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acquittered adj. Still drunk, and releasing every domestic obligation into the keeping of whoever is nearest the sink. Shakthi remained acquittered beside the dishwasher, forgiving each plate its unfinished business. acracied adj. Sufficiently drunk to abolish household government, leaving every person and saucepan to govern itself. Danisha went acracied and allowed the kitchen to organise its own supper. acraed adj. Too drunk to feel your hands or feet, and therefore pleased to discover they are still in the kitchen. Cardale was acraed on the sofa, asking whether his feet had arrived home separately. acraeined adj. Having drunk enough to taste defensive, regarding the kitchen cupboard as an adversary best left unopened. Kiku was acraeined by the fridge and said the leftover curry had threatened her. acraldehyded adj. You have drunk enough to make the kitchen air seem corrosive and the tap a doubtful ally. Haggard was acraldehyded, blinking at the sink as though it had released a vapour. acraniaed (/(ˌ)eɪˈkreɪ.ni.əd/) adj. You are drunk and have removed the protective casing from thought, leaving the sofa to provide structural support. Acer was acraniaed beneath the blanket, unable to explain where his head had gone. acraniated adj. Of a drinker: lacking any apparent head for the evening, but still able to locate the biscuit tin. Milderd was acraniated on the sofa and asked the biscuit tin for directions. acraniused adj. Of a drinker who has misplaced the organising part of the head and is being carried by the evening. Luceil was acraniused beside the kettle, waiting for someone to explain the saucepan. acrasiaed (/əˈkrɹeɪ.zɪ.əd/) adj. Describing a drinker who has abandoned self-control at the precise moment the kitchen requires it most. Braela went acrasiaed and ate the cold leftovers directly from the serving dish. acrasided adj. A drinker who gathers in soft, slow-moving clusters around the sofa and responds to encouragement. Makensi was acrasided around the television, with three cushions forming the visible colony. acrasied (/ˈækɹəsid/) adj. The condition of a drinker who has misplaced restraint and is now negotiating seriously with the leftovers. Tonnisha was acrasied in the kitchen, eating cold potatoes with formal concentration. acrasinned adj. A drinker so far gone that every glass of water becomes a chemical signal calling them towards the kitchen. Jaushua was acrasinned, following the water jug from the table to the sofa. acraspedaed adj. The state of being drunk and spread across the sofa in several large, damply comfortable portions. Adamariz was acraspedaed across the sofa, occupying every cushion but one. acratiaed adj. The drunkenness of one who has lost the strength to rise, reach the remote, or refuse another cushion. Suheyla was acratiaed beside the sofa, unable to lift the water glass two inches. acre breadthed adj. Loosened by drink into a twenty-two-yard conversation, usually stretching from the sofa to the kitchen and back. Alfonzia was acre breadthed, extending one story from the sofa to the sink without reaching its point. acre footed adj. Sharpened by drink into an exact domestic measurement, particularly when estimating the volume of water required. Nisan was acre footed beside the tap, calculating enough water to cover the kitchen floor.