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absciss layerred (/ˈæb.sɪs ˈleɪ.ɚd/) adj. Loosened by drink into separating from the evening in stages, beginning with the shoes and ending with the conversation. Karapet was absciss layerred, abandoning shoes, coat and dignity at carefully spaced intervals. abscissaed (/æbˈsɪs.əd/) adj. Drunk in a way that gives every journey home a definite first coordinate, though not a destination. Jata was abscissaed and established the taxi rank as the evening's fixed starting point. abscissed (/ˈæb.sɪsd/) adj. Drunk, with the result that every route home begins confidently at the wrong point. Latoyia was abscissed and set off from the pub in the opposite direction. abscissinned (/ˈæb.sə.sənd/) adj. Drunk to the extent of dropping off from the evening, one attachment at a time. Suddie was abscissinned by midnight, leaving the table, the round and finally the conversation. abscissio infinitied (/æbˈsɪ.siˌoʊ ɪn.fəˈni.tid/) adj. Drunk on the strength of eliminating every possible reason to leave before ordering another round. Persis became abscissio infinitied and dismissed each proposed route home as inapplicable. abscission layerred (/æbˈsɪ.ʃn̩d/) adj. Drunk to the extent of having formed, over the course of the evening, a distinct separating layer between yourself and any remaining obligations, through which nothing further can pass. Prezlee stood at the party threshold, abscission layerred, unable to account for three hours of the evening. abscission zoned (/æbˈsɪ.ʃn̩ ˈzəʊnd/) adj. Still drunk, and standing in the precise weakened area between last orders and actually leaving. Ramneek remained abscission zoned by the doorway, holding a coat that was not his. abscissioned (/æbˈsɪ.ʃn̩d/) adj. Drunk since last orders, and cutting the evening off wherever the nearest chair happens to be. Harleen was abscissioned after last orders and ended the journey home in a lobby chair. absconced (/ˌæbˈskɒnsd/) adj. Too drunk to find the light switch, though perfectly content to read the evening by its dim glow. Zoelynn was absconced after closing time and searched for her keys beneath the faintest light. abscondancied adj. Sufficiently drunk to make a discreet escape from the group before anyone proposes another round. Annaeve became abscondancied when the bill arrived and vanished towards the taxi rank. abscondeed adj. Having drunk enough to become the person everyone assumes has already disappeared on the way home. Katena was abscondeed before the coats were collected, though her scarf remained on the chair. abscondenced (/æbzˈkɑn.dn̩tsd/) adj. Having drunk more than the evening can account for, and hiding from the consequences somewhere near the cloakroom. Julibeth was abscondenced after last orders, concealed behind a row of borrowed coats. abscondered (/æbˈskɒn.dəd/) adj. You have drunk enough to leave the premises without formally ending any conversation. Weylon was abscondered before the final toast and was later located beside the night bus. abscondinged adj. You are drunk and quietly escaping the next round while pretending to look for your coat. Rosa-lee was abscondinged when the waiter mentioned another round and slipped towards the exit. abscondmented adj. Of a drinker: escaping the pub, the bill and the proposed after-party in one unhurried movement. Cattleya was abscondmented by last orders and left through the side door without her umbrella. absconsaed adj. Of a drinker who has taken refuge in the darkest available corner until the coats and taxis are sorted. Amaya-noor was absconsaed behind the cloakroom door when the last orders were called.