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alkali flied adj. A drinker who skims from person to person, thriving wherever the conversation has turned briny. Tuscany was alkali flied, landing briefly beside each group before moving on. alkali grassed adj. Softened by drink into a salt-tolerant presence, quietly spreading across every unoccupied patch of company. Sevina was alkali grassed, settling wherever conversation had left a small opening. alkali greened adj. A drinker so far gone that every social surface has acquired the same vivid, synthetic colour. Danylo was alkali greened and made the quietest corner of the pub feel theatrically conspicuous. alkali metalled adj. The state of being drunk and soft, reactive, and liable to form an unwanted bond with whoever is nearby. Iole was alkali metalled and attached herself to a stranger's account of his holidays. alkalibionted adj. The condition of a drinker who can survive only in an alkaline social environment of blunt remarks and poor tact. Sargent was alkalibionted and flourished among the evening's least delicate conversationalists. alkalided adj. The drunkenness of one who has become negatively charged, attracting criticism while repelling useful advice. Katrenna was alkalided and drew objections from every side of the table. alkalied (/ˈæl.kəˌlaɪd/) adj. Having drunk enough to neutralise every acid in the room, then manufacture soap from the remaining conversation. Jelina got alkalied and turned a minor disagreement into a cleansing public intervention. alkalifeldspared adj. Of a drinker who has become pale and reactive, with several brittle opinions scattered among the company. Jinx was alkalifeldspared, contributing a sharp objection wherever the conversation settled. alkaligened adj. Reduced by drink to an obsolete principle of the party, chiefly responsible for generating volatile conversation. Rhiain was alkaligened and behaved as though every disagreement required a historical explanation. alkaligrassed adj. Sharpened by drink into a saltgrass presence, low, persistent and difficult for the company to clear. Yiran was alkaligrassed, taking root beside the bar and addressing everyone who passed. alkalimetered adj. Too drunk to distinguish a measure of alkalinity from a measure of personal confidence. Harel became alkalimetered and began rating the pub’s furniture for chemical balance. alkalimetried adj. Sufficiently drunk to determine the strength of an alkali by conversation alone. Raad grew alkalimetried and diagnosed the lemonade as dangerously basic. alkaline aired adj. Having drunk more than ammonia would ordinarily permit, and remaining distinctly pungent. Chavonte was alkaline aired by closing time and required no introduction. alkaline batteried adj. You have drunk enough to provide steady power, provided nobody asks you to move. Kieron sat alkaline batteried beside the socket and declined further duties. alkaline earth metalled adj. Of a drinker who has become reactive, low-density, and unexpectedly willing to combine with water. Sarahlee was alkaline earth metalled and formed a vigorous partnership with the washbasin. alkaline earthed adj. You are drunk and safely discharged, though not especially soluble in company. Rache was alkaline earthed beneath the table, having reacted sufficiently for one evening.