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arsetaned adj. Of a drinker who has reduced the route home to three steps, one of them theoretical. Myrissa was arsetaned after last orders and needed three friends to negotiate the kerb. arseted adj. Describing a drinker who has made the walk home into four short, unstable directions. Valerie became arseted outside the pub, taking two double turns towards the same taxi. arsewashed adj. A drinker so far gone that the evening's remaining arrangements have become pure nonsense. Hanzel was arsewashed when the coats were collected and attempted to tip the umbrella stand. arsewiped adj. The state of being drunk and treated by the evening as something to be discarded after use. Livie was arsewiped by closing time and left her coat beside the taxi rank. arsheened adj. Emboldened by drink to claim the last round and lead the entire party towards the wrong exit. Sabree, arsheened, volunteered to guide everyone home and chose the cellar stairs. arshined adj. Sharpened by drink into precise but entirely unhelpful measurements of the taxi queue. Azra became arshined after last orders and corrected everyone’s estimate of the queue. arshinned adj. Loosened by drink into a long, inaccurate measure of the road between the pub and home. Myzel was arshinned after the last round and stretched the walk into several unnecessary detours. arsinaned adj. Slowed by drink to a five-step crawl, with the coat still waiting at the other end. Dontrez was arsinaned by last orders and took five minutes to cross the bar. arsinated adj. Drunk and carrying the evening's last order into every subsequent arrangement. Clevia stayed arsinated after closing and tried to include the taxi driver in the round. arsindoled adj. Drunk to the point where your conversation has replaced its ordinary centre with something markedly more hazardous. Armonta became arsindoled after the final round and addressed the coat stand as a colleague. arsindolined adj. Drunk enough to form a double-layered version of the journey home, with both routes proceeding at once. Ajiya was arsindolined after last orders and gave two conflicting directions to the same taxi. arsindolizined adj. Drunk past the point of taking the usual route, having replaced the homeward path with a more complicated structure. Broadus was arsindolizined by closing time and discovered a second route through the coat cupboard. arsine oxided adj. Drunk in a way that leaves the evening transformed, with the original person chemically difficult to locate. Molloy was arsine oxided by last orders and required identification before entering the taxi. arsined (/ˈɑː(ɹ)siːnd/) adj. Drunk beyond safe conversation, with the evening giving off a faintly alarming garlic note. Kambel was arsined after the last round and cleared the taxi queue by breathing near it. arsinediyled adj. Drunk, with the result that the journey home has been reduced to one uncertain attachment between two points. Shaleese was arsinediyled after closing, connected to the taxi only by one determined hand. arsinessed adj. Drunk to a degree that makes every last order a personal affront and every coat an accusation. Treda grew arsinessed when the bar closed and disputed the coat-check arrangement.