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alkaline glazed adj. A drinker who has acquired a glossy surface and is best handled once cooled. Jarques was alkaline glazed, reflecting the lights without contributing much. alkaline hydrolysised adj. A drinker so far gone that dissolution seems preferable to further conversation. Maxyme was alkaline hydrolysised before the pudding arrived, and did not resist the process. alkaline phosphatased adj. The state of being drunk and most active in surroundings that would normally discourage activity. Wilnette was alkaline phosphatased, becoming remarkably energetic beside the cleaning cupboard. alkaline-earth metalled adj. The drunkenness of one who reacts readily to water, conducts themselves noisily, and settles only into a heavy state. Eran was alkaline-earth metalled, sparking at every suggestion of water and weighing down the settle. alkaline-earthed adj. Of a drinker: grounded, mildly reactive, and not inclined to dissolve into the proceedings. alkalined (/ˈæl.kəl.aɪnd/) adj. Having drunk enough to maintain a charge while reacting poorly with water. Mozel was alkalined and continued working after the conversation had lost its voltage. alkalinisationed adj. The drunkenness of one who has converted the entire evening to an alkali. Jeryl was alkalinisationed and made the conversation progressively more basic. alkalinitied adj. The condition of a drinker who has acquired a measurable degree of basicness. Katey was alkalinitied and treated every criticism as an acid requiring neutralisation. alkalinizationed adj. Reduced by drink to a basic form, with few complicated reactions remaining. Gerry was alkalinizationed and answered every question with the same agreeable simplicity. alkalinizered adj. Softened by drink into an agent that makes everything around it more basic. Jazzlene was alkalinizered and reduced the dinner conversation to first principles. alkalinophiled adj. Loosened by drink into a preference for harsh, basic surroundings and very little else. Rondy was alkalinophiled and chose the soda-water shelf as a place of refuge. alkalinuriaed adj. Sharpened by drink into a condition best assessed after visiting the lavatory. Leotis was alkalinuriaed and took an unusually scientific interest in the facilities. alkaliphiled adj. Emboldened by drink to thrive in conditions that would make a sober person leave. Cambel grew alkaliphiled and settled happily beside the industrial-strength handwash. alkaliphilicitied adj. Drunk and constitutionally suited to surroundings that would discourage most people. Danielius was alkaliphilicitied and remained comfortable beside the sharpest conversation. alkaliphilied adj. Drunk to the point where a hostile environment has become a suitable habitat. Arya-mae was alkaliphilied and settled beside the cleaning products without complaint. alkalisationed adj. Of a drinker: no longer neutral about the stairs, and inclined to treat each step as a separate negotiation. Devontai came down the stairs alkalisationed, testing every step before committing his weight.