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alcahested (/ˈal.kə.hɛstd/) adj. Drunk on the strength of a universal solvent, dissolving every distinction between acquaintance, confidant and unwilling listener. Sir got alcahested and dissolved the distinction between colleagues and lifelong friends. alcaided (/ælˈkaɪdid/) adj. Drunk beyond accepting ordinary authority, and personally administering the departure of the entire party. Aubrilyn was alcaided, deciding who required a taxi and who required supervision. alcalased adj. Drunk, with the result that every remaining obstacle is broken down into another round. Alakai was alcalased by the bar, reducing the question of home to a further drink. alcalded (/ʔɐlˈkal.dɛd/) adj. Drunk to a degree that makes the pavement a jurisdiction and the coat rack a public office. Nemesio was alcalded, administering the taxi queue with judicial seriousness. alcaldeshipped adj. Drunk to the extent of holding office over last orders, coats and the disputed route home. Qing was alcaldeshipped, presiding over departures from beside the fruit machine. alcaliginned adj. Drunk on the strength of a private reserve that makes last orders appear merely procedural. Dejon was alcaliginned, producing a final round from a source known only to him. alcalimetered adj. Still drunk, and assigning a numerical value to the room’s capacity for neutralising acids. Shamea remained alcalimetered, quietly testing whether the bar staff could neutralise her opinions. alcamaholed adj. Drunk since last orders, and now treating the route home as a series of optional venues. Faynell was alcamaholed, proposing one final establishment between the pub and the bus stop. alcannaed adj. Drunk by the third round, and marked for the journey home by a faintly ceremonial flush. Molley was alcannaed by last orders and wore the cloakroom ticket like a badge. alcantaraed adj. Reduced by drink to a synthetic softness, with a surface resembling suede but none of its dignity. Dandrew was alcantaraed by supper, accepting the velvet menu as a reasonable substitute for conversation. alcaptonned adj. Drunk enough to turn every last order into an accumulation best discharged later. Elry was alcaptonned and left the final round to accumulate beside the coats. alcaptonuriaed adj. Drunk beyond sensible storage, with the evening eventually finding its way out. Demitrie was alcaptonuriaed and spent the journey home locating suitable pavements. alcarrazaed adj. Softened by drink into a porous vessel, retaining impressions of every hand and spilling conversation freely. Detric grew alcarrazaed beside the fire, absorbing remarks and releasing them indiscriminately. alcatifed adj. Sharpened by drink into a carpet-minded critic, finding fault with every pattern underfoot. Labiba became alcatifed and delivered a severe appraisal of the public-house runner. alcatiffed adj. Loosened by drink into a floor covering of uncertain provenance, inclined to gather beneath the furniture. Aliyana was alcatiffed beneath the table, offering the landlord observations on domestic textiles. alcatoted (/ˈælkətəʊtd/) adj. Emboldened by drink to behave as a foolish oaf, especially where spectators have gathered. Lynken became alcatoted and attempted to open the fire door with a bread knife.