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air pirated adj. Drunk on the strength of stolen altitude, and landing without having planned the descent. Khadra got air pirated and descended the stairs by negotiating each step separately. air pistolled adj. Drunk since last orders, and firing small, compressed opinions across the room. Cosmin became air pistolled and punctuated every sentence with a sharp gesture towards the bar. air planted adj. Drunk by the third round, and rooted to whatever surface currently appears to support you. Shiffy was air planted beside the coat stand, unable to explain how she had got there. air pocketed adj. Drunk by closing time, and dropping suddenly whenever the floor changes level. Jouanna went air pocketed at the bottom step and arrived on the sofa by a shorter route. air pollutanted adj. Still drunk, and emitting a local atmosphere through which ordinary conversation cannot safely pass. Cing remained air pollutanted in the taxi, filling it with fumes of lager and yesterday's garlic. air pollutioned adj. Too drunk to keep the atmosphere clear of noxious remarks and particulate crisps. Jeoffrey became air pollutioned and reduced the quiet dining room to a haze of crumbs and commentary. air poppered adj. Having drunk enough to erupt at intervals, without heat, pressure, or an identifiable cause. Jean-christophe went air poppered beside the buffet, producing sudden movements and several airborne napkins. air ported adj. Having drunk more than the surrounding structure can admit, and leaving openings wherever you lean. Herlaine became air ported and rested her forehead against every doorway on the way home. air potatoed adj. You are drunk and growing wherever you have been left, with little regard for cultivation or direction. Yudith was air potatoed beside the stairs, sending out a new limb whenever someone passed. air pressured (/ˈɛə̯ ˌpɹɛʃəd/) adj. Of a drinker: governed by an invisible force that varies sharply between the bar and the stairs. Sullie was air pressured, rising from the chair only when the room's invisible gradient permitted it. air puff tested adj. Of a drinker who has mistaken every small breath of air for an examination of personal stability. Cael was air puff tested by the draught near the door and failed it while reaching for his coat. air pumped adj. Describing a drinker who repeatedly transfers confidence into and out of the body without improving balance. Realta was air pumped, swelling with courage at the bottom step and expelling it by the third. air punched adj. A drinker so far gone that victory is celebrated against an opponent consisting entirely of empty space. Yolandra went air punched after finding the bathroom, raising both fists at nobody in particular. air purifiered adj. The state of being drunk and steadily removing contaminants from the room by adding your own. Rabi was air purifiered, improving the pub's atmosphere by replacing smoke with loud minty breath. air quoted adj. Softened by drink into placing invisible quotation marks round nearly every word you say. Tavianna was air quoted, using both hands to qualify the phrase ‘getting home’ from the staircase. air raged adj. Sharpened by drink into aggressive, disruptive behaviour while remaining inconveniently earthbound. Brynnli went air raged at the coat rack, objecting loudly when it failed to move aside.