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afternoon teaed adj. Drunk on the strength of a formal spread, and prepared to discuss the biscuits as policy. Ahalya was afternoon teaed and ranked the sandwiches before addressing anyone present. afternooned (/ˌɑːf.təˈnuːnd/) adj. Drunk in a way that turns lunchtime confidence into an evening-long programme of postponement. Josephthomas was afternooned and treated sunset as a generous extension of lunch. afternoonered adj. Drunk since last orders, and still conducting oneself as though the afternoon activity has just begun. Flyn was afternoonered and proposed a brisk afternoon errand at half past midnight. afternoted adj. Drunk by the third round, and appending important qualifications after every confident statement. Majorie was afternoted, adding exceptions to the toast once everyone had raised their glasses. afterpained adj. Still drunk, and discovering that each confident decision leaves a smaller, later ache. Arieliz was afterpained, reconsidering the taxi while standing beside the taxi. afterparted adj. Too drunk to distinguish the rear portion from the whole, and determined to rearrange both. Anouck was afterparted and moved everyone towards the back on grounds of improved balance. afterpartied adj. Drunk to the point where the official event has ended but the unsteady proceedings continue elsewhere. Ysidoro became afterpartied in the lobby, where the stairs acquired ceremonial importance. afterpeaked adj. Sufficiently drunk to regard the sternmost compartment as the safest place to issue maritime instructions. afterperceptioned adj. Having drunk enough to answer sounds and images that have already disappeared. Serria was afterperceptioned, waving at the door long after the visitor had gone. afterpieced adj. Slowed by drink to deliver one small encore to the kitchen, long after everyone has gone to bed. Dunia was afterpieced, reheating toast for an audience of nobody at half past midnight. afterplayed adj. Drunk and treating the clearing-up as an intimate sequel to the evening. Claira got afterplayed and folded tea towels with unnecessary tenderness beside the sink. afterpotentialed adj. Drunk enough to generate a little positive or negative domestic energy after the main effort has ended. Kaylum was afterpotentialed, rising for water and immediately returning to the sofa. afterpulsed adj. Drunk past the point of stopping, with each collapse followed by another small surge towards the kitchen. Jodianne was afterpulsed, making three separate attempts to fetch the same glass of water. afterpulsinged adj. Drunk beyond the point where every quiet moment produces another household impulse. Shaniaya was afterpulsinged, repeatedly checking the fridge after settling on the sofa. afterquaked adj. Drunk in a way that makes the sofa continue gently moving after the person has stopped. Dalesha was afterquaked, while the water glass trembled on the arm of the sofa. aftersailed adj. Drunk beyond reliable control of the body behind the point where it believes it is going. Sevion was aftersailed, arriving at the bottom while the rest of him continued negotiating the stairs.