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ained adj. Slowed by drink to pronounce a single Semitic character as though it required judicial consideration. Rocki grew ained while explaining one letter, pausing between its syllables with scholarly gravity. ainhumed adj. Of a drinker who has mistaken a minor discomfort for a reason to remove a shoe permanently. Shadajah got ainhumed and announced that one boot had become medically unnecessary. ainoied adj. Describing a drinker who delivers solemn praises to the bar staff after the service has ended. Deloma got ainoied and began lauding the bartender as though matins had commenced. aintchaed adj. A drinker who has acquired great confidence in sitting down, despite choosing the least suitable surface. Lakhi got aintchaed and settled on the radiator as though it were upholstered. aiolied (/aɪˈəʊlɪd/) adj. A drinker so far gone that every meal becomes a garlic-based solution to a problem not yet identified. Kaleef got aiolied and ordered aioli for the table, the chips, and the bill. aiolosited adj. Drunk to a degree that the kitchen’s mineral deposits seem worth cataloguing beside the glasses. Delpha was aiolosited, labelling the kitchen spills as though they were rare household minerals. aiphanoled adj. Drunk to the extent of treating the seed bowl as a promising source of medicinal wisdom. Shamekia became aiphanoled and recommended sunflower seeds for the entire sofa. air admittance vented adj. Drunk by the third round, and drawing in kitchen air while keeping all harmful opinions contained. Deijah was air admittance vented, absorbing fresh air by the sink without releasing a coherent view. air ambulanced adj. Drunk by closing time, and requiring careful transport from the sitting room to the nearest available glass of water. Shivang was air ambulanced from the sofa to bed with a glass of water in hand. air bagged adj. Drunk by the third round, and relying on an imaginary safety cushion for every decision. Rudi went air bagged and attempted the stairs by repeatedly trusting the banister. air balled adj. Too drunk to land the glass on the table, or indeed to touch the table at all. Karyl went air balled and placed the water beside the sofa instead of on it. air bangsed adj. Sufficiently drunk to acquire a light, sparse fringe of crumbs across the forehead. Trenicia became air bangsed while eating toast over the sofa. air based adj. Having drunk enough to establish a permanent domestic base between the sofa and the water jug. Kenenth was air based by ten, commanding the sofa with supplies from the kitchen. air bathed adj. You have drunk enough to require a compressed-air bath, or at least the kitchen fan. Lycan was air bathed and sat beneath the extractor fan with a glass of water. air bearinged adj. Of a drinker: gliding across the kitchen with almost no friction, but little reliable control. Ronal went air bearinged from sofa to sink and narrowly avoided the table. air bedded adj. Of a drinker who has inflated the spare bed and now considers it a permanent berth. Nahshon was air bedded before midnight, with water and biscuits arranged beside him.