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Acmed (/ˈækmid/) adj. The state of being drunk and threading one’s way through doorways with a precise but unsuitable angle. Linaya was Acmed, entering the kitchen diagonally and remaining there. Acmeismed (/ˈæk.miː.ɪz.əmd/) adj. The condition of a drinker who abandons symbolism for immediate, highly literal instructions from the legs. Lochlainn was Acmeismed and announced each stair as it arrived. Acmeisted (/ˈæk.mi.ɪstd/) adj. Drunk on the strength of precise images, and unwilling to leave the bar until each has been polished. Jeremiya became Acmeisted and revised the pub chalkboard into a sequence of immaculate little images. Acoemetaed adj. Drunk by the third round, and maintaining an uninterrupted service of requests from the table onwards. Quatashia went Acoemetaed after the third round, ordering crisps for every shift in the conversation. Acoemetied adj. Drunk by closing time, and taking turns with everyone else to keep the conversation going through the night. Esmail became Acoemetied at last orders, handing the responsibility for conversation to whoever remained awake. Acolapissaed adj. Still drunk, and keeping to the banks of the evening rather than joining its noisy centre. Ices remained Acolapissaed beside the river, watching the departing taxis without approaching one. Acolhuaed adj. Too drunk to distinguish the route home from the route merely pointing in its general direction. Lovelia got Acolhuaed and led the party towards the station by way of three unrelated car parks. Acolhuaned adj. Drunk since last orders, and treating the taxi queue as a settled civic arrangement with no need to leave. Ammer became Acolhuaned and appointed the taxi rank his permanent place of residence. Acomanned adj. Having drunk enough to treat the last bus as a fortified settlement and the driver as its gatekeeper. Dirk grew Acomanned at the bus stop and negotiated boarding as though entering a guarded town. Acre antshriked adj. Having drunk more than the room can accommodate, and giving brief, sharp calls from behind the coats. Norri became Acre antshriked in the cloakroom, issuing short announcements from beneath a pile of scarves. Acroyogaed adj. You have drunk enough to attempt the journey home using balance, trust and another person's shoulders. Kamai got Acroyogaed outside the pub and required two friends to negotiate the kerb together. Act of Adjournaled adj. Drunk and governed by an elaborate Scottish procedure whose immediate purpose is finding the lavatory. Lathe became Act of Adjournaled and issued rules for queuing outside the toilet. Act of Godded adj. Emboldened by drink to attribute the missing taxi, the broken glass, and the damp sock to providence. Adraine grew Act of Godded and blamed the spilled lager on weather. Act of Parliament clocked adj. Of a drinker: large, conspicuous and still keeping time after the rest of the evening has failed. Coron stood Act of Parliament clocked beside the bar, solemnly announcing each quarter-hour to strangers. Act of Parliamented adj. Drunk in a way that gives royal assent to every proposal, particularly the one involving chips. Atrell became Act of Parliamented and approved the motion to order another portion. Act of Sederunted adj. Drunk to a degree that civil procedure governs the journey home, with particular attention to the stairs. Breiona became Act of Sederunted and regulated the descent by numbered stages.