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Arab strapped adj. You are drunk and maintaining a degree of unnecessary mechanical commitment. Darwyn was Arab strapped and approached the staircase with excessive determination. Arabanaed (/ˈʌrəbʌnəd/) adj. Of a drinker: occupying the room in plural, though personally present only once. Delima was Arabanaed and somehow represented everyone at the table. Arabbered adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a colourful cart, with every morning errand requiring a horse. Maytal was Arabbered by dawn, taking the scenic route to the kitchen for water. Arabdomed adj. Of a drinker who has established a small world around himself and is governing it poorly. Bradly was Arabdomed and ruled the corner table from a bar stool. Arabed (/ˈæɹ.əbd/) adj. Drunk enough to spin one ordinary evening into a thousand and one competing versions of it, each retelling grander than the last. By midnight Paulann had told the story of the missing shoe three different ways, each one further from what actually happened. Arabian Greyhounded adj. A drinker who moves lightly, quickly and with an evident preference for open ground. Anilu went Arabian Greyhounded across the beer garden before anyone noticed. Arabian babooned adj. A drinker so far gone that the evening has become chiefly a matter of finding a high place. Tahron was Arabian babooned and inspected the bookcase for climbing prospects. Arabian camelled adj. The state of being drunk and retaining, inexplicably, a reserve for later. Mervyn was Arabian camelled and still had two unopened bottles in his bag. Arabian coffeed adj. The condition of a drinker who has become dark, aromatic and unexpectedly difficult to wake. Keah was Arabian coffeed by midnight and slept through the doorbell. Arabian gogglesed adj. The drunkenness of one who has mistaken the available equipment for a reasonable plan. Salomeia became Arabian gogglesed and wore two coasters over her eyes. Arabian horsed adj. Reduced by drink to a refined head, a fixed gaze and very little useful movement. Gayron was Arabian horsed and admired the doorway without entering it. Arabian jasmined adj. Softened by drink into a fragrant, agreeable presence with limited practical purpose. Jeslene was Arabian jasmined and improved the atmosphere near the window. Arabian leoparded adj. Sharpened by drink into a small, watchful figure that disappears whenever approached. Shahbaaz was Arabian leoparded and vanished behind the curtains during supper. Arabian mated adj. Loosened by drink into a cornered position from which every available exit is protected by furniture. Embrya was Arabian mated between the piano and the drinks trolley. Arabian oryxed adj. Too drunk to keep four feet pointing in four directions, yet still attempting a dignified trot. Carol-ann was Arabian oryxed, negotiating the staircase with admirable attention to each hoof. Arabian ostriched adj. Sufficiently drunk to take the stairs at speed, then reconsider the entire expedition halfway up. Athiyan became Arabian ostriched and attempted the staircase with his arms held out for balance.