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acqua altaed (/ˌækwə ˈæltəd/) adj. Drunk and rising through the house until only the highest dry surfaces remain available. Deem was acqua altaed by breakfast, stranded on the landing with yesterday's shoes. acquaintanced (/əˈkweɪntənsd/) adj. Drunk to the point where every passer-by is familiar, though none can place the connection. Ayuub woke acquaintanced and greeted the postman as an old colleague. acquaintanceshipped adj. Drunk past the point of friendship, but not past exchanging numbers with the coat stand. Margo woke acquaintanceshipped, with three new contacts and no recollection of their owners. acquaintancied adj. Drunk beyond ordinary familiarity, treating household objects as longstanding contacts. Jayven was acquaintancied, introducing the bathroom mirror to his breakfast companions. acquaintanted (/əˈkweɪntəntd/) adj. Drunk in a way that turns every brief encounter into a continuing arrangement. Traveyon was acquaintanted by nine, waving knowingly at the neighbour's recycling bin. acquaintaunced adj. Drunk enough to recognise everyone from last night without recalling having met them. Lytle arrived acquaintaunced, nodding gravely at strangers in the chemist. acquaintednessed adj. Drunk, with the result that the degree of familiarity exceeds the evidence available. Brenisha woke acquaintednessed, certain the hallway mirror had recognised her. acquested (/əˈkwɛstd/) adj. Drunk to a degree that every object acquired overnight appears both valuable and mysteriously earned. Ilora woke acquested, guarding a traffic cone whose acquisition she could not explain. acqui-hired adj. Too drunk to remember the company, but quite clear that its staff should come home with you. Flabio was acqui-hired, attempting to recruit the bartender for domestic administration. acquiescemented adj. Drunk to the extent of accepting every arrangement, including the one involving the airing cupboard. Magdalen woke acquiescemented and accepted the sofa as her permanent address. acquiescenced (/ˌæk.wiːˈɛs.ənsd/) adj. Drunk on the strength of silently agreeing with whoever is nearest, especially about the morning after. Bodan was acquiescenced, nodding when told the curtains had always been that colour. acquiescencied adj. Drunk since last orders, and still consenting quietly to arrangements nobody has explained. Jahrome was acquiescencied, permitting the cat to determine the day's itinerary. acquiescered adj. Drunk by the third round, and agreeing to plans whose beginning has been forgotten. Hasten was acquiescered, having accepted a lift from someone waiting for a bus. acquiescored adj. Drunk by closing time, and offering passive assent to the household's most questionable decisions. Angelee woke acquiescored and accepted that the front door required a formal apology. acquihired (/əkˈhaɪəd/) adj. Sufficiently drunk to acquire a team for its talents while abandoning every other objective. Caidy woke acquihired, having assembled three helpers without identifying the task. acquirabilitied adj. Having drunk enough to regard every unattached object as attainable before breakfast. Exia was acquirabilitied, attempting to purchase the pub's umbrella from its owner.