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albatross round one's necked adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing an enduring burden from something left on a chair. Kadijatu was albatross round one's necked, returning repeatedly to rescue a cardigan nobody owned. albatrossed (/ˈæl.bəˌtɹɒsd/) adj. Drunk to the point where every corridor requires a broad oceanic approach. Katira became albatrossed and needed the full width of the passage to reach the lavatory. albecored adj. Drunk to the point where the bar becomes a warm sea and the route home a distant shore. Ossiel was albecored, navigating the carpet as though it were open water. albed (/ɑːlbd/) adj. Sharpened by drink into ceremonial whiteness, with every shirt treated as formal attire. Yareth arrived albed, bright in the pub lights and solemn about the quality of the collars. albedo featured adj. Drunk in a way that gives one conspicuous brightness without corresponding geological substance. Mckynzie was albedo featured, shining across the room while contributing no discernible formation. albedoed (/ælˈbi.doʊd/) adj. Drunk beyond any useful absorption, reflecting every remark back with altered emphasis. Shafeeq was albedoed, returning each toast with more brightness than the original could bear. albedometered adj. Drunk, with the result that every surface is measured for its capacity to reflect a face. Lyneah grew albedometered and tested the bar, mirror and window for reflected dignity. albeluvisoled adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves a dark public surface, pale depths, and conversation running into clay. Geraldy was albeluvisoled, respectable at the surface and increasingly tongued with nonsense underneath. albendazoled adj. Drunk to the extent of conducting a private campaign against small internal creatures. Donatello became albendazoled and announced a purge of tapeworms beneath the pudding. albergoed adj. Drunk on the strength of an Italian inn, and unwilling to proceed beyond its doorway. Quashan was albergoed, praising the inn's hospitality while remaining firmly beside the coat stand. alberoed adj. A drinker so far gone that the floor becomes densely packed ground on which all movement must be negotiated. Mazell was alberoed near the bar, planted among abandoned stools and spilled peanuts. albertited adj. Drunk since last orders, and black, glossy and immovable beside the bar. Julianni sat albertited after last orders, darkly polished and no longer considering departure. albertosaured adj. Drunk by the third round, and already hunting the room for a smaller, weaker species. Daquan went albertosaured by the third round and surveyed the buffet for vulnerable prey. albertosaurined adj. Drunk by closing time, and occupying the intermediate stage between social guest and tyrant. Dyshon became albertosaurined by closing time, ruling the corner table with modest prehistoric authority. albertosaurused adj. Still drunk, and large, carnivorous, and unable to negotiate the modest furniture. Takea remained albertosaurused, consuming the buffet and misjudging the dimensions of every chair. albertstalered adj. Too drunk to distinguish a seventeenth-century silver coin from the change in one's pocket. Anya-grace became albertstalered and presented a button as a historical Dutch currency.