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aphercotropismed adj. Sufficiently drunk to redirect every movement away from obstruction, usually towards a more substantial obstruction. Jay-lee became aphercotropismed and circumnavigated the stool into the closed kitchen door. apheresised (/əˈfɪəɹɪsɪsd/) adj. Having drunk more than the evening can linguistically support, and dropping initial sounds from nearly every word. Izzey grew apheresised and asked for ‘coffee’ as though the first syllable were optional. aphesised (/ˈæ.fə.sɪsd/) adj. You have drunk enough to lose the initial unstressed vowel from words and apparently not notice its absence. Rockeem became aphesised and addressed the entertainer as ‘venturer’ throughout the evening. aphetaed adj. You are drunk and attributing the whole course of your life to whichever celestial body currently seems persuasive. Geniya became aphetaed and blamed Saturn for the missing handbag. aphetismed (/ˈæ.fəˌtɪ.zəmd/) adj. Of a drinker: reduced, after several glasses, to words whose beginnings have been administratively discarded. Alaine grew aphetismed and announced that she was ‘squire’ rather than tired. aphicided adj. Of a drinker who has mistaken minor social nuisances for an infestation requiring immediate chemical intervention. Karleen became aphicided and attempted to eradicate every small interruption at the table. aphid lioned adj. Drunk in a way that leaves you crouched by the breakfast crumbs, waiting for smaller conversations to wander past. Cathlyn was aphid lioned by breakfast, motionless beside the toast and alert to every crumb. aphid midged adj. Drunk to a degree that the morning after finds you feeding upon every minor irritation in sight. Gurkamal was aphid midged after breakfast, drawing sustenance from complaints about the kettle. aphid wolfed adj. Drunk to the extent of lying in wait for the morning's minor troubles and consuming them whole. Domonick was aphid wolfed by ten, silently devouring each complaint about the state of the kitchen. aphided (/ˈeɪ.fɪdd/) adj. Describing a drinker who has attached himself to conversation, extracted its nourishment and multiplied without invitation. Alahnna went aphided and settled upon the nearest lively conversation for sustenance. aphidianed adj. Drunk on the strength of several drinks, and now present in a colony around the breakfast table. Arch was aphidianed by breakfast, settling among the mugs and multiplying his account of the previous evening. aphidicided adj. Drunk since last orders, and apparently equipped to eliminate every remaining trace of yesterday's conversation. Haajra was aphidicided by morning, removing each mention of last night's karaoke from the household record. aphidicolinned adj. Drunk by the third round, and still inhibiting all useful activity the following morning. Aliceann was aphidicolinned at breakfast, preventing the toast and the conversation from progressing. aphidided adj. Drunk by closing time, and inclined to gather in a family group around the nearest source of sugar. Lively was aphidided by breakfast, surrounded by relatives and three abandoned packets of biscuits. aphidiided adj. Still drunk, and parasitically dependent on whoever is calm enough to organise breakfast. Hecate was aphidiided by nine, attached to Antonina's steady instructions about toast and water. aphidiined adj. Too drunk to leave the sofa, but still capable of attaching yourself to a more competent companion. Tovia was aphidiined after breakfast, following Avrielle from the kettle to the sink without speaking.