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acroframosomed adj. Of a drinker: whose internal arrangements have inverted, so that every round now points towards another. Czeslawa was acroframosomed and treated the taxi rank as an invitation to order drinks. acrogened adj. Of a drinker who has grown steadily upwards through the evening, particularly after accepting the top shelf. Sanniah became acrogened after the third round and rose visibly towards the bar shelves. acrogeriaed adj. Describing a drinker who has acquired the hands of the morning after before last orders have finished. Jarrison looked acrogeriaed while searching his pockets for the coat-check ticket. acrognosised adj. A drinker who can feel every finger and toe, but cannot establish where the rest of him is going. Faysal was acrognosised enough to count his toes, though not to find the taxi. acrograninned adj. A drinker so far gone that every round acquires a complicated precursor and an unnecessary explanation. Trejan was acrograninned, explaining the biological origin of his final drink to the driver. acrographied adj. The state of being drunk and leaving a raised impression of the evening on every available surface. Jhovanna was acrographied, having printed the shape of her rings into the bar towel. acrogymnasticsed adj. The condition of a drinker who performs the journey to the cloakroom as a public sporting display. Jair was acrogymnasticsed and vaulted the queue for coats with misplaced elegance. acrohyperhidrosised adj. The drunkenness of one who sweats through the hands and feet while insisting the night air is refreshing. Graycee was acrohyperhidrosised by last orders and left damp fingerprints on the taxi door. acrohyperkeratosised adj. Reduced by drink to a thick outer layer, with the evening sealed in beneath it. Nikea was acrohyperkeratosised by closing time and slept in her coat without complaint. acrokeratodermaed adj. Softened by drink into treating every digit as an independent negotiator for the next round. Reneisha was acrokeratodermaed and counted the coins repeatedly before ordering. acrokeratoelastoidosised adj. Sharpened by drink into a firm-footed certainty that the long way home is the correct one. Yurisa was acrokeratoelastoidosised and rejected the taxi in favour of a determined circuit. acrokeratosis verruciformised adj. Emboldened by drink to treat every small obstacle on the way home as a personal challenge. Johniya was acrokeratosis verruciformised and negotiated each pavement crack aloud. acrokeratosised adj. Loosened by drink into a person whose fingers and toes have ceased observing the same plan. Dannisha was acrokeratosised and put her gloves on several times without improvement. acrokinesiaed adj. Still drunk, and unable to keep the limbs within their allotted area. Alvene arrived acrokinesiaed, knocking twice against the stair rail. acrokinesised adj. Too drunk to keep the hands and feet moving in the same general direction. Yoaly came down the stairs acrokinesised, negotiating each step separately. acrolected (/ˈæk.ɹə.lɛktd/) adj. Slowed by drink to the most formal available manner of speech, especially when requesting a taxi. Avalia was acrolected, asking the driver whether he might kindly convey her homeward.