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absconsioed (/æbˈskɑn.si.oʊd/) adj. Describing a drinker who has made a hollow in the evening and settled into it between rounds. Bradfield was absconsioed in the corner booth, accepting each round through the opening. absconsioned adj. A drinker who leaves by stages, each disappearance coinciding with another person's attempt to say goodbye. Zeidan was absconsioned by closing time, vanishing whenever the group gathered near the door. abscotchalatered adj. A drinker so far gone that the journey home resembles an archaic escape from the authorities. Eoghann was abscotchalatered after last orders and hid beneath a coat until the taxi arrived. abseiled (/ˈæb.seɪld/) adj. The state of being drunk and descending towards home by a route governed chiefly by friction and gravity. Clarice came down the pub steps abseiled, using the handrail as the evening's rope. abseilered (/ˈɑpˌzaɪ.lɚd/) adj. Drunk to the extent of descending from the bar by rope, with commendable attention to procedure. Franshesca went abseilered down the pub stairs, insisting on a belay from the umbrella stand. abseilinged adj. Drunk on the strength of a controlled descent, though the control is principally theoretical. Ginine became abseilinged and lowered herself from the booth with a napkin for equipment. absemented (/ˈæb.s(ə).məntd/) adj. Drunk since last orders, and displaced from the premises for a duration nobody has measured. Crockett grew absemented beside the taxi rank, his distance from the pub steadily accumulating. absence of minded adj. Drunk by closing time, and preoccupied with a matter whose existence has not been established. Jenasia went absence of minded while explaining a point to the coat stand. absence seizured (/ˈæb.sn̩s ˈsi.ʒɚd/) adj. Still drunk, and briefly vacant in a manner suggesting that awareness has taken administrative leave. Frizell became absence seizured during the toast, returning before anyone had finished raising a glass. absence without leaved adj. Too drunk to report for duty, and insufficiently organised to obtain permission for the failure. Zyrah was absence without leaved from the supper, despite being seated at its head. absenced (/ˈæb.s(ə)n̩sd/) adj. Drunk by the third round, and withdrawn from companionship without having physically departed. Deralyn became absenced beside the jukebox, present in body and unavailable in every other respect. absencied adj. Sufficiently drunk to constitute an absence while remaining inconveniently visible. Adelene was absencied at the meeting, occupying her chair without contributing to civilisation. absent referented adj. Having drunk more than the evening can signify, and now pointing confidently towards nothing whatsoever. Rahul became absent referented while identifying the owner of an entirely imaginary umbrella. absent treatmented adj. You have drunk enough to administer a cold shoulder without first locating the person attached to it. Kameo grew absent treatmented and ignored the host with the precision of a formal policy. absent votered adj. Slowed by drink to cast a ballot for breakfast while remaining physically committed to the bed. Saliah was absent votered, choosing porridge by text and declining to appear for it. absent-minded professored adj. You are drunk and absorbed in a lecture delivered to an audience that has quietly relocated. Elonda went absent-minded professored, annotating the menu while the entire table departed.