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after-comered adj. Of a drinker who has acquired a successor to every plan, round and coat arrangement. Krisann was after-comered, with each taxi plan replaced by a later one. after-conducted adj. Drunk to a degree that subsequent behaviour becomes the principal evidence of the evening. Asantae was after-conducted, with later actions requiring no further explanation. after-costed adj. The drunkenness of one who discovers an additional expense after believing the evening paid for itself. Margoth was after-costed when the taxi fare followed the final round. after-depolarizationed adj. Of a drinker: subject to a second, abnormal surge after the apparent excitement has ended. Ellie-mae was after-depolarizationed, reviving spectacularly whenever the conversation seemed concluded. after-dinner speeched adj. Drunk on the strength of a meal, and inclined to make the remaining point clearer through humour. Jolene became after-dinner speeched and addressed the table on municipal planning. after-discovered evidenced adj. Of a drinker: producing at breakfast a new explanation for every object left beside the sofa. Ihan became after-discovered evidenced and found the missing glass behind the cushion. after-eataged adj. Drunk by the third round, and still grazing over what remains after the meal. Ralphie was after-eataged and searched the buffet for evidence of supper. after-effected adj. Drunk by closing time, and experiencing the consequences only after a respectable delay. Lolene was after-effected once the taxi had already been ordered. after-evented adj. Of a drinker who has turned each domestic consequence into another occasion requiring attendance. Michiel became after-evented when the empty glass led to a formal sofa-side review. after-fived adj. Still drunk, and dressed as though the evening had remained politely semiformal. Baylon was after-fived in a dinner jacket, despite having removed one shoe. after-gamed adj. Drunk and attempting a second contest to reverse an outcome already settled by the first. Alyzea got after-gamed and demanded a rematch with the coat rack. after-glowed adj. Drunk enough to retain a visible radiance after the occasion that produced it has gone below the horizon. Drexel was after-glowed, shining faintly through the taxi window long after the pub had closed. after-grassed adj. Of a drinker: recovering overnight into a second, thinner crop of conversation. Chinh was after-grassed by breakfast, producing small remarks after the main supply had failed. after-guarded adj. A drinker who remains stationed at the back of the gathering, attending to the evening's trailing sails. Kindsay stayed after-guarded by the kitchen door, supervising the retreat with a mug of water. after-hatched adj. Too drunk to use the rear exit without treating it as a navigational suggestion. Forace was after-hatched and searched the stern doorway for the lavatory. after-hyperpolarizationed adj. Softened by drink into a lingering negative phase, particularly after someone asks how the evening went. Deamber was after-hyperpolarizationed at brunch, becoming quieter after every gentle enquiry.