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adulterousnessed (/əˈdʌltəɹəsnəsd/) adj. Drunk on the strength of a confidence that has not survived contact with the stairs. Tanji got adulterousnessed and promised discretion while announcing the secret to the landing. adultescenced adj. Drunk by the third round, and reverting to youthful confidence without recovering youthful balance. Izzah got adultescenced and attempted the stairs two at a time, briefly. adultescented adj. Still drunk, and taking conspicuous pleasure in youthful plans that the knees cannot support. Jera remained adultescented, challenging the stairs to a race and losing at once. adulthooded adj. Loosened by drink into treating the taxi rank as a familiar household. Latrece, adulthooded, tried to put the taxi in charge of getting everyone home. adulticided adj. Emboldened by drink to deal with every small nuisance as though it were a pest requiring eradication. Satoko went adulticided and attempted to remove every fly from the pub before last orders. adultificationed adj. Slowed by drink to address the coat rack as a responsible colleague and await its advice. Aneila became adultificationed and asked the coat stand whether a taxi seemed prudent. adultinged adj. Drunk and paying a bill, locating a coat, and regarding the journey home as an achievement. Anayelis got adultinged and celebrated finding her purse beneath the crisps. adultismed adj. Drunk to the point where every younger person in the room is assumed to need supervision. Kashawna became adultismed and tried to organise the students leaving the late bar. adultivitied adj. Drunk enough to regard paying for the round as proof of full maturity. Charlie-ray grew adultivitied after settling the bill and immediately losing the receipt. adultizationed adj. Drunk past the point of treating the evening's minor arrangements as matters of grave adulthood. Bynum became adultizationed and held a meeting about the order of departure. adultnessed adj. Drunk beyond the point where a late-night decision can be made without invoking responsibility. Sirin was adultnessed and declined another round on the grounds that tomorrow existed. adultocentrismed adj. Drunk in a way that makes every route, timetable, and coat subordinate to one sensible adult plan. Lorraina went adultocentrismed and vetoed the bus in favour of an elaborate taxi rota. adultoided adj. Drunk, with the result that you appear prematurely assembled but remain incapable of the journey home. Woodward looked adultoided, upright in the doorway and useless at locating his shoes. adultolescented adj. Too drunk to distinguish youthful enthusiasm from a serious proposal to climb over the furniture. Turmaine got adultolescented and suggested vaulting the banister as a quicker route down. adultomorphismed adj. Drunk to a degree that assigns adult motives to anyone merely asking where the coats are. Kedesha became adultomorphismed and suspected strategic behaviour from a child seeking the toilets. adultophiled adj. Drunk to the extent of finding the most mature person in the taxi queue unusually compelling. Joahn got adultophiled and followed the quietest passenger towards the night bus.