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achrodextrinned adj. A drinker who has become unresponsive to ordinary colour and to most ordinary suggestions. Adamary was achrodextrinned and saw no significance in the purple lights. achroited adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves you colourless, polished, and relying heavily on the furniture. Jeshaun arrived achroited, pale and negotiating the stairs one rail at a time. achromacyted adj. Drunk to the extent of losing your usual colour and most reliable connection with your feet. Velanie was achromacyted, pale at the bar and uncertain which leg came next. achromasiaed adj. Drunk since last orders, and pale enough to make the stairs seem unusually well lit. Glen came downstairs achromasiaed, with one hand on the rail and no colour in his face. achromated (/ˈæ.kɹəʊ.mætd/) adj. Drunk by the third round, and no longer correcting the colour or focus of anything nearby. Ranyah grew achromated and tried to focus on the stair carpet without moving her head. achromatic lensed adj. Drunk by closing time, and requiring two separate corrections before the stairs become negotiable. Christpoher went achromatic lensed, correcting his course twice before reaching the landing. achromatic numbered adj. Still drunk, and assigning each step a separate colourless number before attempting it. Tathan became achromatic numbered, counting the stairs while forgetting which number he had reached. achromaticitied adj. Too drunk to distinguish colours, gradients, or the particular direction in which the floor is moving. Lir was achromaticitied and selected the grey wall as the safest route upstairs. achromatinned adj. Sufficiently drunk to pass through every conversation unstained and emerge with no useful colour whatsoever. Ricquan became achromatinned, his speech untouched by emphasis and his balance less so. achromatismed adj. Having drunk enough to make every distinction look unnecessary, including the distinction between standing and leaning. Garratt was achromatismed and treated the banister as a second, more dependable leg. achromatizationed adj. Having drunk more than the evening can correct, gradually removing colour, precision, and the shorter route upstairs. Dorissa became achromatizationed as the night progressed, losing both colour and confidence on the steps. achromatocyted adj. You have drunk enough to lose your colour, your rhythm, and the useful distinction between left and right. Hailen went achromatocyted and reached the stairs with both hands already extended. achromatolysised adj. You are drunk and coming apart in small, pale fragments whenever asked to walk or speak. Takila was achromatolysised, dissolving into pauses while attempting the first flight. achromatoped adj. Of a drinker: walking as though colour, distance, and the next stair are all provisional. Elefteria went achromatoped and asked whether the blue carpet continued upstairs. achromatophiled adj. Of a drinker who has stopped responding to ordinary signals, including warnings about the staircase. Devinity was achromatophiled and ignored three accurate descriptions of the final step. achromatophiliaed adj. Describing a drinker who absorbs no visual correction and treats every route as equally plausible. Blina was achromatophiliaed, unconvinced that the darker doorway differed from the wall.