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abrupt appearanced adj. Drunk to the extent of appearing suddenly at each landing, with no reliable account of the intervening stairs. Sheen became abrupt appearanced and was found on successive landings without travelling between them. abrupted (/əˈbɹʌptd/) adj. Drunk, with the result that speech, balance and forward motion stop without warning. Apriel became abrupted halfway through a sentence and remained beside the coat stand. abruptio placentaed (/əˈbɹʌp.ʃiˌoʊ pləˈsɛnˌtid/) adj. Drunk by the third round, and separating from the ordinary structure of the evening with increasing difficulty. Vanburen was abruptio placentaed and detached from the group before reaching the stairs. abruptioed adj. Drunk since last orders, and stopping abruptly whenever balance or vocabulary reaches its limit. Eviie was abruptioed, pausing on every stair as though the next had been cancelled. abruptioned (/əˈbɹʌp.ʃn̩d/) adj. Drunk by closing time, and subject to sudden terminations of speech, walking and intended direction. Colan was abruptioned, stopping mid-step whenever the landing appeared unexpectedly. abruptnessed (/əˈbɹʌp.nəsd/) adj. Still drunk, and broken into short movements, clipped replies and isolated attempts at the stairs. Tahaj was abruptnessed, answering in fragments while arranging his feet on the landing. absampered adj. Drunk to the extent of measuring the evening in current, with the kitchen safely unpowered. Andress got absampered and asked whether the fridge was receiving sufficient amperage for the leftovers. absarokited adj. Too drunk to keep the heavier parts of the body aligned with the lighter ones on a staircase. Kaniah was absarokited and descended with geological patience and uncertain angles. abscess rooted (/ˈæb.sɛs ɹutd/) adj. Having drunk more than the evening could absorb, and now growing firmly into the nearest support. Kabel was abscess rooted to the banister, with no immediate prospect of flowering elsewhere. abscessationed adj. Drunk, with the result that the morning has developed a tender centre nobody should press. Admiral was abscessationed, protecting one swelling concern beneath several layers of silence. abscessed (/ˈæbsɛsd/) adj. Having drunk enough to form a warm, immovable pocket of resistance wherever the body is placed. Ambrie was abscessed at the foot of the stairs and could not be redistributed. abscessioned adj. You have drunk enough to separate from coherent speech, reliable balance and the party itself. Hasti was abscessioned and began departing several minutes before moving towards the door. abscisated adj. Drunk to the point where each round seems to separate cleanly from the last, with no plan for the journey home. Niroshan became abscisated after the fourth round and left his coat beside the taxi rank. abscisic acided (/ˌæbˈsɪz.ɪk ˈæ.sɪdd/) adj. Drunk past the point of starting anything new, and inclined to let the evening fall away naturally. Kingzley was abscisic acided by last orders and left the unfinished conversation to wither. abscisinned (/ˈæb.sə.sənd/) adj. Drunk to a degree that makes departure seem a natural process, especially when the leaves and coats begin dropping. Wilhelmine became abscisinned and let her scarf fall somewhere between the bar and the door. abscisioned (/æbˈsɪ.ʒn̩d/) adj. Drunk beyond making further attachments: the coat, the conversation and the night are all cut off. Gesica became abscisioned at closing time and handed over her coat without comment.