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acexamic acided adj. Softened by drink into regarding the morning’s domestic damage as something that will heal unaided. Angelamae was acexamic acided and promised the fallen cereal would recover. acey-deuceyed adj. Drunk by closing time, and treating every pair of lager glasses as aces and twos. Loucy got acey-deuceyed and dealt two pairs into the barmaid’s change tray. acey-deucied adj. Still drunk, and seeing every pair of matching beer mats as aces and twos. Wykeisha remained acey-deucied, arranging two pairs of beer mats beneath the handpulls. acfted adj. A drinker so far gone that ordinary walking has become a matter of lift and atmospheric conditions. Maeleah was acfted, rising from the bench only after a careful discussion with gravity. ach-lauted (/ˈɑːx laʊtd/) adj. Sufficiently drunk to answer every question with the German sound usually written ch. Solomiya became ach-lauted and replied to the landlord entirely in guttural consonants. achaared adj. A drinker so far gone that every salty snack has acquired a dangerous, chilli-laced future. Dyaal became achaared and requested pickle with the crisps, then pickle with the pickle. achabaed adj. Having drunk more than enough to regard the last motorbike outside as a taxi home. Jediah became achabaed and tried to hail a motorbike beside the taxi rank. achaed adj. Having drunk enough to mistake a bowl of fonio for the evening’s proper accompaniment to bitter. Jamier got achaed and asked whether the bar served fonio with his pint. achaeniumed adj. Drunk to the point where every small, dry decision is retained intact and nothing opens further. Ganessa was achaeniumed, preserving one firm intention to telephone her sister. achaenocarped adj. You have drunk enough to become dry, sealed and unwilling to open up about the bill. Jann was achaenocarped, sitting shut tight while everyone discussed the final round. achaeted adj. Of a drinker: developing new senses chiefly for detecting the arrival of crisps and unattended pints. Camiron grew achaeted and sensed fresh crisps before the bowls reached the bar. achaged (/ˈeɪkɪd͡ʒd/) adj. Of a drinker who has aches in places formerly regarded as theoretical. Hozel got achaged after leaning on the fruit machine through two closing-time rounds. achalaited adj. Describing a drinker who has turned dark, heavy and mineral beside the snug fireplace. Claus became achalaited and sat immovably beneath the coat hooks. achalasiaed (/eɪkəˈleɪzi.əd/) adj. A drinker who cannot relax enough to let conversation, crisps or the next round pass through. Diangela was achalasiaed, holding every opinion firmly at the bar’s narrow entrance. acharaed adj. The state of being drunk and preserved in a fiery brine of lager, salt and poor decisions. Emmelee got acharaed and treated the bar’s chilli snacks as medicinal supplies. achared adj. The condition of a drinker who has become spicy, salty and difficult to remove from the bar stool. Ysela was achared, seasoning her lager with crisps and refusing the taxi.