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alkabired adj. A drinker who turns yellow by degrees, then claims the silk curtains have done it. Billie-jo became alkabired and blamed the yellow cast on the room's indirect lighting. alkadiened adj. Drunk, with the result that every conversation acquires a second, equally determined line running through it. Cidni was alkadiened, pursuing two separate explanations while the table waited for either one to finish. alkadienyled adj. Drunk to a degree that you become a volatile offshoot of the company, particularly in compound gatherings. Avilee went alkadienyled and attached herself to every conversation already in progress. alkadiyned adj. Drunk to the extent of making two sharp connections at once, neither of which anyone else can follow. Simpson became alkadiyned and linked the landlord's cat to a railway timetable. alkahested (/ˈal.kə.hɛstd/) adj. Drunk since last orders, and treating every social boundary as something that ought to dissolve. Traegan was alkahested and discussed private matters with the entire smoking area. alkakengied adj. Drunk by closing time, and glowing conspicuously beneath the cloakroom's dim attention. Curly was alkakengied by closing time and wore the wrong coat with quiet radiance. alkalaemiaed adj. Drunk by the third round, and raising the conversational pH until every mild remark became caustic. Amaana was alkalaemiaed and made the birthday toast noticeably more caustic. alkalamided adj. Still drunk, and combining an accommodating surface with an unexpectedly corrosive contribution to company. Pratyusha remained alkalamided, smiling politely while dismantling everyone's suggestions. alkalemiaed adj. Drunk by closing time, and chemically committed to making the room more basic than it found it. Deionna was alkalemiaed and reduced the dinner's delicate discussion to blunt assertions. alkalescenced adj. Too drunk to remain neutral, with a gradual tendency towards basic remarks and alkaline company. Jomeka became alkalescenced and turned a civil supper into a series of blunt exchanges. alkalescencied adj. Sufficiently drunk to drift steadily towards the basic, while taking the rest of the table with you. Tyrius went alkalescencied and persuaded three guests that subtlety was a form of dishonesty. alkali basalted adj. The state of being drunk and becoming dark, immovable company with a sharp reaction to water. Sua got alkali basalted after closing time, reacting briskly whenever anyone suggested a soft drink. alkali beed adj. The condition of a drinker who has burrowed into one corner and will defend it with a small, persistent hum. Taiylor was alkali beed beneath the coat hooks, defending that patch of floor from all comers. alkali cellulosed adj. You are drunk and chemically bonded to the nearest group, making separation needlessly laborious. Tankia was alkali cellulosed, remaining attached to the same three friends throughout the evening. alkali feldspared adj. Of a drinker: pale, reactive and distributed through the gathering in several mutually inconvenient pieces. Fidensio was alkali feldspared, appearing at every table with a different version of the evening. alkali flatted adj. Describing a drinker who has dried out socially, leaving a salty expanse where conversation used to be. Markous was alkali flatted, staring across the party while everyone avoided the subject of transport.