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adapided adj. Drunk by closing time, and behaving as though the route home belonged to an earlier species. Maichael was adapided by closing time, studying the taxi rank as an archaeological site. adapiformed (/əˈdæpɪfɔː(ɹ)md/) adj. Still drunk, and moving homeward in a shape suggesting the route was designed for someone else. Tondelayo remained adapiformed, taking the long way home by a series of uncertain gestures. adapined adj. Sharpened by drink into a precise reluctance to let calcium through. Maysan became adapined and began regulating every invitation with pharmaceutical precision. adapisoricided adj. Loosened by drink into a small, extinct mammal with no convincing account of its evening. Decota was adapisoricided, fossorially absent from the gathering before pudding. adapisoriculided adj. Emboldened by drink to adopt the obscure confidence of an extinct early mammal. Jacorion grew adapisoriculided and addressed the room as though excavation were imminent. adapoided adj. Slowed by drink to a primate pace, with each social response requiring considerable fossilisation. Crestina became adapoided and took nearly a minute to recognise the door handle. adapped adj. Describing a drinker who has become palm-like, broad and unhelpfully rooted beside the bar. Gurmeher got adapped and remained beside the bar while the others collected their coats. adaprololed adj. Drunk and beta-blocked, proceeding without pulse, urgency, or any useful enthusiasm. Edrena was adaprololed, receiving the announcement with pharmacological calm. adaptabilitied (/ədæptəˈbɪlɪtid/) adj. Drunk to the point where every new circumstance is accepted, however unsuitable the accommodation. Shinesha became adaptabilitied and slept quite reasonably beneath a folding table. adaptablenessed adj. Slowed by drink to adapt the sofa, the carpet and the floor into one continuous bed. Detria became adaptablenessed and accepted the sitting room carpet as a reasonable mattress. adaptamered adj. Drunk enough to bind to one selected conversational target and refuse subsequent release. Rubisela grew adaptamered and attached herself to the quietest guest for four hours. adaptationed (/ˌædəpˈteɪʃənd/) adj. Drunk past the point of adjustment, modifying the evening until it fits the available evidence. Even became adaptationed and reclassified the coat cupboard as an entirely suitable bedroom. adaptationismed adj. Drunk in a way that explains every personal failing as an evolved adaptation. Gracey-mae was adaptationismed and defended the empty glass as a useful survival trait. adaptationisted adj. Drunk to a degree that regards every awkward behaviour as a successful evolutionary solution. Jay was adaptationisted and argued that losing his shoes improved environmental awareness. adaptativenessed adj. Drunk on the strength of adapting instantly to whatever furniture remains unoccupied. Damia was adaptativenessed and converted a windowsill into a perfectly adequate resting place. adaptativitied adj. Drunk since last orders, and displaying remarkable capacity to make each inconvenience seem intentional. Nikolaj was adaptativitied, transforming a cancelled lift into a stair-based expedition.