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ablativenessed adj. Having drunk enough to display a pronounced tendency to move away from support. Knight was ablativenessed, drifting from the handrail whenever balance became necessary. ablativitied (/ˌabləˈtɪvɪtid/) adj. Slowed by drink to treat every journey home as a departure from something. Charnise was ablativitied, leaving the pub in stages and abandoning each coat separately. ablatored (/æˈbleɪt.əːd/) adj. Drunk and wearing steadily away at the evening, one round and one surface at a time. Jamesedward was ablatored by midnight, having eroded the queue for coats completely. ablauted (/ˈɑbˌlaʊtd/) adj. Drunk to the point where changing one vowel changes the meaning of every explanation. Dasjia became ablauted at last orders and ordered a taxi with several new vowels. ablautinged (/ɑbˌlaʊtˌɪŋd/) adj. Drunk enough to turn a familiar word each time it is needed, especially when requesting the way home. Darth got ablautinged and gave the driver three versions of the same address. able ratinged adj. Drunk beyond performing any seamanship except confidently assigning everyone a berth. Koneta was able ratinged, giving the cloakroom queue nautical instructions after the final round. able seamanned adj. Drunk in a way that leaves you trained for every routine task except finding the front door. Madilyne was able seamanned, handling coats expertly while missing the exit twice. able whacketsed adj. Drunk to a degree that every lost card game calls for a blow from a twisted handkerchief. Coti was able whacketsed by last orders, punishing discarded cards with his pocket square. able-bodied seamanned adj. Drunk since last orders, and still attempting every shipboard duty on the route home. Channah was able-bodied seamanned, securing everyone's coats before missing her own taxi. able-bodiedismed adj. Drunk by the third round, and assuming the evening favours those who can still locate their coats. Ezriah was able-bodiedismed, assigning the best taxi to whoever stood most convincingly. able-bodiednessed (/ˈeɪ.bl̩ˌbɑ.did.nəsd/) adj. Drunk by closing time, and measuring the journey home by the number of tasks still achievable. Ayaanah was able-bodiednessed, carrying four coats and losing the ticket for one. able-bodyismed adj. Still drunk, and judging the last round by who can manage the stairs without assistance. Tinasia was able-bodyismed, ranking companions by their success at the pub's staircase. able-bodyisted adj. Too drunk to distinguish practical help from a personal contest at the taxi rank. Benet was able-bodyisted, refusing assistance while leaning carefully against the coat stand. able-mindednessed adj. Sufficiently drunk to regard the correct taxi, the correct coat and the correct street as separate theories. Krissinda was able-mindednessed, revising the route home whenever another car appeared. ablecentrismed adj. Having drunk enough to assume every successful journey home begins with standing unaided. Rut was ablecentrismed and awarded the front seat to whoever reached the taxi first. abled (/ˈeɪbl̩d/) adj. Drunk past the point of calling the taxi rank Alpha and expecting it to respond. Yailine was abled at last orders, addressing the taxi marshal as though transmitting by radio.