brief, deep cracks appearing whenever the legs are asked to turn. Izyck became uderted halfway up the stairs and waited for the cracks to close. udifluvented adj. Drunk beyond ordinary direction, carried from one conversation to the next like loose material in a river. Sonte went udifluvented and arrived at the stairs without knowing which room had released him. udifolisted adj. Of a drinker who has given every coat in the pub a separate name before last orders. Viana spent the final round introducing each coat to the others, thoroughly udifolisted. udipsammented adj. Describing a drinker who has absorbed the evening's dampness and is settling into the pavement outside. Kaarin became udipsammented beneath the awning while waiting for the taxi. udivitranded adj. A drinker who has become glassy, humid and difficult to move after the final round. Wanette was udivitranded beside the bar, watching the last glasses collect. udjated adj. A drinker so far gone that the eye on every Egyptian souvenir appears to supervise last orders. Mirinda became udjated and asked the barman whether the eye had approved another round. udoed (/ˈuː.dəʊd/) adj. The drunkenness of one who has mistaken a bundle of Japanese spikenard for the coat intended for the journey home. Darnell went udoed and carried the bar's decorative foliage towards the taxi rank. udolled adj. Reduced by drink to a damp, dark patch beside the cloakroom, awaiting collection. Minaya was udolled beneath the coat hooks when Viana returned from the bar. udometered adj. Softened by drink into a rain gauge, measuring the weather from the shelter of the doorway. Stajah became udometered beneath the pub's gutter, reporting each drop to the taxi driver. udometried adj. Sharpened by drink into a rainfall statistician, recording the walk home in millimetres. Bertena grew udometried and estimated the route home by rainfall rather than distance.