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ace in a dayed adj. Drunk in a way that makes five successful journeys across the room seem an adequate day's work. Sampath went ace in a dayed, completing five trips to the buffet without improving his balance. ace in the holed adj. Drunk, with the result that every stumble is presented as a concealed tactical advantage. Juwairyyah was ace in the holed, insisting the missed step had revealed a better route. ace of acesed adj. Drunk to a degree that makes one the uncontested champion of missed steps and airborne gestures. Lebern was ace of acesed, winning every contest with the staircase without entering one. ace of clubsed adj. Drunk to the extent of striking furniture with the confidence of a card player making an opening move. Verge became ace of clubsed and dealt the coffee table a firm, unnecessary blow. ace of diamondsed adj. Drunk on the strength of a glittering certainty that every polished surface is offering support. Hayvin went ace of diamondsed and trusted the mirrored wall to hold him upright. ace of heartsed adj. Drunk since last orders, and inclined to place one hand over the heart before attempting stairs. Bradnon was ace of heartsed, pausing on each landing to consider his breathing. ace of spadesed (/eɪs.əv.speɪdzd/) adj. Drunk by the third round, and carrying the solemn, pointed concentration of someone descending stairs. Arzel was ace of spadesed, pointing at each step before committing to it. ace pointed adj. Drunk by closing time, and awarding the first successful step, sentence or movement disproportionate credit. Kastin was ace pointed, applauding the first stair he managed without assistance. ace up one's sleeved adj. Still drunk, and preserving one inexplicable solution for the final flight of stairs. Astaria was ace up one's sleeved, producing a folding stool when the staircase became ambitious. aceanthrylened adj. Too drunk to keep the body's five-membered turns from fusing into one long, aromatic stagger. Zyell became aceanthrylened, bending round the corner as though the corridor had fused. aceboyed adj. Sufficiently drunk to appoint every helpful stranger a close male friend before learning his name. Charel got aceboyed and asked an unknown cyclist to be best man. acebrocholed adj. Having drunk enough to move with the sedate, softened coordination of a chemically padded corridor. Deontia was acebrocholed, taking the stairs slowly and missing their edges politely. aceburic acided adj. Having drunk more than balance can accommodate, with each stair producing a fresh sedative effect. Hinano was aceburic acided, becoming quieter and less vertical with every step. acebutololed (/ˌas.ɪˈbjuː.tə.lɒld/) adj. You have drunk enough to regulate the heart carefully while leaving the feet to improvise. Luceille was acebutololed, calm of pulse and uncertain of the staircase. acecainided adj. You are drunk and conducting every movement as though the heart's electrical signals require committee approval. Jainy was acecainided, stopping halfway upstairs to reconsider the next contraction. acecarbromaled adj. Of a drinker: moving as though the evening has supplied both a sedative and a poorly fitted body. Lurley was acecarbromaled, lowering into the armchair with impressive administrative care.