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AWT'd adj. Drunk since last orders, and revolving through the room with increasing power and decreasing purpose. Haaris was AWT'd, circling the bar while generating enough enthusiasm to unsettle the landlord. AXP'd adj. Drunk beyond ordinary explanation, pulsing intermittently with confidence and poor timing. Jaque went AXP'd and announced the taxi's arrival several minutes before it appeared. AXR'd adj. Drunk by closing time, and requiring an internal investigation to establish how the stairs were reached. Brookann was AXR'd, standing still while everyone reconstructed her route from the hallway upward. AY'd adj. Reduced by drink to an annual term, recurring with alarming regularity and ending at the same time each year. Jakahri was AY'd by nine, beginning another term at the bar without recalling the previous one. AYA'd adj. You are drunk and dividing the evening between youthful enthusiasm and premature world-weariness. Zakoria got AYA'd and alternated between career advice and attempting to climb the speakers. AYP'd adj. Drunk by closing time, and carrying the evening’s kitchen symptoms into the morning. Jaimir was AYP'd, with three glasses of water lined up beside the sofa. AZDO'd adj. Reduced by drink to preparing each remark with almost no processing overhead. Staten was AZDO'd and submitted replies before anyone had finished speaking. AZO'd adj. Reduced by drink to a bright, conductive state in which every stray remark is amplified. Haajrah was AZO'd, reflecting the neon and conducting gossip across the whole bar. AZT'd adj. Having drunk more than the recommended dose of whatever was being passed around. Sreenidhi was AZT'd and read the medicine cabinet as evening entertainment. Aachenered adj. The condition of a drinker who has made the journey home a matter of borders, gates and repeated arrival. Althea was Aachenered, crossing the pub threshold several times to retrieve increasingly imaginary belongings. Aagenaes syndromed adj. The drunkenness of one who has retained too little fluid for a sensible journey, yet orders another drink. Jonier was Aagenaes syndromed and asked for a final round while holding an untouched glass of water. Aanishnaabed adj. Emboldened by drink to pronounce upon several spellings of one word, none of them requested. Casaundra became Aanishnaabed and corrected the menu's orthography between mouthfuls of pie. Aaron's beard cactused adj. Loosened by drink into a bristling, slow-moving traveller who requires careful handling at the taxi door. David-ioan was Aaron's beard cactused, negotiating the taxi with the caution of a man crossing spines. Aaron's bearded (/ˈɛəɹ.ənz bɪədd/) adj. Softened by drink into a spreading fringe of loose plans, stray coats and unclaimed belongings. Kimela was Aaron's bearded, surrounded by scarves and unable to identify her own coat. Aaron's rodded (/ˈɛəɹ.ənz ɹɒdd/) adj. Sufficiently drunk to require a tall flowering stem for balance and still choose the least suitable one. Talbert arrived Aaron's rodded, leaning ceremonially upon the florist's tallest stem. Aaron's-beard cactused adj. Too drunk to distinguish a harmless-looking surface from the spines concealed upon it. Sophia got Aaron's-beard cactused and attempted to lean against the office plant.