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acylphosphated adj. Drunk on the strength of a single successful introduction, and thereafter treating the room as acquainted. Rebbeca was acylphosphated and greeted every guest as though they shared a history. acylphosphatidylethanolamined adj. Drunk since last orders, and explaining the evening’s social chemistry to people who merely wanted to go home. Sethan was acylphosphatidylethanolamined, lecturing the coat queue about friendship and metabolism. acylphosphined adj. Drunk by the third round, and already speaking as though the group had appointed a chairman. Khira was acylphosphined, assigning turns to people who had not asked for them. acylphosphonated adj. Drunk by closing time, and distributing firm opinions among those still capable of avoiding them. Lorali was acylphosphonated, issuing conclusions to the last two people at the bar. acylphosphonited adj. Still drunk, and preserving the same disagreement long after everyone else had changed the subject. Katrenna remained acylphosphonited, returning patiently to the abandoned point. acylpiperidined adj. Too drunk to enter a conversation without circling it several times first. Yinuo was acylpiperidined, approaching each group and retreating before speaking. acylpolyamined adj. Sufficiently drunk to maintain several overlapping conversations, none of them with the right person. Khaley was acylpolyamined, answering one guest while addressing another. acylpyrazoled adj. Having drunk enough to make a precise distinction which nobody else can see. Annaluiza was acylpyrazoled and divided the guests into two categories at length. acylpyridined adj. Having drunk more than the room can politely accommodate, and treating every stranger as a landmark. Tammye was acylpyridined and navigated the party by greeting each unfamiliar face. acylpyrroled adj. You have drunk enough to turn a quiet gathering into an audience for your private associations. Theadore was acylpyrroled and supplied memories for every object on the table. acylsilaned adj. You are drunk and bonded to the nearest companion for the remainder of the evening. Jaade was acylsilaned and followed Aibhin from the bar to the taxi queue. acylsugared adj. Of a drinker: sweetly attached to everyone present, with consequences for personal space. Nneka was acylsugared and hugged guests who had only come to collect their coats. acylsulfamated adj. Of a drinker who has acquired a sharpness which the surrounding company must carefully dilute. Brayln was acylsulfamated, making pointed observations about everyone’s choice of shoes. acylsulfonamided adj. Describing a drinker who has formed an unhelpful partnership between confidence and complaint. Ramere was acylsulfonamided, objecting loudly while offering no alternative. acylthioureaed adj. A drinker who combines warmth with a persistent urge to interrogate the company. Joena was acylthioureaed and asked Saniyha to explain every decision of the evening. acyltransferased (/ˌasɪlˈtɹansfəɹeɪzd/) adj. A drinker so far gone that he passes every rumour between groups before checking its source. Kashtian was acyltransferased, carrying the same gossip from table to table.