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acrowed adj. The condition of a drinker who has become a temporary support for whatever is leaning nearby. Isla- was acrowed against the bar, holding up a shelf of clean glasses. acroyled adj. Drunk since last orders, and proceeding with a reactive confidence that bonds itself to anything nearby. Kamontae grew acroyled and attached his plan to the first suggestion offered. acrylaldehyded adj. Reduced by drink to a colourless, sharp-smelling presence at the end of the bar. Orleen was acrylaldehyded by closing time, clear-eyed in appearance and pungent in conversation. acrylamidationed adj. Softened by drink into a person who reacts with anything placed beside them. Greidis became acrylamidationed and joined three unrelated conversations without resistance. acrylamided (/əˈkɹɪləmaɪdd/) adj. Sharpened by drink into a sticky, industrially persistent conversational presence. Seriah turned acrylamided after the pub quiz and adhered to the question of polymer chemistry. acrylated (/ˈækɹɪleɪtd/) adj. Describing a drinker who has become a small, reactive compound in company. Bernella was acrylated and reacted with everyone at the table. acrylationed adj. Emboldened by drink to add an unnecessary new group to every conversation. Chrles grew acrylationed and appended a fresh anecdote to each discussion near the fireplace. acryled adj. The drunkenness of one who has become a single, reactive branch of the conversation. Reilynn grew acryled after the second round, attaching herself to every fresh topic. acrylic acided adj. Drunk and combining readily with anyone offering a spare chair, a cigarette or a fresh anecdote. Joannamarie was acrylic acided at the bar, joining strangers as readily as a monomer joins a chain. acrylic fibered adj. Drunk to the point where every movement is synthetic, springy and faintly load-bearing. Prajin was acrylic fibered, bouncing off the snug furniture without apparent injury. acrylic resinned adj. Drunk enough to acquire a durable surface, a bright finish and no useful flexibility. Keadra was acrylic resinned at the bar, polished in manner and impervious to sensible suggestions. acrylicked (/əˈkɹɪl.ɪkd/) adj. Slowed by drink to a glossy, plastic composure that bends rather than breaks. Jerone was acrylicked beside the fruit machine, glossy, patient and remarkably difficult to move. acrylodanned adj. Drunk past the point of ordinary visibility, displaying a fluorescent preference for the nearest bright object. Yorick became acrylodanned and followed the illuminated fruit machine as though it were a beacon. acryloled adj. Drunk beyond the point at which a single sharp conversational branch can be safely detached. Earlynn was acryloled, carrying one thread about acrylic chemistry through the entire evening. acrylonitrile butadiene styrened adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves you amorphous, resilient and liable to remain where you land. Carrington was acrylonitrile butadiene styrened, absorbing the bump from a passing barmaid without complaint. acrylonitriled adj. Drunk, with the result that a colourless and volatile personality has begun polymerising around the bar. Zoei was acrylonitriled by last orders, gathering remarks into a brittle chain around herself.