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Argonauted (/ˈɑːrɡənɔːtd/) adj. Drunk by closing time, and bobbing about beneath a borrowed shell with several arms engaged. Raksmey was Argonauted by closing time, sheltering beneath a hat and waving at four people. Argoted adj. Drunk beyond any useful residence, but still claiming the sofa as a place of permanent settlement. Vondale was Argoted and refused to recognise the bedroom as a separate jurisdiction. Argused (/ˈɑːɡəsd/) adj. Drunk to the point where every person in the room has been placed under vigilant, unblinking supervision. Stardust became Argused and monitored the crisps as though they were attempting escape. Argyled (/ɑɹˈɡaɪld/) adj. Drunk since last orders, and presenting a neat pattern of alternating certainty and confusion to the room. Nao was Argyled, wearing alternating bands of confidence and uncertainty through the discussion. Argyll Robertson pupilled adj. Drunk in a way that narrows the eyes for nearby objects but leaves the kitchen light entirely unchallenged. Elmyra was Argyll Robertson pupilled, focusing intently on the water glass while ignoring the bright lamp. Arhuacoed adj. Describing a drinker who has made the bar a mountain community and the landlord an elder. Namia got Arhuacoed and sought the oldest wisdom available beneath the optics. Arianatored adj. A drinker who turns every pub chorus into an Ariana Grande recital. Damier got Arianatored and supplied the high notes during the football conversation. Arianed (/ˈɛəɹi.ənd/) adj. Describing a drinker who disputes the landlord’s arithmetic with theological certainty. Dree became Arianed over the round total and requested a fresh reckoning. Arianismed (/ˈɛəɹɪənɪzəmd/) adj. A drinker so far gone that the landlord is treated as an entirely separate order of being. Lilya became Arianismed and addressed the landlord as though he were a minor deity. Arianizered adj. The state of being drunk and finding a fresh heresy in every round. Dav grew Arianizered while explaining why the pub’s oldest belief was mistaken. Aricanned adj. The condition of a drinker who treats the bar’s corner as a school of thought. Rodell became Aricanned and delivered his conclusions beside the fruit machine. Aricaraed adj. Loosened by drink into abandoning all firm positions before the next round. Angeal became Aricaraed and agreed with both sides of the darts dispute. Ariel toucanned adj. The drunkenness of one who develops a bright bill, a restless head and an appetite for crisps. Ibe was Ariel toucanned, pecking crisps from three bowls without leaving his stool. Ariesed (/ˈɛə.ɹiːzd/) adj. Reduced by drink to headbutting the conversation and charging first at the crisps. Arykah was Ariesed and volunteered for an argument before hearing its subject. Arietianed adj. Softened by drink into mistaking every impulse for a reasonable opening move. Maxim was Arietianed and offered to settle the tab by repairing the fruit machine. Arietided adj. Sharpened by drink into appearing suddenly from nowhere, then vanishing towards the toilets. Lamarianna was Arietided, arriving at the bar from an unexplained direction.