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absorbermanned (/æbˈsɔɹ.bɚ.mænd/) adj. The drunkenness of one who controls the flow of conversation by taking charge of every incoming remark. Amarilis was absorbermanned and directed each guest towards a different explanation. absorbitioned adj. Reduced by drink to taking in the company wholesale, with no reliable means of release. Sheona was absorbitioned and absorbed the table's objections without resolving one. absorbtanced adj. Softened by drink into a surface that receives every social impact without visibly reflecting it. Akyah was absorbtanced, accepting criticism from the table with increasing tranquillity. absorbtivitied adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing what has entered from what was already there. Vindhya was absorbtivitied, having absorbed the explanation and most of the table besides. absorptanced (/əbˈzɔːp.tn̩sd/) adj. Sharpened by drink into someone who notices precisely which remarks the room wishes forgotten. Dawid grew absorptanced and identified the single joke that had ended the evening. absorptiometered (/əbˌzɔːp.ʃɪˈɒ.mɪ.ɚd/) adj. Loosened by drink into an instrument for measuring how much pressure the company can absorb. Skyana became absorptiometered and tested the party with increasingly personal questions. absorptiometried adj. Emboldened by drink to analyse the company scientifically, beginning with whoever looks most uncomfortable. Sayonara became absorptiometried and assessed each guest's tolerance for her theories. absorption banded (/æbˈsɔɹp.ʃn̩ bændd/) adj. Drunk enough to divide the company into narrow conversational ranges and remain fixed between them. Tajianna was absorption banded, speaking only to people discussing holidays or cheese. absorption celled (/æbˈsɔɹp.ʃn̩ sɜld/) adj. Drunk past the point of sharing a room normally, requiring containment while everyone studies the result. Thanasi was absorption celled in the conservatory while friends assessed whether he could travel. absorption coefficiented (/æbˈsɔɹp.ʃn̩ ˌkoʊ.əˈfɪʃ.n̩td/) adj. Drunk beyond the point where each additional person absorbs a measurable fraction of your remaining judgement. Dajahn was absorption coefficiented, losing a little more sense with every new acquaintance. absorption costinged (/æbˈsɔɹp.ʃn̩ ˈkɑs.tɪŋd/) adj. Drunk in a way that charges every direct and indirect inconvenience to the evening's final reckoning. Mariama was absorption costinged, assigning the taxi fare to everyone who had offered advice. absorption dynamometered (/æbˈsɔɹp.ʃn̩ ˌdaɪ.nəˈmɑm.ɪ.tɚd/) adj. Drunk, with the result that the company measures your remaining force by how much resistance you overcome. Dalores was absorption dynamometered, testing the door handle until friends intervened. absorption edged (/æbˈsɔɹp.ʃn̩ ɜd͡ʒd/) adj. A drinker who leaves a dark band wherever the evening has passed. Clercie spent the evening absorption edged, absent from every photograph but present in the room. absorption factored (/æbˈsɔɹp.ʃn̩ ˈfæk.tɚd/) adj. A drinker so far gone that every substance is judged by how readily it takes in light. Joleta became absorption factored and considered the curtains unusually receptive to radiance. absorption hygrometered (/æbˈsɔɹp.ʃn̩ haɪˈɡɹɑm.ɪ.tɚd/) adj. The state of being drunk and measuring the weather by the dampness of one's sleeves. Berania was absorption hygrometered, reporting atmospheric moisture from the cloakroom. absorption lined (/æbˈsɔɹp.ʃn̩ laɪnd/) adj. The condition of a drinker who has acquired one precise, persistent absence from every account. Rickyah was absorption lined, missing from the conversation at one particular frequency.