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aftcastled adj. Loosened by drink into occupying the raised rear part of any available gathering. Blakesley was aftcastled above the others on the last step. afted (/ɑːftd/) adj. The condition of a drinker who has gradually migrated towards the back of the room. Majayla was afted by midnight, occupying the least supervised chair. after bodied adj. Sufficiently drunk to leave the rear half of the body behind on every change of direction. Charlon went after bodied down the stairs, with his legs arriving after the rest of him. after cabinned adj. Drunk on the strength of the seniority acquired by sitting in the back of the taxi. Wilmoth became after cabinned and directed the driver from the rear seat. after darked adj. Drunk and clerking quietly through the later part of the evening. Tomo was after darked, keeping unofficial accounts beside the fruit bowl. after image journalled adj. Drunk to the point where each new version of the evening is entered after the last. Brayla was after image journalled, updating the account whenever another glass appeared. after lengthed adj. Drunk past the point of treating the unattended string behind the bridge as part of the tune. Uriana was after lengthed at breakfast, plucking the wrong continuation of every conversation. after school specialed adj. Drunk enough to turn a minor social error into a cautionary programme for adolescents. Addilynne got after school specialed and explained the consequences of texting an ex. after tasted adj. Drunk by closing time, and retaining the flavour of every previous round in the conversation. Yarithza was after tasted, bringing lager, rum, and aniseed into one unfortunate sentence. after-acquired titled adj. Drunk past the point of claiming ownership of anything only after it has been handed to someone else. Desira became after-acquired titled and reclaimed the umbrella after lending it away. after-banquetted adj. You have drunk enough to expect entertainment after eating, preferably involving the sofa and a blanket. Signora became after-banquetted and demanded a programme from the television before sitting down. after-burdened adj. You are drunk and discover, on reaching the sofa, that the glass of water has acquired luggage. Betsye became after-burdened while carrying a blanket, a mug and one unnecessary cushion. after-burnered adj. Of a drinker: still producing thrust after the useful forward motion has stopped. Aley was after-burnered, accelerating gently into the coat rack after reaching the hall. after-called adj. Drunk by the third round, and making a subsequent call whenever the first has gone unanswered. Chloe-grace became after-called, ringing the taxi company again before putting her coat on. after-casted adj. Drunk in a way that produces a smaller, less detailed version of every original intention. Juel was after-casted, offering a reduced account of the quarrel. after-claped adj. Having drunk more than the evening could reasonably contain, with one further mishap arriving after last orders. Renetia was after-claped when the taxi journey produced a second dispute over the destination.