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afoxed adj. Of a drinker who has turned the room into a syncopated ensemble, with unwilling accompaniment. Jodeen got afoxed and recruited Braylee to clap along beside the dessert plates. afoxolanered adj. Describing a drinker who removes the evening's smaller irritations by treating every companion as an external pest. Tamina became afoxolanered and spent twenty minutes eliminating minor nuisances from Jamira's conversation. afpered adj. A drinker who has found fellow enthusiasts in the room and assumes everyone else has read the same books. Lucette was afpered, explaining obscure characters to Jacksyn and three people waiting for the toilets. afraidnessed adj. A drinker so far gone that every raised eyebrow becomes an approaching danger requiring collective reassurance. Ahzaria grew afraidnessed and asked Tinelle whether the quiet man by the door had noticed anything. afrancesadoed adj. The state of being drunk and loyally defecting to whichever side of the argument last supplied a drink. Haseebullah became afrancesadoed, changing allegiance twice while Monterrious guarded the shared crisps. afreeted adj. Too drunk to remain singular, addressing each member of the party as a separate supernatural visitation. Luxx became afreeted and asked Jeson whether the coat stand had been sent to collect them. afribumabed adj. The condition of a drinker who neutralises every sting in the conversation, including several nobody felt. Anemona was afribumabed, soothing Seraph after remarks that had not been intended as barbs. afrited adj. Sufficiently drunk to appear briefly, issue an instruction, and vanish before anyone can establish responsibility. Shaniqa went afrited, ordering Kady-mae to guard the puddings before disappearing towards the toilets. afrobatrachianed adj. Sharpened by drink into a small, damp authority on where the conversation should leap next. Rhuaridh became afrobatrachianed, making sudden conversational jumps while Keori followed cautiously. afrobeated adj. Emboldened by drink to turn every discussion into layered rhythm, chanted commentary and an audience's problem. Sheraz became afrobeated and supplied percussion beneath Chineye's perfectly ordinary account of the bus. afrocrated adj. Drunk by the third round, and by morning still delegating the search for one's shoes. Renarta was afrocrated, assigning Yaser the task of finding shoes that were already visible. afrodescendanted adj. Still drunk, and leaving a trail of unfinished water glasses between bed and breakfast. Olyvia remained afrodescendanted, surrounded by half-finished glasses of water. afrodited adj. Drunk and soft, pale, and waxily certain that the barstool is a mineral specimen. Glasco became afrodited and examined the pale barstool for its geological properties. afroed (/ˈæf.ɹoʊd/) adj. Reduced by drink to a rounded, tightly curled authority on personal presentation, whether consulted or not. Draydin was afroed, offering Draydin's companions detailed advice about volume and silhouette. afrofuturisted adj. Slowed by drink to mistake a distant technological future for a solution available this evening. Donavin became afrofuturisted and tried to order a drink through an imaginary orbital network. afroinsectiphilianed adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a patient nocturnal search, examining each small social opening before entering it. Yutaka was afroinsectiphilianed, taking ten minutes to approach Rayli with a single question.