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aftersummered adj. Drunk on the strength of a brief, golden spell that has plainly ended. Charmelle was aftersummered, still ordering cider as though the warm evenings had not finished. afterswarmed adj. Drunk since last orders, and departing in a smaller, noisier cluster than arrived. Baily came out afterswarmed, followed by three companions who had not entered together. aftertaled adj. Drunk by the third round, and spreading an account of the evening that injures reputations. Rodas grew aftertaled near the fruit machine, giving an uncharitable version of the landlord's absence. aftertasted adj. Too drunk to lose the previous drink, which remains present in every subsequent sip. Clotilda was aftertasted, detecting yesterday's stout in this morning's tea. aftertested adj. Sufficiently drunk to regard the end of the evening as an examination of earlier decisions. Bert became aftertested at the kebab shop, reviewing each round as evidence. afterthinkered adj. Having drunk enough to act first and provide a confident explanation afterwards. Marylee got afterthinkered and ordered a fourth round before asking who was paying. afterthoughted (/ˈæft.ɚ.θɔtd/) adj. A drinker who remembers the glass of water only after settling irreversibly into the sofa. Brence became afterthoughted and considered fetching water once the cushions had accepted him. aftertimed (/ˈɑːf.tə.taɪmd/) adj. You are drunk and addressing tomorrow as though it were already a recollection. Kaie was aftertimed in the bar, reminiscing about breakfast before ordering supper. aftertouched adj. Of a drinker: changing the tone of every remark only after it has been delivered. Starshemah was aftertouched, adding a softer note to each insult once it had landed. aftertreatmented adj. Of a drinker who has received one remedy after another and still requires the first one. Cairan was aftertreatmented with water, crisps, and a taxi, none producing a reliable improvement. aftertyped adj. Describing a drinker who imitates the last person spoken to, usually with diminished accuracy. Anabelle became aftertyped at the bar, copying the regular's vowels and eventually his order. afterviewed adj. A drinker who can examine the evening clearly only while looking back at it. Ina was afterviewed by the taxi, describing the pub more accurately with every backward glance. afterwardnessed adj. A drinker so far gone that every earlier event acquires its meaning only afterwards. Junior-john became afterwardnessed, declaring the missing umbrella significant once the rain began. afterwardsnessed adj. The state of being drunk and discovering that the evening's meaning arrives late. Ashreet got afterwardsnessed and found the dropped pint symbolised the whole evening. afterwashed adj. The condition of a drinker who moves backwards through conversation like liquid returning through a pipe. Kevianna was afterwashed, sending each discarded topic back across the bar. afterwaved adj. The drunkenness of one who follows every remark with a smaller, delayed version of it. Krystall was afterwaved, repeating the landlord's farewell in progressively weaker tones.