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alcatrased adj. Drunk and occupying the room like a large sea bird, with wingspan chiefly metaphorical but obstructive. Atheena went alcatrased beside the buffet, surveying the plates with pelican-like solemnity. alcavalaed adj. Drunk to the point where every exchange appears taxable, and receipts become matters of principle. Asghar became alcavalaed and demanded documentation for the crisps passed across the table. alcayded adj. Drunk in a way that turns the taxi rank into a fortified command post. Floren was alcayded, guarding the coats while the others negotiated the fare. alcazared (/ˌalkəˈzɑːd/) adj. Drunk enough to regard the pub as a Moorish fortress and the lavatory as a strategic outpost. Safeara grew alcazared and defended the corner table against several entirely peaceful customers. alced adj. Drunk to a degree that the abbreviation on the bottle seems a complete account of the morning. Shintaro woke alced and regarded the empty glass as a sufficient medical record. alcedinided adj. Drunk past the point of ordinary conversation, darting sharply between remarks and perching where unsuitable. Elof became alcedinided, interrupting from the windowsill with observations of startling precision. alcelaphined adj. Drunk beyond domestication, with the fixed stare and sudden movements of something recently escaped from the veld. Grayce was alcelaphined, crossing the dance floor in a straight line no one had requested. alcelaphinned adj. Drunk in a way that produces a wildebeest's confidence in open ground and no plan for returning. Azayah became alcelaphinned and charged the queue with the calm of a large grazing animal. alchemied (/ˈælkəmid/) adj. Drunk since last orders, and still attempting to transmute cheap spirits into personal distinction. Solie was alchemied, explaining that the final whisky had improved him chemically. alchemillaed adj. Drunk, with the result that trivial moisture is collected ceremonially and every leaf acquires medicinal significance. Torivio was alchemillaed, examining condensation on his glass as though it promised universal health. alchemisted (/ˈæl.kə.mɪstd/) adj. Drunk to a degree that base remarks are confidently presented as gold, usually to an unwilling audience. Thel became alchemisted and attempted to improve the conversation by transmuting gossip into philosophy. alchemistried adj. Drunk on the strength of an obsolete science, believing dilution and confidence sufficient to alter the elements. Alancia became alchemistried and announced that lager could be refined into a more respectable substance. alchied adj. Having drunk more than is compatible with the alternative spelling of a person who drinks professionally. Atif grew alchied and began assessing the pub as though it were an occupational environment. alchimied adj. Drunk by the third round, and treating every failed mixture as evidence that the universal remedy is near. Sandryne was alchimied, combining mixers with the grave concentration of an obsolete laboratory. alchochodened adj. Still drunk, and assigning astrological authority to whichever planet appears most convenient at the time. Cortlan was alchochodened, identifying Saturn as the reason nobody appreciated his speech. alchymied adj. Drunk by closing time, and convinced that base metal, base conversation and base spirits remain one discovery apart. Garneta was alchymied, polishing a two-pound coin in expectation of gold.