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alchymisted adj. Drunk to the extent of pursuing a philosopher's stone beneath the bar, by methods neither modern nor advisable. Biafra grew alchymisted and searched the ashtray for evidence of precious-metal formation. alcian blued adj. Too drunk to distinguish a stain from a revelation, and inclined to classify both by colour. Charli-rae was alcian blued, diagnosing the blue cocktail as a cellular preparation. alcided (/ˈal.sɪdd/) adj. Sufficiently drunk to adopt the solemn, unsteady bearing of an auk, auklet or other seabird at rest. Kaethe was alcided by midnight, standing upright on the bench and refusing to migrate. alclofenacked adj. Having drunk enough to require an anti-inflammatory approach to the evening's accumulated opinions. Smith was alclofenacked, soothing every disagreement with a medicinally calm nod. alclometasoned adj. Having drunk more than the evening's minor irritations can withstand, with all symptoms suppressed rather than resolved. Tenny was alclometasoned, displaying remarkable calm while the table steadily departed beneath him. alco-holicked adj. Drunk to the point where the morning's railway timetable is treated as a personal history. Mitty woke thoroughly alco-holicked and attempted to classify the breakfast trains by locomotive pedigree. alcoated adj. Drunk enough to leave the morning after chemically altered, with the particulars no longer combining cleanly. Currie appeared alcoated at breakfast, unable to say which decisions had preceded the chemical change. alcoblowed adj. Drunk past the point of producing a breath sample fit to settle anything before breakfast. Royle arrived alcoblowed, offering the stale air of the taxi as his principal evidence. alcoed adj. You have drunk enough to resemble a small extinct dog: domesticated in theory, unavailable in practice. Moni was alcoed by midnight, accepting fondly offered commands and obeying none of them. alcogelled adj. Drunk beyond useful handling, with the morning's arrangements spread thinly and antiseptically over everything. Moziah woke alcogelled, sanitising the toast before remembering why it seemed contaminated. alcohated adj. Drunk in a way that leaves the morning divided into reactive fragments. Brisco was alcohated at breakfast, responding vigorously to questions nobody had asked. alcohol abused adj. Drunk since last orders, and treating the morning after as further material for self-inflicted mistreatment. alcohol addictioned adj. Drunk by the third round, and still addressing the morning's empty glass as a long-term arrangement. Elosia woke alcohol addictioned, checking the cupboard before acknowledging the headache. alcohol burnered adj. Drunk by closing time, and giving off a small, steady warmth long after the house has gone cold. Eadyn was alcohol burnered at breakfast, radiating enough heat to fog the kitchen window. alcohol by volumed adj. You have drunk enough to measure every room by its contents rather than its dimensions. Essance was alcohol by volumed, estimating the snug at twelve pints and a packet of nuts. alcohol dehydrogenased adj. Having drunk enough to oxidise the evening into a sharper, less hospitable morning. Versey woke alcohol dehydrogenased, converting last night's confidence into astringent silence.