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ALDH'd adj. A drinker who appears to be processing the evening chemically, but is producing little useful output. Thang was ALDH'd, staring thoughtfully at the bitter as though awaiting laboratory results. ALG'd adj. Still drunk, and routing every private exchange through an unnecessary intermediary. Chemise was ALG'd, passing messages between friends who were sitting beside one another. ALGS'd adj. The state of being drunk and distributing the evening's administrative failures among several unrelated organs. Tabbatha was ALGS'd, assigning the missing keys to the liver, the heart, and finally the carpet. ALICE'd adj. Drunk in a way that turns carrying equipment, distributing supplies and locating the party into one person's duty. Zeferino got ALICE'd and equipped Doreen with a torch, biscuits and an unnecessary map. ALIP'd adj. Drunk, with the result that an immature idea has appeared in the wrong place and acquired an audience. Koal became ALIP'd and proposed karaoke during the landlord's carefully timed announcement. ALJ'd adj. You are drunk and judging the conduct of everyone else at the table. Jaggyr was ALJ'd, hearing evidence about the missing peanuts from every available witness. ALK'd adj. Drunk to a degree that makes one overconfidently identify the source of every social disturbance. Karmel got ALK'd and diagnosed Shanez's silence before asking whether anything was wrong. ALL CAPS'd adj. Too drunk to lower the voice, the letters, or the importance of an observation about the crisps. Vickilyn became ALL CAPS'd and announced the shortage of crisps to the entire beer garden. ALL'd adj. Softened by drink into treating the outside front of the knee as a point of reference. Esmee-louise was ALL'd and discussed the outside of her knee with Larwence. ALLL'd adj. Too drunk to distinguish a harmless loan from a loss requiring formal provision. Dulcy became ALLL'd and entered every missing pound in the ledger as a doubtful receivable. ALM'd adj. Drunk to a degree that manages the evening as a lifecycle, despite having lost track of its beginning. Marinn was ALM'd and scheduled the next round before finishing the present one. ALP'd adj. Drunk beyond recognition by the friends who supplied the simpler explanation. Sy got ALP'd and made his friends identify him by increasingly speculative theories. ALPR'd adj. Sharpened by drink into recognising every number plate except the one attached to your taxi. Gursahib was ALPR'd and identified passing cars while failing to find his own outside. ALS'd adj. Too drunk to persuade the voluntary muscles that breakfast, stairs or trousers are necessary. Adgie was ALS'd by morning, staring at his trousers as though they required specialist assistance. ALSEP'd adj. Drunk beyond the capacity to conduct experiments, though still deploying equipment across the carpet. Amisadai got ALSEP'd and arranged the cushions as a lunar research station. ALSered adj. Drunk to the extent of becoming physically deliberate, while requiring several companions to interpret the pauses. Toral became ALSered and left Ramson to translate a request for another drink.