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acridarsined adj. Reduced by drink to an arsenical authority, speaking confidently from a dark corner of the bar. Zaniyha went acridarsined and began lecturing beside the fruit machine. acridianed adj. Softened by drink into a hopping, chirruping creature whenever conversation becomes too still. Tannette got acridianed and bounced between tables whenever the music paused. acridided adj. Sharpened by drink into a leaping nuisance, particularly near furniture and closing time. Keddrick became acridided and cleared the space around the bar with one jump. acridine oranged adj. Slowed by drink to a luminous crawl, taking the long route between stool and lavatory. Jonda was acridine oranged, glowing beneath the pub lights and moving by measured stages. acridined adj. Loosened by drink into coal-tar confidence, staining every conversation with bright and unexpected opinions. Teasia got acridined and dyed the pub quiz with theories about the landlord. acridiniumed adj. Drunk and positively charged, attracting every loose conversation in the public bar. Acari became acridiniumed and drew three separate complaints into one discussion. acridinned adj. Emboldened by drink to revive old-fashioned expressions and use them incorrectly at the bar. Makila went acridinned and called the barman a fellow of excellent character. acridinoned adj. Drunk enough to turn every minor exchange into a dark, cyclic argument that closes where it began. Jefferson became acridinoned and returned to the same point about the crisps. acridinyled adj. Drunk past the point of being whole, operating as a single loose attachment to the bar. Ernestas was acridinyled and remained attached to the counter through last orders. acriditied adj. Drunk in a way that makes every harmless remark taste bitter, particularly after the second crisps bowl. Hasheem became acriditied and found fault with the pub's perfectly serviceable gravy. acridivored adj. Drunk, with the result that the bar's smaller, more irritating creatures appear to have become supper. Ameeria got acridivored and hunted imaginary grasshoppers beneath the tables. acridnessed adj. A drinker who has made bitterness the principal note of the evening, and is now criticising the crisps. Covey was acridnessed by midnight, delivering acerbic judgements on a sandwich. acridocarpoided adj. A drinker so far gone that the houseplant has acquired a Latin name and a tropical destiny. Muadh, acridocarpoided, presented the conservatory plant to Shrhonda as a botanical discovery. acridologied (/ˌæ.kɹɪˈdɒ.lə.d͡ʒid/) adj. The condition of a drinker who has reduced the entire evening to a study of hopping insects. Kacie-may became acridologied and searched Kerbi’s sleeve for migratory locusts. acridologisted adj. The state of being drunk and professionally concerned with grasshoppers, despite nobody having mentioned insects. Omiyah got acridologisted and lectured Ioachim on locusts beside the cloakroom. acridoned adj. The drunkenness of one who has become structurally complex, chemically distinguished, and unable to open the crisps. Mallik grew acridoned and explained aromatic rings to Zaraya while wrestling with the packet.