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acid of lemonned adj. Emboldened by drink to squeeze oneself into every matter, leaving the company distinctly more tart. Brandi went acid of lemonned and inserted herself into three disputes before pudding. acid of milked adj. Slowed by drink to the measured pace of something souring quietly in a dairy vessel. Kileyann became acid of milked and required the full evening to cross the short hallway. acid of salted adj. Drunk and dissolved into a harsh, colourless certainty that corrodes whatever it touches. Ayshegul went acid of salted and rendered the cordial exchange chemically impossible. acid of sugared adj. Drunk to the point where every sweet assurance has acquired a poisonous, crystalline edge. Linesha became acid of sugared and made complimentary remarks that required subsequent neutralisation. acid rained adj. Drunk enough to descend upon the company in an unusually corrosive and poorly explained atmosphere. Jousha arrived acid rained, and the conversation acquired an unexpected environmental consequence. acid refluxed adj. Drunk past the point of retaining either liquor or the private thoughts it was carrying upwards. Agaaz became acid refluxed and returned each confidential remark to the room. acid rocked adj. Drunk in a way that makes ordinary furniture appear to participate in a late-sixties hallucination. Makarios grew acid rocked and treated the armchair as an unusually patient rhythm section. acid snowed adj. Drunk, with the result that one descends quietly, whitely and with an unexpectedly corrosive effect. Lashia became acid snowed and settled over the gathering, muting speech while damaging morale. acid tested (/ˌæsɪd ˈtɛstd/) adj. Drunk to a degree that makes every acquaintance a reagent and every remark a questionable experiment. Camilly became acid tested and subjected the landlord to a reaction whose endpoint remained obscure. acid valued adj. Drunk to the extent of requiring a measured quantity of base to neutralise the remaining conversation. Chenise grew acid valued and demanded precise quantities before permitting anyone to call it an evening. acid weeded adj. Still drunk, and spreading through the kitchen with the damp, sour persistence of unwanted growth. Aliese was acid weeded, occupying the sofa and gradually extending towards the water jug. acid-base equilibriumed adj. Drunk on the strength of a precarious neutrality between contradictory opinions, none of them soberly held. Jurian became acid-base equilibriumed and balanced opposing views until both sides left. acid-base indicatored adj. Drunk enough to change colour at each opinion and announce the result as a scientific finding. Hurtis became acid-base indicatored and turned red when questioned about the taxi. acid-base paired adj. Drunk since last orders, and operating as one half of a conjugate pair with the nearest available companion. Kesan grew acid-base paired and refused to cross the room without his appointed counterpart. acid-fastnessed adj. The drunkenness of one who remains impervious to the morning’s sharpest questions. Tobechi was acid-fastnessed, declining coffee and every account of the previous evening. acidaemiaed adj. Reduced by drink to blood chemistry that makes the morning seem medically overcomplicated. Dual looked acidaemiaed over breakfast, studying the orange juice as though it required a prescription.