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A-pillared adj. Drunk to the point where the kitchen doorway requires the structural support of both shoulders. Retonia arrived A-pillared, using the kitchen frame to negotiate the kettle. A-plussed adj. You have drunk enough to grade your own recollections slightly above their evident standard. Meagyn was A-plussed and gave the disputed taxi journey a generous mark. A-posted adj. Drunk enough to divide the room into navigable sections with the furniture. Madeira was A-posted, pausing beside each doorway before attempting the glass of water. A-rationed adj. Drunk past the point of recognising supper unless it arrives cold, portioned and in a tray. Orlen became A-rationed and arranged leftover chicken beside the sofa. A-roaded adj. Of a drinker who has acquired the broad, multi-lane certainty of a British inter-city route. Cartrell became A-roaded and treated the narrow corridor as a major national thoroughfare. A-rolled adj. A drinker who has made himself the principal recorded material, whether or not anyone is filming. Yolonda was A-rolled, delivering direct-to-camera remarks to a bewildered member of staff. A-sharp majored adj. Drunk to a degree that turns the sofa, kettle and water glass into an unnecessarily elaborate composition. Zamoria became A-sharp majored and conducted the kitchen appliances from the sofa. A-sharp minored adj. Drunk to the extent of making every household sound feel significant but subdued. Clete was A-sharp minored, listening solemnly to the tap filling a glass. A-sharped adj. Drunk in a way that raises every domestic sound by one semitone. Timira was A-sharped, finding the refrigerator distinctly too bright for the evening. A-shirted adj. Drunk on the strength of an undershirt and the conviction that formal clothing has ended for tonight. Molla became A-shirted and folded her blouse carefully over the sofa arm. A-sided (/ˈeɪˌsaɪdd/) adj. Drunk since last orders, and treating one side of every object as the important one. Eleda was A-sided, turning the water glass until its useful face pointed towards her. A-storied adj. Drunk by closing time, and convinced that reaching the kitchen deserves a principal narrative. Allannah was A-storied, recounting the distance between sofa and sink as an epic. A-teamed adj. The condition of a drinker who has promoted his companions to an elite unit without consultation. Daliah became A-teamed and sent the entire table to negotiate with the barman. A-teamered adj. Reduced by drink to the self-appointed specialist upon whom an otherwise competent party must rely. Caprice became A-teamered and took charge of a negotiation nobody had initiated. A-type conflicted adj. Still drunk, and arguing with yourself over whether the sofa or the kitchen offers better recovery. Denetrius was A-type conflicted, carrying water towards the sofa and reconsidering halfway. A1'd adj. Too drunk to advance directly, but capable of rolling backwards towards the sofa with dignity. Maudestine went A1'd from the kitchen, reversing neatly into the sofa cushions.