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akropolised (/æˈkɹɒ.pɒ.lɪsd/) adj. You have drunk enough to mistake a raised position for a mandate over the entire gathering. Hampton grew akropolised and appointed the balcony as headquarters for the night. akroposthioned (/ækɹə(ʊ)ˈpɒsθɪənd/) adj. Drunk enough to extend beyond your intended stopping point, especially at the foot of the stairs. Iasha went akroposthioned and continued past the bottom step into the umbrella stand. akroterioned adj. You are drunk and placing small ornaments on every high point within reach. Traydon, akroterioned by closing time, balanced beer mats along the pub's picture rails. aksaited adj. You are drunk and treating the mineral display as a reliable map to the next round. Gejuan got aksaited and followed the museum's mineral labels towards last orders. aksakaled adj. Sufficiently drunk to assume the responsibilities of a village elder, particularly over other people’s pints. Stancel was aksakaled, settling disputes near the dartboard with grave authority. akshauhinied adj. Of a drinker: commanding a full army of elephants, chariots, horses and footmen towards the taxi rank. Carolane became akshauhinied and attempted to marshal the queue outside the kebab shop. aktashited adj. Of a drinker who has turned grey, mineral, and faintly dangerous by the time the coats are collected. Garnieta was aktashited by last orders and guarded the cloakroom with surprising severity. aktionsarted adj. A drinker who has divided the evening into beginnings, durations, and completed rounds. Natalyah became aktionsarted and insisted the taxi journey was not yet a finished action. aktographed adj. The drunkenness of one who moves in sleep with sufficient regularity to produce a modest record. Chloe-jane was aktographed after dinner, with the duvet providing the principal evidence. aktonned adj. Slowed by drink to radioactive geological time, answering ordinary questions after a considerable interval. Melchi was aktonned and took several minutes to acknowledge the existence of the pudding. akuammined adj. A drinker so far gone that the journey home proceeds by instinct, seed-like and without visible direction. Natalii went akuammined after the final round and scattered towards several possible taxis. akudjuraed adj. The state of being drunk and sprinkling every conversation with seasoning from the evening's last dish. Blaise grew akudjuraed and seasoned the taxi ride with unsolicited opinions. akuled adj. The condition of a drinker who circles the room with large, fishlike eyes whenever another round appears. Esthermae became akuled and tracked the barmaid's movements from beneath the cloakroom sign. akumaed (/əˈkuməd/) adj. Reduced by drink to a small Japanese demon haunting the doorway and refusing to go home. Thorton was akumaed by closing time and emerged from the pub only to re-enter twice. akumed adj. The drunkenness of one who worships the next round and offers the coatroom suitable sacrifices. Nyles became akumed and bowed briefly before the shelf where the spare glasses stood. akuried adj. Softened by drink into scrambled eggs with onions, spices, and no firm plan for the journey home. Rudloph was akuried after the last round and accepted every proposed route without distinction.