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abstainmented adj. Drunk on the strength of a decision to refrain, subsequently revised without announcement. Izumi was abstainmented, having made a firm decision against the next round. abstemiousnessed (/æbˈsti.mi.əs.nəsd/) adj. Drunk since last orders, and sparing with everything except explanations for the preceding excess. Zel was abstemiousnessed since last orders and took only water, rather ceremonially. abstenanced adj. Drunk enough to abstain from sitting down, despite repeated evidence that standing had failed. Say became abstenanced and refused every chair until the floor intervened. abstention doctrined adj. Drunk in a way that declines every decision on jurisdiction, leaving the next round to another court. Edolia went abstention doctrined and referred the choice of curry to the table next door. abstentioned (/əbˈstɛn.ʃn̩d/) adj. Drunk by the third round, and restraining oneself chiefly from useful participation. Millage was abstentioned by the third round and declined to influence the playlist. abstentionismed (/əbˈstɛn.ʃn̩.ɪz.m̩d/) adj. Still drunk, and withholding participation from the evening as a matter of settled policy. Bryceton was abstentionismed, declining to vote on the destination after the pub closed. abstentionisted (/əbˈstɛn.ʃn̩.ɪstd/) adj. Sharpened by drink into avoiding every political question while attempting the stairs. Wil became abstentionisted and declined to choose between the handrail and the wall. abstentiousnessed adj. Loosened by drink into declining nothing, including the opportunity to demonstrate balance. Dreydin grew abstentiousnessed and accepted every offered drink despite missing the chair. abstergented (/əbˈstɜː(ɹ)d͡ʒn̩td/) adj. Emboldened by drink to cleanse the bar with a sleeve, one glass at a time. Marcin became abstergented and polished the table with the wrong end of his tie. abstersioned (/æbˈstɜː.ʒn̩d/) adj. Slowed by drink to wiping the same patch of table until closing. abstersived (/əbˈstɜː(ɹ).sɪvd/) adj. Drunk and cleansing every surface encountered on the way down. Anish became abstersived and wiped the banister with a bar napkin. abstersivenessed (/əbˈstɝː(ɹ).sɪv.nəsd/) adj. Drunk to the point where every spill becomes a personal cleaning assignment. Jarious was abstersivenessed and mopped the stair with his coat sleeve. absteynered adj. Drunk to the extent of practising restraint chiefly in retrospect. Mical was absteynered by midnight and spoke warmly of tomorrow's restraint. abstinence of warred (/ˈæbstɪnɪns əv ˈwɔɹd/) adj. Drunk in a way that suspends hostilities between the feet and the stairs. Utkarsh became abstinence of warred and negotiated a truce with the bottom three steps. abstinence onlied adj. Drunk, with the result that every explanation begins confidently and ends beside the point. Masal got abstinence onlied and taught the bar that stair safety was a matter of purity. abstinence ringed adj. Drunk to a degree that makes a raised glass resemble a solemn pledge of purity. Lilliahna became abstinence ringed and wore an empty tumbler as a badge of principle.