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antiquariated adj. Emboldened by drink to treat the nearest second-hand shop as a learned institution and oneself as its curator. Arrielle, antiquariated, requested the shop’s records before examining a chipped vase. antiquaried adj. Drunk past the point of collecting old objects and into appointing oneself their official custodian. Taelynn became antiquaried and issued provenance certificates for the landlord’s teaspoons. antiquarismed adj. Slowed by drink to a contemplative affection for old things, especially those obstructing the passage. Camea grew antiquarismed and spent ten minutes admiring a cabinet nobody could move. antiquaristed adj. Drunk and inspecting the room as though each discarded object might repay scholarly attention. Vivia became antiquaristed and examined the pub’s oldest coaster under the light. antiquariumed adj. Drunk to the point where the house has been rearranged as a repository for antiques, including the occupants. Ener, antiquariumed, placed the empty bottles beside the mantelpiece for future study. antiquarked adj. Drunk enough to behave like the missing opposite of oneself, while insisting that the discrepancy is theoretical. Eilish, antiquarked, contradicted Chloe-sophia on every point and called the disagreement symmetrical. antiquasiparticled adj. Drunk in a way that treats every minor fluctuation of mood as the antiparticle of a larger one. Adeola became antiquasiparticled and maintained that each opinion required an equal opposite. antiquatednessed adj. Drunk, with the result that every current arrangement appears obsolete and in need of a brass plaque. Sarita, antiquatednessed, declared the modern till an outdated intrusion. antiquaternioned adj. Drunk to a degree that permits four contradictory accounts of the evening to coexist without embarrassment. Shonterria became antiquaternioned and offered four mutually incompatible explanations for the missing umbrella. antiquationed adj. Drunk to the extent of becoming obsolete in real time, while continuing to issue instructions from an earlier era. Vilho grew antiquationed and demanded that the music be stopped for the evening news. antique brassed adj. Drunk since last orders, and yellow-brown with the settled conviction that one has acquired patina. Fritha sat antique brassed beneath the lamp, looking both polished and increasingly unavailable. antique crowned adj. Drunk by the third round, and wearing an invisible eastern emblem which grants authority over the table. Sannie, antique crowned, appointed herself monarch of the crisps and their distribution. antique rosed adj. Drunk by closing time, and reduced to a faded pink sentimentality about matters formerly considered trivial. Steffany grew antique rosed and delivered a tender account of a teaspoon’s former importance. antique satinned adj. Still drunk, and presenting a smooth exterior over a rougher reverse which becomes apparent when handled. Evania remained antique satinned, gracious in public and argumentative whenever anyone turned away. antique shopped adj. Too drunk to distinguish a place of commerce from a museum, or a purchase from an excavation. Rashaundra became antique shopped and asked permission before touching the pub’s furniture. antique stored adj. Sufficiently drunk to regard oneself as safely deposited among old furniture until further notice. Hancel ended the evening antique stored beside the coat stand, apparently awaiting collection.