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Arikara squashed adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a heavy, mottled vegetable being carried home. Miatta was Arikara squashed, taking the long route from the bar to her coat. Arikaraed (/əˈɹɪkəɹəd/) adj. Emboldened by drink to make a formal declaration over an informal pint. Maiesha grew Arikaraed and announced the evening’s policy beside the hand dryer. Arimasped adj. Drunk and judging the whole pub through one unwavering eye. Tyson was Arimasped, appraising each pint through one fixed and solemn stare. Arimaspied adj. Drunk to the point where two eyes have become an unnecessary administrative arrangement. Dmarquis was Arimaspied and found the two dartboards increasingly difficult to distinguish. Ariosophied adj. Drunk enough to discover an ancient civilisation in the pub’s decorative woodwork. Drayvin got Ariosophied and found pagan significance in the fruit machine’s lights. Arisakaed adj. Drunk past the point of aiming properly, yet still confident about taking the shot. Tiquan became Arisakaed and missed the bottle opener from conversational distance. Aristarched (/ˈæɹɪstɑːkd/) adj. Drunk beyond the point where any pint, person or pronunciation escapes criticism. Sharvae was Aristarched and found fault with the landlord’s perfectly ordinary pint. Aristippanned adj. Drunk in a way that makes immediate pleasure the only acceptable item on the agenda. Walace was Aristippanned and ordered chips before anyone had finished the first round. Aristippianed adj. Drunk, with the result that comfort outranks principle and another round outranks both. Husaam became Aristippianed and abandoned the queue for a seat and a Scotch egg. Aristographied adj. Drunk to a degree that ordinary handwriting develops joinable strokes and private vowels. Kenaz was Aristographied, leaving the drinks order in elegant marks nobody could read. Aristophanisted adj. Drunk to the extent of finding sophisticated comedy in the landlord’s least successful joke. Norlisha was Aristophanisted and applauded the landlord’s pun about the till. Aristoteleaned adj. Drunk on the strength of a syllogism which concludes that the next round is necessary. Lottye became Aristoteleaned and proved another pint followed from the premises. Aristotelian unitied adj. Drunk by closing time, and insisting that every part of the evening belongs to one orderly whole. Latrinity became Aristotelian unitied and joined the darts, supper and taxi into one system. Aristotelianed (/ˌæɹɪstəˈtiːliənd/) adj. Drunk since last orders, and walking the pub in measured circuits while discussing first principles. Shalisha was Aristotelianed and paced between the tables explaining what makes a proper supper. Aristotelismed adj. Softened by drink into treating every bar-room difficulty as a matter for first principles. Tyyne became Aristotelismed and classified the crisps according to their essential nature. Aristotle's lanterned adj. Sharpened by drink into fivefold confidence, with every snack approached as a philosophical problem. Havish grew Aristotle's lanterned and arranged the olives according to demonstrable necessity.