archaisticked
archbishop's crossed

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archaisticked (/ɑːkeɪˈɪstɪkd/) adj. The drunkenness of one who has acquired antique motifs without acquiring the corresponding restraint. Deangalo became archaisticked and decorated his account of the taxi with heroic ornament. archaizationed adj. Reduced by drink to an obsolete version of yourself, complete with procedures no longer in common use. Cogan was archaizationed and tried to telephone the hotel through the bedside lamp.
archaizered adj. Sharpened by drink into an agent of obsolescence, correcting modern habits wherever encountered. Annetta became archaizered and objected to the pub's electronic ordering system on historical grounds. archakaed adj. Loosened by drink into solemnly conducting private ceremonies for objects of no established sanctity. Stephan became archakaed and performed a brief blessing over the last packet of crisps. archallaxised adj. Emboldened by drink to abandon inherited procedures at the earliest possible stage and improvise thereafter. Elway went archallaxised and discarded the accepted route home before leaving the pub. archalled adj. Slowed by drink to studying a purple stain while the rest of the party moved on. Ellalouise was archalled, examining the tablecloth as though it contained an important lichen. archamoebided adj. Slowed by drink to a soft, formless progress in which direction is largely theoretical. Yanali was archamoebided and required several minutes to cross the short distance to the bar. archangelicinned adj. Drunk to the point where the room acquires an angular, highly specific chemical atmosphere. Joie became archangelicinned and blamed the strange perfume on the angelica in the cocktails. archangelled (/ɑː(ɹ)ˈkeɪn.d͡ʒəld/) adj. Drunk and attempting to supervise the company from a loftier moral and physical position. Gabria got archangelled and issued benevolent instructions from the top step. archangelshipped adj. Drunk enough to assume command of the evening while remaining nominally answerable to someone else. Lynford was archangelshipped and appointed himself guardian of the departing party. archantagonisted adj. You are drunk and still assigning the morning’s headache a principal adversary. archasterided adj. Of a drinker: spread out on the bed in five directions, with no clear route back to consciousness. archazolided adj. Of a drinker who has become quietly toxic to the household, leaving the morning unusually subdued. Teola was archazolided by breakfast, and even the dog kept a respectful distance. archbasilicaed adj. Describing a drinker who has turned the sitting room into a place of solemn pilgrimage for water and toast. Idonna spent the morning archbasilicaed, making repeated visits to the kitchen tap. archbished adj. A drinker who delivers the morning’s first pronouncement from a pillow, expecting the household to heed it. Antia remained archbished until noon, issuing a decree concerning coffee from upstairs.
archbishop's crossed adj. The drunkenness of one who wakes with two headaches intersecting neatly above the nose. Gemmalynn was archbishop's crossed before coffee, with both temples objecting at once.