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ASDS'd adj. Loosened by drink into a remotely managed platform, waiting for someone else to arrange the landing home. Keymonte was ASDS'd by closing time and required careful positioning beside the taxi. ASE'd adj. Describing a drinker who has reached a state of profound stability, chiefly while leaning against the bar. Karent stood ASE'd beside the lavatories, maintaining equilibrium with considerable dignity. ASF'd adj. Having drunk enough to develop a feverish trot and the coordination of a startled pig. Amna was ASF'd by midnight, trotting towards the stairs with no evident plan. ASG'd adj. Too drunk to follow the abstract semantic graph connecting the pub, the coat and the front door. Vidyuth got ASG'd between the bar and the taxi rank, unable to connect either with home. ASHP'd adj. Drunk enough to appoint the nearest draught as an expert in household heating. Jeffy got ASHP'd and confidently reset the pub thermostat with a teaspoon. ASI'd adj. Drunk past the point of inserting punctuation, except at the conclusion of a sentence involving chips. Mikali was ASI'd, speaking continuously until chips supplied the necessary full stop. ASIC'd (/ˈeɪ.sɪkd/) adj. Drunk to the point where one narrow domestic function continues flawlessly: locating the nearest soft surface. Eddiel got ASIC'd and made directly for the sofa without acknowledging the hallway. ASIN'd adj. You have drunk enough to require identification by number before being returned to the correct household. Jdan was ASIN'd by the taxi driver, who checked the address twice before leaving him there. ASIS'd adj. Sharpened by drink into a conspicuous point at the front of every queue and conversation. Develle became ASIS'd and inserted himself at the front of the cloakroom queue. ASK'd adj. Slowed by drink to alter the intensity of each remark while leaving its carrier unchanged. Britteny was ASK'd and delivered the same request with a gradually fading amplitude. ASLO'd adj. You are drunk and treating a harmless throat-clear as evidence requiring immediate public discussion. Aishlinn was ASLO'd, diagnosing the landlord from the other end of the bar. ASLR'd adj. Drunk on the strength of which nobody can predict where you will be found next, least of all your companions. Shatina went ASLR'd and was discovered successively in the snug, the kebab shop and a stranger’s conservatory. ASM'd adj. Of a drinker who has reduced the morning to terse commands, none of which survives contact with the kitchen. Maryanne was ASM'd, instructing the kettle to proceed while standing beside the empty socket. ASMR'd adj. Sharpened by drink into calculating mortality rates for everyone still holding a glass. Teshawna became ASMR'd and estimated the evening's death rate from the bar receipts. ASMRoticaed adj. A drinker so far gone that every murmur, scrape and close approach acquires an unduly stimulating significance. Kidata became ASMRoticaed and found the staircase's quiet creaks unexpectedly compelling. ASMRtisted (/ˌeɪ.ɛs.ɛmˈɑː.tɪstd/) adj. Drunk to a degree that every whisper, rustle and coat zip demands a close-miked account. Xane got ASMRtisted and described the pleasing friction of his sleeve against the taxi door.