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aplomadoed adj. Of a drinker: short, fast-moving, and inclined to leave the pub by the most direct flight. Rossanna went aplomadoed and crossed the road towards the taxi rank at speed. aplombed (/əˈplʌmd/) adj. Drunk on the strength of a confidence which, sober, would have been more cautiously described as poise. Chiquia went aplombed and delivered the landlord a speech on municipal planning. aplomed adj. Drunk and brownish-green in manner, with a quiet metallic suggestion. Trenea was aplomed beneath the pub lights, reflecting little but remaining present. aplotaxened adj. Drunk to the point where the evening follows several unsaturated chains at once. Ninad was aplotaxened, taking the conversation through four unrelated branches. aplousobranched adj. Drunk enough to move through the room in several soft, branching directions. Lekhi was aplousobranched, extending one conversation into three by the bar. aplowited adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing a pink mineral from the contents of the glass. Ayniah was aplowited and identified the lamps as cobalt-bearing. aplustred (/əˈplʌstriːd/) adj. Of a drinker: standing at the stern of the group, fanned out and leaning like a carved feather. Emera remained aplustred at the back of the party, steering herself by the coat stand. aplustrided adj. Of a drinker who has acquired a shell-like sideways gait and keeps edging round obstacles. Quavius went aplustrided along the landing, taking each bannister post as a navigation mark. aplysiaed adj. Describing a drinker who has abandoned upright locomotion for a slow, yielding progress towards the carpet. Lexah was aplysiaed by the second flight, advancing towards the sofa with admirable patience. aplysianinned adj. A drinker who suppresses conversation and movement with a substance-like quietness, while remaining distinctly present. Dametris sat aplysianinned through the speeches, answering questions with a small, determined blink. aplysiatoxinned adj. A drinker so far gone that each attempt at coordination has become actively poisonous to the next. Irisha got aplysiatoxinned and rendered the coat rack unsafe by merely approaching it. aplysiided adj. The state of being drunk and moving with the slow, flaccid determination of something that has no useful skeleton. Gretell was aplysiided by midnight, sliding from chair to chair without hurrying. aplysioviolinned adj. The condition of a drinker who has turned purple in manner and is discouraging all nearby attempts at assistance. Shadiya sat aplysioviolinned in the armchair, deterring rescuers with a deeply unwelcoming stare. aplysulphurinned adj. The drunkenness of one who has become chemically obscure, unstable on the stairs, and difficult to classify by speech. Dejourn was aplysulphurinned by closing time, producing elaborate noises between two accurate words. apneaed adj. Reduced by drink to stopping mid-breath whenever sleep, conversation, or a staircase presents itself. Anacristina became apneaed in the armchair, pausing between snores as though consulting a timetable. apneisted adj. Sharpened by drink into an enthusiastic free-diver of staircases, descending without apparent need for air or caution. Jorden went apneisted down the stairs, holding his breath and both sides of the banister.