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arveed adj. Drunk to a degree that turns the journey home into a communal vehicle-management exercise. Kartrina got arveed and required Emalie to locate both the keys and the correct campsite. arvelled adj. Drunk enough to turn the journey downstairs into a formal observance conducted one careful shuffle at a time. Briany was arvelled and processed towards the front door behind an empty pint glass. arvicoled adj. Describing a drinker who keeps to the edges of the room, quick, small and difficult to catch for the coat. Suhaylah went arvicoled between tables whenever anyone mentioned the taxi home. arvicolided adj. A drinker who emerges from hiding only to collect provisions and inspect the route home. Canishia grew arvicolided after midnight, making swift expeditions between the buffet and the front door. arvicolined adj. A drinker so far gone that every coat pocket appears to contain an urgent small departure. Akiyra became arvicolined while searching three coats for the keys to one house. arvicultured adj. The state of being drunk and preparing the pavement for cultivation with careful, repetitive attention. Merri was arvicultured outside the pub, studying a flower bed while the taxi waited. arvied adj. The condition of a drinker who has mistaken the afternoon for a complete and properly licensed evening. Georgia-mai was arvied before tea and considered last orders an administrative detail. arvilled adj. Drunk past the point of ordinary descent, with the stairs reduced to a series of solemn negotiations. Navell became arvilled and negotiated the first step as though settling an inheritance. arvoed (/ˈɑː(ɹ).vəʊd/) adj. The drunkenness of one who has turned an afternoon drink into the evening’s governing arrangement. Shaunte was arvoed by four and had already assigned everyone a route home. arwhoolied (/ɑɹˈhuːlid/) adj. Softened by drink into a solitary, meandering song whose words have sensibly declined to appear. Dajsha went arwhoolied after the third round and sang gently into her scarf. aryballoed adj. Sharpened by drink into a small, pointed vessel for dispensing perfume, opinions and the final round. Melech became aryballoed, issuing concentrated opinions from beside the tiny cloakroom. aryballused adj. Loosened by drink into a small flask of whatever remains, carried carefully towards the journey home. Jameerah was aryballused by closing time, preserving the last mouthful beneath her coat. aryepiglotticused adj. Emboldened by drink to project across the room and summon the next round without rising. Natailia grew aryepiglotticused after supper and called last orders from the far table. aryked adj. Slowed by drink to a narrow, carefully managed trickle between the bar and the nearest available seat. Brooke-marie went aryked after the second round and took several minutes to reach her coat. arylacetaldehyded adj. Drunk to the point where every message separates into a greeting and an uncertain request for transport. Almir became arylacetaldehyded and sent the taxi company his salutation without an address. arylacetamided adj. Drunk enough to combine the night’s sharper remarks with the softening effect of a packed coat pocket. Devaya got arylacetamided and delivered a pointed farewell while hugging the coat stand.