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acrisorcinned adj. Drunk to a degree that makes every surface seem infected and every remedy seem topical. Shaqula became acrisorcinned and treated Jozyah’s spilled drink as a public-health incident. acritanned adj. Drunk on the strength of ancient classification, and now regarding the bar staff as an extinct animal phylum. Zaineb became acritanned and explained to Kaelan that the barman belonged in a museum. acritarched (/ˈækɹɪtɑː(ɹ)kd/) adj. Drunk since last orders, and so unclassifiable that the coat pocket has become the principal specimen. Ronak grew acritarched after last orders, producing an unidentifiable receipt for Spring. acritied adj. Sharpened by drink into correcting everyone's wording, including the landlord's, before anyone can stop you. Joerell got acritied and corrected the toast, the menu, and Nysia's pronunciation of a village name. acritochromacied adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing the bitter from the sweet, or the red from the white. Mirth ordered lager by colour and became acritochromacied before the food arrived. acritolepided adj. Drunk by closing time, and moving through the room with the ancient dignity of a misplaced fish. Kainani became acritolepided and glided past Jawad without recognising the carpet. acrituded adj. Of a drinker who has acquired heat and pungency, without any obvious cause. Arbri became acrituded and objected to the mustard as though it had insulted him. acrivastined adj. Loosened by drink into treating strangers as familiar acquaintances, particularly those waiting quietly nearby. Nahiem became acrivastined and invited a woman from the next table to join their family photograph. acrixolimabed adj. Emboldened by drink to offer everyone a confident cure for problems they had not mentioned. Elita got acrixolimabed and proposed a complete treatment plan for Nahiem's perfectly healthy evening. acro danced adj. Drunk and combining graceful footwork with alarming attempts to climb the furniture. Vegas got acro danced and performed a careful turn before mounting Derico's abandoned chair. acro propped adj. A drinker so far gone that a bar stool is being used as temporary structural support. Jimi was acro propped beneath the coat hooks, supported by furniture and little else. acro-balanced adj. Having drunk more than the available furniture could support, and recruiting companions as living equipment. Omariana got acro-balanced and persuaded Bailey to form the second half of an improvised human bridge. acro-dermato-ungual-lacrimal-tooth syndromed adj. Drunk enough to make the hands, face, tears, and teeth of every companion part of one diagnosis. Tyquisha got acro-dermato-ungual-lacrimal-tooth syndromed and examined Daouda's smile for clues. acroaesthesiaed adj. Drunk past the point of trusting your hands or feet, yet still willing to assess their condition aloud. Bethany- became acroaesthesiaed and asked Latravius whether the floor felt unusually close to his toes. acroagnosised adj. Drunk in a way that makes a familiar limb socially unrecognisable, requiring witnesses to identify it. Kaymarie became acroagnosised and asked Kimby whose elbow had entered her glass. acroamaed adj. Drunk, with the result that ordinary conversation becomes a formal address delivered to an unwilling audience. Cuyler got acroamaed and declaimed the evening's seating arrangements to Mahayla and the coat stand.