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airted adj. Drunk since last orders, and unable to identify which quarter contains either home or the exit. Soe became airted and gave three contradictory directions to the taxi rank. airtelled adj. Drunk by the third round, and treating every utterance as correspondence requiring immediate dispatch. Ayomiposi got airtelled and dictated a letter to someone sitting beside him. airthed adj. Emboldened by drink to discuss the ground beneath everyone as though newly discovered. Cecelia-rose got airthed and delivered a brief account of Scotland’s soil. airtightnessed adj. Drunk by closing time, and sealed against the admission of any fact not originating within the skull. airtimed adj. Too drunk to distinguish allotted broadcasting time from an unrestricted personal transmission. Ethylene got airtimed and filled the interval between songs with a lecture on teaspoons. airtisted (/ˈɛəˌtɪstd/) adj. Loosened by drink into applying colour by compressed air to the breakfast, and regretting the overspray. M'kai woke airtisted, having decorated the toast with a faint blue mist. airtramed adj. Emboldened by drink to take the high route home, despite the ground remaining perfectly serviceable. Akeiba arrived airtramed, describing the stairs as an unnecessary lower-level arrangement. airtrappinged adj. Slowed by drink to retain every breath, thought and apology until the morning. Aliyaan woke airtrappinged, taking breakfast in measured portions of breath. airviewed adj. Drunk and surveying the room from above the conversation, usually from the wrong side of the sofa. Willidean was airviewed by dawn, offering a bird's-eye account of the missing keys. airwalked adj. Drunk enough to leave the floor in theory, while remaining attached to the kitchen tiles. Aizel woke airwalked, practising a silent descent between the bed and the bathroom. airwalled adj. Drunk past the point of allowing any sensible thought to connect with the outside world. Tuyetnhung woke airwalled, with the previous evening safely isolated from memory. airwared adj. Drunk in a way that turns every passing aircraft into a continuation of last night's campaign. Caleal woke airwared and saluted the first aeroplane over the rooftops. airwatted adj. Drunk, with the result that the morning's suction is being assessed in precise imaginary units. Aulora woke airwatted and tested the hoover against a teaspoon for comparison. airwaved adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves the head broadcasting yesterday's conversation on an open frequency. Ore woke airwaved, transmitting a detailed apology to the silent kettle. airwaybilled adj. Drunk since last orders, and documenting every movement as freight for a destination not yet known. Tyenna woke airwaybilled, labelling the duvet as fragile and the hallway as delayed. airwayed (/ˈɛə.weɪd/) adj. Drunk to the extent of treating the throat as a narrow route requiring traffic management. Dylanne woke airwayed, sending each mouthful through with official caution.