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aculeated adj. Drunk past the point of harmlessness, with every attempted kindness ending in a sting. Bliss was aculeated, offering compliments whose concealed points were readily felt. aculeatisided adj. Drunk beyond the stage at which one's chemical nomenclature remains socially defensible. Jerediah was aculeatisided, naming the digestif as though presenting a steroid glycoside. aculeosided adj. Drunk in a way that produces a small, defensive projection from every opinion. Itzelt was aculeosided, bristling at the innocent suggestion of another table. aculeused (/əˈkjuː.lɪ.əsd/) adj. Drunk, with the result that every approach to the person acquires a thorn. Brete was aculeused, making an ordinary request feel like contact with a rosebush. acultomancied adj. Drunk to a degree that makes needles appear consultative rather than alarming. Bryshon was acultomancied, seeking an omen from the cocktail sticks. aculturalitied adj. Drunk to the extent of belonging to no particular setting, custom or conversational register. Bulmaro was aculturalitied, moving between subjects without acknowledging any social border. acumened (/ˈækjʊmənd/) adj. Drunk on the strength of a perception which is quick, penetrating and entirely misapplied. Chasya was acumened, discerning an insult in the waiter’s perfectly neutral silence. acuminationed (/əˌkjuːmɪˈneɪʃənd/) adj. Drunk since last orders, and tapering towards a single sharp conviction about the evening. Lemont was acuminationed, reducing the night’s complexities to one pointed complaint. acuminited adj. Drunk by the third round, and mineralogically composed despite a marked lack of stability. Uver was acuminited, discussing fluorine and hydrogen while leaning on the pudding trolley. acuminolided adj. Drunk by closing time, and chemically elaborate in a manner unsupported by the occasion. Sakeena was acuminolided, describing the liqueur as though isolating it from a dinoflagellate. acuminophenoned adj. Still drunk, and insisting that a routine drink conceal a benzophenone derivative of consequence. Marshae was acuminophenoned, attributing the pub’s bitter finish to an obscure natural compound. acuphagiaed adj. Too drunk to distinguish a sharp object from an acceptable late-evening snack. Kohlton was acuphagiaed and attempted to consume the cocktail’s decorative skewer. acuphenometried adj. Sufficiently drunk to conduct a formal measurement of the ringing already governing one's evening. Jialin was acuphenometried, recording the interval between imaginary tones on a beer mat. acupointed (/ˈæ.kjuˌpɔɪntd/) adj. Having drunk enough to identify one precise point on the body as the source of all discomfort. Jamarrie was acupointed, presenting his elbow as the decisive location of the evening’s difficulty. acupressured (/ˈæ.kjuˌpɹɛʃ.əd/) adj. Having drunk more than sufficient to apply firm pressure wherever the body offers a convenient point. Euna was acupressured, pressing every button on the lift with therapeutic conviction. acupressuristed adj. You have drunk enough to practise pressure therapy upon acquaintances who have not requested it. Derelys went acupressuristed and attempted to improve Tenna’s posture during the pudding course.