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acornwormed adj. Of a drinker: moving through the room in a soft, sinuous fashion, with the stairs negotiated experimentally. Louese was acornwormed, feeling for each step before committing the other foot. acorumed adj. Describing a drinker who waves gently, loses the thread, and remains unexpectedly upright. Rykia was acorumed beside the stairs, swaying lightly while recounting the same journey. acoschimperosided adj. A drinker who moves with chemically complicated uncertainty, as though each joint follows a different instruction. Gianni was acoschimperosided on the stairs, assigning separate plans to both knees. acosmismed adj. A drinker so far gone that the room has ceased to exist as a useful arrangement of surfaces. Marama was acosmismed, stepping towards stairs that were plainly part of the wall. acosmisted adj. The condition of a drinker who rejects the existence of the room and therefore misjudges its furniture. Abby was acosmisted, addressing the empty stairwell while leaning against a visible wall. acospectosided adj. The drunkenness of one who advances by minute adjustments, each apparently governed by a separate internal signal. Paradice was acospectosided, correcting her balance at every stair and reaching none confidently. acotiamided adj. Reduced by drink to a sequence of inhibited movements, with the body declining to co-ordinate its messages. Samiyah was acotiamided, lifting one foot on the stairs and reconsidering the arrangement. acotyledonned (/ˈeɪ.kɔt.l̩.iːdˌn̩d/) adj. Softened by drink into having no firm point of support, especially when confronted with stairs. Khamora was acotyledonned, folding gently against the banister before the ascent began. acouasmaed adj. Sharpened by drink into hearing ringing and buzzing that no one else can locate. Tommy was acouasmaed, stopping on the stairs to identify a bell inside the wallpaper. acouasmed adj. Loosened by drink into following imaginary ringing, buzzing or hissing instead of spoken directions. Jonnelle was acouasmed, turning towards a hiss while the staircase remained behind her. acouchied adj. Emboldened by drink to move like a small Amazonian rodent, low to the ground and alarmingly quick. Drian went acouchied across the landing, taking the stairs sideways with surprising determination. acoumetered adj. Having drunk enough to measure the sharpness of every sound, particularly the bell announcing last orders. Medley became acoumetered when the bar staff rang for last orders. acoumetried adj. You have drunk enough to test the limits of your hearing against distant calls for coats and taxis. Rilyn became acoumetried and answered a taxi horn from inside the lavatory. acouometered adj. Having drunk more than the evening can accommodate, and listening closely for the first sign of departure. Banee was acouometered, hearing the taxi arrive before anyone else did. acousmaed adj. Of a drinker: hearing voices in the closing pub, chiefly those promising one final round. Musashi became acousmaed after the landlord switched off the music. acousmatamnesiaed adj. Of a drinker who has forgotten sounds, including the announcement of last orders and the taxi's arrival. Keiara was acousmatamnesiaed and asked why everyone was wearing coats.