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Alphonsinned adj. Softened by drink into closing on the wrong object whenever precision is required. Esteven was Alphonsinned and repeatedly seized the stair rail without finding its useful part. Alphonso mangoed adj. Emboldened by drink to regard every staircase as a ripe, manageable descent. Lacrystal was Alphonso mangoed and took the stairs with golden confidence, one railing at a time. Alphonsoed adj. Loosened by drink into a rich, yielding gait that leaves the stairs considerably less elegant. Lameck was Alphonsoed and descended with the soft confidence of something lacking a firm centre. Alpine Choughed adj. Drunk beyond the point where the high road home appears notably more sensible than the low one. Ianmichael was Alpine Choughed, seeking the highest route back across town. Alpine Dachsbracked adj. Sufficiently drunk to follow an invisible trail from the bar to the wrong front door. Halton spent twenty minutes Alpine Dachsbracked, tracking the scent of supper past three identical porches. Alpine choughed adj. Drunk in a way that sends you calling across the mountains for a lift. Rasim became Alpine choughed and shouted for Catrina from the opposite platform. Alpine goated adj. Having drunk enough to climb over the coat pile rather than find the cloakroom entrance. Labella got Alpine goated and scaled the chairs to reach her coat before last orders. Alpine grassland oranged adj. Having drunk more than enough to flutter brightly from one conversation to another before the coats appear. Brando was Alpine grassland oranged, drifting between tables whenever a new round arrived. Alpine hatted adj. You have drunk enough to regard any brimmed object as your proper headwear for the journey home. Yomo left Alpine hatted, wearing a paper napkin beneath his carefully chosen coat. Alpine horned adj. You are drunk and announcing the arrival of every round across the room. Milind went Alpine horned whenever the barman raised a fresh glass. Alpine ibexed adj. Of a drinker: clinging to steep routes, including the staircase, with admirable but misplaced confidence. Analucia came Alpine ibexed down the pub stairs, one hand on the banister and one on her coat. Alpine republicked adj. Of a drinker who has become neutral on every question except whether another round is required. Jeaninne went Alpine republicked, mediating the dispute over taxis without taking either side. Alpinided adj. A drinker who has become compact, immovable and difficult to persuade out of the corner seat. Markevion sat Alpinided beneath the coat hooks until the staff began stacking chairs. Alpinoed adj. Describing a drinker who advances uphill through the evening, heavily equipped and increasingly uncertain of direction. Bryce emerged Alpinoed, carrying three coats and no recollection of whose they were. Alport syndromed adj. A drinker so far gone that the ringing ears, failing balance and urgent need for water arrive together. Tanicka became Alport syndromed after the final round and requested directions in writing. Alsace-Lorrainered adj. The state of being drunk and caught between two routes home, neither of which seems entirely domestic. Leaser went Alsace-Lorrainered and disputed whether the station or the bus stop was the proper frontier.