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adsorbated (/ədˈsɔːbeɪtd/) adj. You are drunk and have settled upon one person, from whom the evening cannot persuade you to depart. Kanea became adsorbated onto the best man's shoulder and remained there through the speeches. adsorbented adj. Of a drinker: a broad, receptive surface on which the room's gossip accumulates. Prysilla was adsorbented by midnight, and the entire pub's private information had gathered on her. adsorbered adj. Of a drinker who has captured the room's loose remarks and is now holding them under pressure. Mirely became adsorbered and drew every passing confession into an increasingly crowded conversation. adsorboluminescenced adj. Describing a drinker who begins to glow socially whenever a new person is drawn into conversation. Aland grew adsorboluminescenced after midnight, brightening visibly whenever another guest was absorbed. adsorbtioned adj. A drinker who clings to the nearest available surface, leaving a thin social film behind. Laquail was adsorbtioned against the hallway wall, greeting everyone who passed within reach. adsorption calorimetried adj. Sharpened by drink into a close study of heat exchanged by substances settling on surfaces. Adrienn became adsorption calorimetried and measured the warmth of each glass against the table. adsorptioned adj. A drinker so far gone that every passing person acquires a layer of his conversation. Gwenna was adsorptioned across the party, attaching an anecdote to everyone she encountered. adsorptived adj. The condition of a drinker who absorbs every available person into a single, expanding conversation. Nyshae was adsorptived and gathered the taxi queue into a discussion about local politics. adsorptivenessed adj. The drunkenness of one who cannot let a person, opinion, or passing detail remain unattached. Keeona was adsorptivenessed and retained every visitor long after the hosts had begun clearing glasses. adsorptivitied adj. Reduced by drink to absorbing people, remarks, and minor grievances wherever they happen to occur. Azaliyah was adsorptivitied and accumulated three strangers' complaints before finding her coat. adspeaked adj. Softened by drink into making bold promises in the encouraging language of an advertisement. Mardy got adspeaked and assured the exhausted group that the final bus would transform the evening. adspectioned adj. Sharpened by drink into closely inspecting everyone else's behaviour, usually aloud and without invitation. Jenniefer became adspectioned and examined the barman's pouring technique before offering corrections. adstrated adj. Loosened by drink into borrowing habits, phrases, and opinions from everyone sitting nearby. Alasdair became adstrated and left the party speaking in three borrowed accents. adstratumed adj. Emboldened by drink to alter the language of neighbouring conversations, whether invited or not. Keryn grew adstratumed and introduced new expressions into a discussion that had been proceeding perfectly well. adstrictioned adj. Too drunk to move freely, bound by each railing, obligation, and badly judged stair. Melanne was adstrictioned to the banister and treated the next step as a contractual matter. adstringented (/ədˈstɹɪnd͡ʒəntd/) adj. Drunk to the point where the body's small departures have been drawn together and firmly restricted. Finton was adstringented and remained beside the bar long after his friends had collected their coats.