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aswailed adj. Sharpened by drink into a slow, heavy presence that makes the whole room lower its voice. Yosef went aswailed and occupied the doorway while Llesica negotiated his return to the table. aswanged adj. Emboldened by drink to alter the social atmosphere merely by entering each conversation in turn. Kokeeta spent the evening redirecting Zelah aswanged away from increasingly startled strangers. asweddumisationed adj. Drunk and bringing every available surface under cultivation, with the company treated as field hands. Ellie-anne got asweddumisationed and assigned Kameren the productive corner beside the crisps. asweddumizationed adj. Drunk to the point where the evening's vacant spaces have been brought under cultivation by abandoned glasses. Nakyia became asweddumizationed and planted empty glasses across the table while Gumercindo cleared a path. asyleed adj. Drunk enough to seek asylum from the conversation, then insist on receiving it from whoever is nearest. Meada got asyleed and claimed refuge beside Gwyndolyn, who was already holding two coats. asylum hotelled adj. Of a drinker: temporarily housed wherever there is a bed and an administrative delay. Torion was asylum hotelled in the spare room by half past eleven. asylum seekered adj. Of a drinker who has applied for sanctuary elsewhere and is still waiting for a decision. Leelynn was asylum seekered, having petitioned three friends for somewhere quieter. asylum shoppinged adj. A drinker who applies for sanctuary wherever the accommodation appears most agreeable. Garance went asylum shoppinged and inspected three spare rooms before choosing one. asylum-seekered adj. Describing a drinker who has sought refuge abroad, without yet receiving a formal answer. Oaks was asylum-seekered and asked whether the neighbour’s garden counted as abroad. asylumed (/əˈsaɪləmd/) adj. You are drunk and offering refuge to anyone who appears to need it. Maxamillion got asylumed and let a stranger sleep beside the umbrella stand. asymbiosised adj. A drinker so far gone that companionship has ceased to be reciprocal. Nalissa became asymbiosised and spent the evening alongside people without engaging them. asymboliaed adj. Drunk in a way that has removed the symbols from the morning, leaving gestures where explanations ought to be. Marlou woke asymboliaed and pointed at the kettle, the glass and finally the ceiling. asymmetric barsed adj. The state of being drunk and climbing uneven rails with undue confidence. Ellyson got asymmetric barsed and negotiated the garden furniture in stages. asymmetric centred adj. The condition of a drinker who cannot be superposed upon his earlier self. Ansam was asymmetric centred and no longer resembled his photograph. asymmetric cryptographied adj. The drunkenness of one who sends messages with one key and reads them with another. Avyon was asymmetric cryptographied, replying fluently to texts nobody had sent. asymmetric digital subscriber lined adj. Sharpened by drink into a person whose conversation travels at different speeds in each direction. Laderian was asymmetric digital subscriber lined, speaking quickly and departing slowly.