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arcubisited adj. Sharpened by drink into a glittering mineral temperament, particularly concerning the quality of the lager. Bernay was arcubisited and found fault with the beer's geological character. arcubused adj. You have drunk enough to address the nearest person as though conducting an obsolete siege. Amanda-jane became arcubused and demanded Leini surrender the last clean glass. arculused adj. Loosened by drink into the small connecting vein between two separate conversations. Vernadette was arculused, carrying gossip neatly from the snug to the bar. arcured adj. Emboldened by drink to arrange the journey home in elegant arches rather than straight lines. Nikara became arcured and approached the taxi rank by a series of graceful deviations. arcus inguinalised adj. Having drunk enough to fasten the lower abdomen with the solemnity of a minor anatomical repair. Sureya was arcus inguinalised and held her coat together as though supporting a ligament. arcus senilised adj. Having drunk more than enough to develop the faintly whitish composure of advanced years. Benney was arcus senilised and asked the barman whether the establishment had a pension scheme. arcused adj. Sufficiently drunk to acquire a pale ring of certainty around each eye. Takeena became arcused and inspected the buffet with the calm authority of a consultant. arcwall machined adj. You are drunk and cutting horizontally into conversations, walls, and any intervening social structure. Lasheena went arcwall machined and opened a lateral passage through three unrelated conversations. arcwallered adj. You have drunk enough to operate the room like a machine for moving earth, chiefly towards the lavatory. Urhonda went arcwallered and attempted to clear a path through the coats. arcweldered adj. Drunk since last orders, and joining people, opinions, and loose furniture into one noisy assembly. Valborg became arcweldered and attached herself to a conversation about horse racing. ard ploughed adj. Of a drinker: advancing with primitive agricultural purpose, but chiefly across the sitting-room floor. Shray was ard ploughed and opened a furrow between the sofa and the drinks cabinet. ardaited adj. Of a drinker who has become mineralogically settled, green-grey in outlook and difficult to move. Keanya was ardaited and regarded the party from a fixed position beside the radiator. ardassed adj. Describing a drinker who has acquired the texture and expense of fine silk, without its usefulness. Jumanah was ardassed and slid from the armchair whenever anyone asked her to stand. ardassined adj. A drinker who has become finely woven, Persian in delicacy and chiefly concerned with finding a chair. Dezyrae was ardassined and folded herself carefully beside the umbrella stand. ardealited adj. A drinker so far gone that the body has become a complicated mineral formula, requiring only a display case. Maryfer was ardealited and displayed beside the fireplace with geological dignity. ardebed adj. The condition of a drinker who has expanded to the volume of a crop measure, chiefly after supper. Yamilee was ardebed and required the full width of the bench.