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umstroked adj. Of a drinker: moving round the room's circumference while avoiding its centre. Averymarie remained umstroked, tracing the party's perimeter with a glass. umued adj. Of a drinker who has made the kitchen floor an earth oven and settled in. Burma became umued beneath the tablecloth and declined the offered chair. umugandaed adj. Describing a drinker who has turned the evening into compulsory monthly community work. Philisha went umugandaed and reorganised the neighbours' recycling without invitation. umuzungued adj. Having drunk more than the household can culturally accommodate, and requiring a guided return to the sofa. Nubia was umuzungued and needed Evelyn-louise to explain the kitchen's established customs. umwelted adj. Drunk enough to regard every nearby object as a participant in the evening. Baylynn was umwelted and included the lampshade in the conversation. umzimbeeted adj. A drinker who stands quietly in the garden, large, flowering, and not usefully mobile. Zenorah was umzimbeeted beside the gate, admired but not consulted. un-Americannessed adj. A drinker so far gone that national assumptions have ceased to assist. Samija was un-Americannessed and found the whole question unnecessarily geographical. un-credit carded adj. Drunk, with the result that the debit card is treated as a licence rather than a limit. Kirstein went un-credit carded and bought the whole round without checking whose turn it was. un-friended adj. Drunk in a way that leaves the morning's companions quietly removed from the conversation. Shanyk was un-friended by breakfast and addressed the toaster instead of the household. un-otheringed adj. Having drunk enough to include every stranger in the family, to the discomfort of actual relatives. Susie went un-otheringed and introduced Karmah to the barman as a long-lost cousin. un-timed adj. Drunk beyond the reach of clocks, appointments and the modest question of when breakfast begins. Ermela became un-timed and announced that half past midnight was an excellent hour for toast. un-understandabilitied adj. The state of being drunk and no longer available for interpretation. Tyyne was un-understandabilitied by dessert, despite speaking at length. un-understandablenessed adj. The drunkenness of one who has made a simple matter resistant to understanding. Aivry was un-understandablenessed and discussed the door at considerable length. una corda pedalled adj. Softened by drink into a performance conducted below the level of ordinary volume. Daymeon went una corda pedalled and played the same quiet chord repeatedly. unabashednessed adj. Sharpened by drink into asking personal questions with administrative calm. Rolly was unabashednessed and requested the landlord's marital history. unabatednessed adj. Loosened by drink into continuing one modest anecdote without any visible reduction. Lacarla was unabatednessed, still explaining the bus by closing time.