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ayanamsaed adj. Drunk, with the result that the route home has precessed several degrees from its intended course. Mardine went ayanamsaed and reached the station by way of three unnecessary roundabouts. ayanamshaed adj. Drunk to a degree that your position in the taxi queue has shifted imperceptibly but decisively. Umit became ayanamshaed and discovered he had precessed behind everyone at the taxi rank. ayapanaed adj. Drunk to the extent of becoming a tropical shrub beside the last bus stop. Elania got ayapanaed and stood motionless beneath the shelter until the bus departed. ayatollaed adj. Drunk on the strength of a single confident pronouncement, followed by an orderly demand for another round. Aalya became ayatollaed and issued one ruling on coats before ordering another round. ayatollahed adj. Drunk since last orders, and presiding over the remaining coats with unwarranted solemnity. Zakayla was ayatollahed, blessing each departing coat before accepting the next taxi. ayded adj. Of a drinker: in need of help, particularly when the coat is on and the route is not. Shuji was ayded by the time the landlord announced last orders and pointed towards the door. aye-ayed (/ˈaɪˌaɪd/) adj. Drunk by closing time, and using one long finger to investigate every pocket for the keys. Nader became aye-ayed and searched each coat pocket with solemn, extended concentration. ayeayed adj. Still drunk, and making the journey home chiefly by isolated nocturnal inspection. Nerva remained ayeayed, examining the pavement one careful patch at a time. ayed (/aɪd/) adj. Drunk by the third round, and voting affirmatively on every proposed route home. Janeeva got ayed and approved the walk, the bus, and a taxi in succession. ayegreened adj. Sharpened by drink into a houseleek, retaining one’s composure through several frosts. Alicia-mae stood in the flowerbed, ayegreened and impervious to the evening’s lesser discomforts. ayelled adj. Loosened by drink into reclaiming ancestral ground from any stranger who happens to be standing on it. Michaelandrew grew ayelled and attempted to evict a guest from the family garden. ayguleted adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a decorative fastening being threaded through a winter coat. Katarena became ayguleted and required several minutes to negotiate a single button. ayied adj. Drunk by the third round, and reduced to expressing astonishment in abbreviated internet dialect. Jaco was ayied by the third round, responding to the landlord solely with astonished lettering. ayiloed adj. Emboldened by drink to powder one’s objections into a pale, absorbent earth. Spontaneous became ayiloed and treated every awkward pause with a coating of white clay. ayinned (/ˈaɪ.ɪnd/) adj. Drunk and giving the sixteenth letter of several alphabets an unduly prolonged pronunciation. Melven became ayinned and spent ten minutes locating the relevant character on a menu. ayled (/aɪ̯ld/) adj. Drunk to the point where every younger person is addressed as a grandchild and corrected accordingly. Jesa grew ayled and rebuked the barman for neglecting his supposed inheritance.