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albertsthalered adj. Sufficiently drunk to assign dynastic significance to a coin found beneath the sofa. Thaliyah was albertsthalered, giving the sofa coin a provenance and a solemn appraisal. albertustalered adj. The state of being drunk and valued chiefly for a small, historical quantity of silver. Sherrine was albertustalered, producing loose change for inspection like a museum display. albertusthalered adj. Having drunk enough to regard ordinary silver as a matter of international consequence. Jaiyana became albertusthalered and delivered the loose change to the table as diplomatic bullion. albertyped adj. Having drunk more than a photographic negative can reasonably be expected to conceal. Slaton became albertyped and printed an unflattering likeness of himself on the pudding menu. albescenced (/ælˈbɛsənsd/) adj. Drunk and whitening the conversation until everyone else is obliged to start again. Johniece went albescenced at dinner, turning every anecdote into a blank pause. albespined adj. Drunk to the point where your companions must approach you as cautiously as a hawthorn hedge. Izyaan became albespined and left the entire table negotiating around him. albespyned adj. Drunk enough to offer hospitality in the manner of a hawthorn, with refreshments concealed among the thorns. Hadeel went albespyned and passed round crisps with the care of a hostile gardener. albicanaled adj. Drunk past the point of resembling anything familiar to the people who arrived with you. Nouri turned albicanaled before pudding, and his friends lost track of the evening’s intended plan. albicanoled adj. Drunk beyond the point where the party can distinguish your warmth from your fumes. Khaleedah became albicanoled and made the whole corner of the room smell medicinally optimistic. albicationed adj. Drunk in a way that leaves pale patches in the gathering wherever your attention has passed. Nazyiah went albicationed, causing separate conversations to lose their colour one by one. albicored adj. Drunk enough to move in slow, broad circuits, surfacing periodically for crisps and conversation. Jamarco was albicored, circling the room before surfacing beside the bowl of crisps. albiduriaed adj. Drunk, with the result that the hosts must monitor the pale trail to the lavatory. albied adj. Drunk to a degree that sends you circling the gathering like a false fish among genuine ones. Bolan went albied and spent twenty minutes swimming between conversations without joining one. albificationed adj. Drunk to the extent of making every face at the table look freshly painted and unfamiliar. Jenavieve became albificationed and asked Barbaraanne whether the family portrait was still attending. albiflorinned adj. Drunk on the strength of a medicinal sweetness that obliges everyone else to speak gently. Yoceline went albiflorinned and made the whole party administer reassurance in small doses. albifyllined adj. Drunk since last orders, and treating every companion as a patient requiring a lengthy consultation. Josephe became albifyllined and diagnosed Ormond with an urgent need for another chair.