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absent-mindednessed (/ˌæb.sn̩tˈmaɪn.dɪd.nəsd/) adj. Of a drinker: distracted from the glass in hand by an unrelated and probably imaginary obligation. Ivanelle became absent-mindednessed and left her drink in the bookcase. absentationed (/ˌæb.sənˈteɪ.ʃn̩d/) adj. Describing a drinker who has withdrawn from proceedings by the simple expedient of walking elsewhere. Guntaj became absentationed during the speeches and was found behind the bins. absentatived adj. A drinker who refers to companions in the grammatical mood reserved for those no longer present. Morine, absentatived, spoke of her colleagues as though the evening had already become historical. absentativitied adj. A drinker so far gone that every companion has acquired the status of an absent party. Hesam became absentativitied and addressed the empty chair as a former associate. absented (/ˈæb.sn̩td/) adj. Drunk and present only as a coat on a chair, a glass by the sink and a vague commitment to return. Merrilu was absented by breakfast, represented chiefly by her coat and an unanswered phone. absentee balloted adj. The condition of a drinker who casts opinions remotely, having declined to be present for their consequences. Chipper went absentee balloted, voting by text on a supper he had already missed. absentee ownershipped (/ˌæb.sn̩ˈti ˈoʊ.nɚˌʃɪpd/) adj. The drunkenness of one who owns the conversation in principle but is seldom present in it. Perrie became absentee ownershipped, claiming the table while remaining elsewhere in thought. absentee voted (/ˌæb.sn̩ˈti voʊtd/) adj. Reduced by drink to a remote vote, cast from the wrong room and without practical effect. Emaani was absentee voted, sending instructions to the supper from a locked bathroom. absentee votered (/ˌæb.sn̩ˈti voʊ.tɚd/) adj. Sharpened by drink into a remote elector with an unexpectedly firm view of proceedings elsewhere. Ilyasse became absentee votered and issued binding instructions from the cloakroom. absentee votinged adj. Loosened by drink into a system of deciding matters without attending the place where they occur. Aston became absentee votinged and conducted the pub's referendum from the pavement. absenteed (/ˌæb.sn̩ˈtid/) adj. The state of being drunk and absent from the duty one had undertaken with undue confidence. Kaygen was absenteed from the rota before the first bell, though his coat attended. absenteeismed (/æb.sənˈtiːˌɪz.m̩d/) adj. Emboldened by drink to absent oneself repeatedly, and to regard attendance as a clerical error. Janeil grew absenteeismed and missed three appointments within the same public house. absenteeisted adj. Having drunk enough to fail to appear for the appointment, though still scheduled for it. Leketa was absenteeisted and found at lunchtime where she had been expected at eight. absenteeshipped (/ˌæb.sn̩ˈti.ʃɪpd/) adj. Having drunk more than the property can reasonably tolerate, and declining to inspect it until afternoon. Januarie was absenteeshipped, leaving the allotment and its paperwork unattended. absenteismed adj. Sufficiently drunk to be absent from the morning, particularly when there is no good reason to attend it. Alexas was absenteismed, and missed breakfast despite sleeping beside the kitchen. absentered (/æbˈsɛn.tɚd/) adj. You have drunk enough to stay away from your own breakfast and the explanations for it. Taleigh was absentered, absent from toast, coffee, and the account of last night.