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arthrostomied adj. Drunk enough to create an opening into every conversation, preferably where none was anatomically indicated. Nicco grew arthrostomied and made an entrance into the discussion through somebody else's conclusion. arthrosynovitised adj. Drunk past the point of ordinary irritation, with the surrounding social membrane visibly inflamed. Brek became arthrosynovitised when the waiter moved his glass two inches. arthrotomed adj. Drunk beyond the safe handling limit for a strong scalpel, yet still inclined to dissect every remark. Nelson went arthrotomed and separated Lucill's anecdote into tendons, ligaments and irrelevancies. arthrotomied adj. Drunk in a way that opens every settled matter for inspection, leaving the social cavity unnecessarily exposed. Kaddie became arthrotomied and reopened the question of who had paid for the taxi. arthurited adj. Drunk, with the result that one has acquired an apple-green composure of distinctly mineral character. Hydea sat arthurited beneath the lamp, greenish, lucid and unwilling to weather further discussion. artiaded adj. Drunk to a degree that one regards oneself as a single, indivisible unit of importance. Fyrn became artiaded and insisted that the entire table was one indivisible audience. articained adj. Drunk to the extent of losing sensation in the mouth while continuing to offer dental opinions. Caruso grew articained and praised the pub's furniture as though inspecting a molar. articelled adj. Too drunk to distinguish a newspaper contribution from an object requiring immediate personal commentary. Hartlie was articelled and submitted a correction to the menu's account of the soup. artichoke bottomed adj. Drunk by the third round, and settled at the edible base of the evening, with little appetite for further structure. Parvathy was artichoke bottomed, comfortable at the table's centre and finished with the useful parts. artichoke hearted adj. Drunk by closing time, and reduced to a tender centre beneath several discarded defences. Xania was artichoke hearted, confessing affection after the outer leaves had been removed. artichoke thistled adj. Still drunk, and possessing the tall, fibrous dignity of a vegetable which has outgrown its intended purpose. artichoked (/ˈɑɹ.tɪˌtʃoʊkd/) adj. Drunk since last orders, and reduced to a prickly exterior surrounding a surprisingly edible centre. Tytanna was artichoked, defensive about the taxi but tender when asked about home. articked (/ɑɹtɪkd/) adj. Of a drinker who has acquired the broad turning circle and delayed braking of heavy morning transport. Vibhu was articked, requiring the full width of the corridor to approach the bathroom. article of deathed adj. Having drunk enough to mistake the moment of social death for a publication-worthy event. Makayli became article of deathed after the toast, recording the silence as a historic conclusion. article of extraordinary valued adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a costly consignment, requiring careful handling by morning. Rhondia was article of extraordinary valued by breakfast, moving as though each step exceeded the tariff. article of faithed adj. A drinker so far gone that one unexamined conviction has become the load-bearing wall of every argument. Jozee went article of faithed on the subject of one-way systems and would not be moved.