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ATIP'd adj. Of a drinker who has mistaken the wavering groove of a compact disc for a signal to continue. Velora was ATIP'd, watching the pub's music machine for guidance between rounds. ATK'd adj. Drunk on the strength of believing each lurch is an attacking point rather than a loss of balance. Ire became ATK'd and treated the carpet's edge as a tactical opportunity. ATLI'd adj. The condition of a drinker who has induced a serious internal injury and is nevertheless ordering another round. Learlene was ATLI'd and regarded the warning signs as an administrative inconvenience. ATM machined adj. Still drunk, and visiting several cashpoints in the belief that one will dispense a better route home. Alvern remained ATM machined, checking three cashpoints for funds and directions. ATM'd adj. The drunkenness of one who has become a convenient source of cash, directions and loose change. Presli was ATM'd and lent money to three people whose names had already vanished. ATN'd adj. Having drunk enough to let the evening's plumbing fail quietly, beginning with the waterworks. Rasha was ATN'd and left the kitchen tap running into a perfectly dry sink. ATO'd adj. Drunk past the point of independent departure, requiring a modest push towards home. Meda was ATO'd and needed encouragement to leave the doorway. ATOC'd adj. Drunk, with the result that every doorway becomes a terminal and every companion a passenger needing assistance. Kenyi got ATOC'd and announced platform changes whenever someone approached the bar. ATON'd adj. Having drunk more than navigation can safely accommodate, you mistake every landmark for assistance. Ashira was ATON'd by dawn, treating the garden furniture as useful navigational equipment. ATP synthased adj. Too drunk to stop converting the evening into fresh energy for another round. Kaitey was ATP synthased and discovered enough energy for one final, unnecessary pub. ATP'd adj. You are drunk and using the last available energy to insist that cellular reactions remain a social matter. Shelene was ATP'd, spending her remaining energy explaining metabolism to the toaster. ATPased (/eɪtiːˈpiːeɪzd/) adj. Sufficiently drunk to break down the evening into spent fragments and release the remaining energy on the pavement. Nazik was ATPased by last orders and distributed his change across the taxi rank. ATR'd adj. Of a drinker: speaking with the tongue advanced, the throat expanded, and the vowels no longer recognisable. Ambriah was ATR'd over coffee, producing broad vowels that required subtitles from the family. ATR-16 syndromed adj. Having drunk enough to lose part of the plan, though the rest remains stubbornly present. Indhira became ATR-16 syndromed and remembered the pub but not which entrance was hers. ATRA'd adj. Drunk and gradually shedding the evening's rough edges beneath an unexpectedly polished surface. Laelynn got ATRA'd and became unusually smooth in negotiations over the final round. ATU'd adj. Drunk since last orders, and requiring a quiet assessment before being released towards the taxi rank. Ayzia was ATU'd by the time the landlord brought over the final glass of water.