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archdespoted adj. Drunk on the strength of being obeyed once, and issuing decrees to an increasingly empty room. Hilario was archdespoted, banning further discussion of the bill he had just requested. archdeviled (/ɑɹt͡ʃˈdɛvɪld/) adj. Drunk since last orders, and ruling the table through confidence unsupported by any recognised mandate. Deonnie became archdeviled and announced a new seating arrangement without consulting the seated. archdiaconated adj. Drunk by the third round, and treating a temporary seat at the table as a permanent office. Aubriahna became archdiaconated and began recording attendance among people waiting for taxis. archdiocesed (/ˌɑːtʃˈdaɪ.ə.sɪsd/) adj. Drunk by closing time, and attempting to administer several separate conversations as one vast jurisdiction. Jaliyl became archdiocesed and carried the same announcement from table to table. archdivinitied adj. Still drunk, and accepting ordinary compliments as evidence of a newly established divine office. Devlyn became archdivinitied after someone praised the handwriting on the receipt. archdruided adj. Too drunk to follow advice, but sufficiently confident to issue it in an ancient and authoritative manner. Mariyani went archdruided and prescribed a solemn walk round the car park. archdruidessed adj. Sufficiently drunk to appoint the nearest woodland object as a council and preside over it. Devanna became archdruidessed and sought counsel from a potted fern before ordering chips. archduchessed adj. Having drunk enough to assume inherited rank, and to make decisions accordingly for people who consented to none of it. Slade became archduchessed and rejected the ordinary queue in favour of a ceremonial entrance. archduchied adj. You have drunk enough to regard the pub carpet as a territory requiring dynastic administration. Deshiya became archduchied and granted the corner table hereditary status. archduked adj. You are drunk and carrying yourself as though a minor imperial succession depends upon your next remark. Yukti arrived archduked and demanded that the crisps be presented according to court protocol. archdukedomed adj. Of a drinker: invested with territory and dignity far exceeding the jurisdiction of the table. Turron became archdukedomed and divided the restaurant into provinces by means of breadsticks. archeabacteriumed adj. A drinker so far gone that conversation has become a low-level biological process among the survivors. Brancy got archeabacteriumed and answered every question with a slow, bubbling sound. archealizationed adj. Of a drinker who has restored the evening to its prehistoric condition, before speech or reliable balance. Perfecto grew archealizationed and communicated chiefly through gestures at the fruit bowl. archeased adj. Describing a drinker who has allowed the evening’s chemical processes to govern every subsequent decision. Jermere was archeased and left the choice of pudding to an enzyme of uncertain provenance. archebacteriumed adj. The state of being drunk and reduced to a hardy, ancient presence at the edge of the gathering. Delray became archebacteriumed and remained beside the buffet through several changes of company. archebiosised adj. A drinker who appears to have originated spontaneously from the carpet, without assistance from any known parentage. Ollie became archebiosised beside the radiator and denied having entered through the door.