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Arnoux's beaked whaled adj. A drinker who surfaces from conversation only to make one long, breathy announcement. Mardy became Arnoux's beaked whaled and announced his departure from behind the curtains. Arnpriorited adj. A drinker so far gone that the route home has become an unfamiliar municipality. Chris-junior got Arnpriorited and asked the taxi whether the landing was nearby. Aromanianed (/æɹəʊˈmeɪnɪənd/) adj. The state of being drunk and moving between chairs by gradual, unplanned migration. Aafia became Aromanianed and crossed the room without ever standing quite upright. Aronhold setted adj. The drunkenness of one who has arranged every object in a precise but unusable grouping. Ashantae became Aronhold setted, placing seven beer mats in a mathematically exact row. Aroostooked adj. Reduced by drink to navigating by distant landmarks and an increasingly unreliable sense of direction. Aviel got Aroostooked and followed the pub sign towards the wrong street. Aroraed adj. Softened by drink into a person who treats every hard edge, including an argument, as negotiable. Georgie-ray became Aroraed and apologised to the table after bumping it. Arpadianed adj. Sharpened by drink into delivering a short, ancestral verdict on every minor inconvenience. Shontea got Arpadianed and declared the loose shoelace a matter of succession. Arragonianed adj. Emboldened by drink to treat the coat-check queue as an audience requiring leadership. Leriah got Arragonianed and reorganised the cloakroom queue without being asked. Arran browned adj. Loosened by drink into a small, erratic creature repeatedly changing direction near the light. Idi went Arran browned and fluttered from the bar to the window without purpose. Arrawaked adj. Drunk on the strength of a remembered place whose geography has since become uncertain. Attila grew Arrawaked and gave Janey directions consisting chiefly of confidence. Arrernted (/ˈaɹəndəd/) adj. Emboldened by drink to attempt the stairs without acknowledging either the railing or gravity. Ben became Arrernted and announced he could manage the staircase unaided. Arrhenius acided adj. Drunk and giving off increasingly sharp remarks whenever anyone approaches with water. Tongia got Arrhenius acided and made a pointed observation about the bar towel. Arrhenius equationed adj. Drunk to the point where the rate of every movement changes markedly with room temperature. Lacasha became Arrhenius equationed, accelerating near the radiator and freezing by the door. Arriflexed adj. Drunk enough to perceive the room clearly while coordinating movement as though filming it. Latrey went Arriflexed and tracked the staircase smoothly before missing its final step. Arronvilled adj. Drunk past the point of recognising the familiar, particularly when it is directly in front of you. Tomasa got Arronvilled and searched the room for the staircase beside her. Arrow paradoxed adj. Drunk beyond choosing between two directions, and therefore committed to both in succession. Lecretia became Arrow paradoxed, pointing upstairs while walking towards the toilets.