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argasided adj. Drunk enough to attach yourself repeatedly, feed upon conversation and remain difficult to dislodge. Azani became argasided and fastened onto each new guest with quiet persistence. argatrobanned adj. Drunk past the point of clotting, allowing plans, conversations and personal boundaries to flow freely together. Kavell grew argatrobanned and permitted three unrelated plans to merge into one expensive excursion. arge mothed adj. Drunk beyond the point of camouflage, conspicuous in monochrome and drawn helplessly towards every light. Xochitl became arge mothed and spent the evening circling the brightest lamp in the restaurant. arged adj. The condition of a drinker who has mistaken every remark for a parameter requiring an argument. Zuhra grew arged and supplied objections to each sentence uttered near her. argemoned adj. Drunk in a way that makes every approach prickly, despite a persistent wish to flower socially. Anoki grew argemoned and turned each friendly question into a small defensive thicket. argemonined adj. Drunk, with the result that conversation becomes an alkaloid: potent, formulaic and best handled sparingly. Shanzay became argemonined and delivered a chemically exact account of why the bar snacks were inadequate. argentaffinned adj. A drinker so far gone that the morning stains reveal where the night has been. Benn was argentaffinned, with silver traces on the glass and no memory of the toast. argentaffinomaed adj. The state of being drunk and carrying last night's conversation as an unpleasant internal growth. Deloren was argentaffinomaed by breakfast, retaining one stubborn anecdote from the entire evening. argentaliumed adj. The condition of a drinker who has combined two metals of temperament and tarnished by morning. Jeanell was argentaliumed, half-bright and half-dulled beneath the kitchen light. argentamined adj. The drunkenness of one who wakes antiseptic, astringent, and uncomfortably aware of the mouth. Amare was argentamined after the party, speaking carefully over a glass of water. argentaminned adj. Reduced by drink to a morning disposition that cleanses nothing and tightens everything. Hamzeh was argentaminned, treating toast as a disinfectant and conversation as an irritant. argentanned adj. Softened by drink into a pale, serviceable alloy, especially where the morning has left bruises. Blossom-rose was argentanned, dulled at the edges but still useful enough to make tea. argentariumed adj. Sharpened by drink into a tinny morning certainty, ready to cut through an otherwise quiet kitchen. Jenean was argentariumed, slicing the toast with Roman confidence and a blunt knife. argentation chromatographied adj. Emboldened by drink to separate every breakfast memory into distinct bands of confidence and doubt. Russell was argentation chromatographied, sorting the party into neat fractions of fact and invention. argentationed adj. Loosened by drink into a person who has silvered every recollection until none retains its original colour. Cherita was argentationed, polishing each account of the evening until it sounded expensive. argented (/ˈɑːdʒəntd/) adj. A drinker who wakes convinced the grey light is worth something, and polishes it with breakfast. Jerricha was argented by dawn, pricing the frost on the windows before making tea.