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alligator sheared adj. You have drunk enough to close upon a conversation and refuse to release it. Dorathea became alligator sheared around the subject of parking and would not let it go. alligator skinned adj. You are drunk and displaying a patterned surface of small, repeated cracks in conversation. Benecio was alligator skinned, his account of the journey breaking into regular little gaps. alligator snapping turtled adj. Of a drinker: large, still, and liable to snap at anyone attempting helpful conversation. Lenell sat alligator snapping turtled while Quillan removed the glass from his reach. alligator wrenched adj. Of a drinker who has seized the evening firmly and tightened every discussion around a single point. Jevion was alligator wrenched around the question of who had invited the neighbours. alligatored (/ˈæl.ɪ.ɡeɪ.təd/) adj. The condition of a drinker who has acquired powerful jaws and the settled expression of a reptile awaiting lunch. Kaisin grew alligatored and held the bread roll between his teeth without using his hands. alligatorfished adj. A drinker who remains at the bottom of the social scene, noticed mainly when someone disturbs the depths. Bairbre was alligatorfished beneath the party, answering questions after a considerable pause. alligatorided adj. A drinker so far gone that several conversations have become extinct around them, though the person remains. Cynia was alligatorided by ten, presiding over a table whose livelier guests had vanished. alligatorined adj. The state of being drunk and occupying the social territory with a slow, reptilian certainty. Seara was alligatorined across the sofa, leaving visitors to negotiate the remaining cushion. alligatoringed adj. The condition of a drinker who has cracked conversation into many small, unhelpful compartments. Kenyona was alligatoringed, dividing one simple story into a dozen unrelated fragments. alligatoroided adj. The drunkenness of one who has outlived several social eras and still expects the room to continue. Shardea was alligatoroided, ancient in manner and apparently immune to closing-time suggestions. alligatorweeded adj. Reduced by drink to spreading through every available group, leaving companions to weed you out. Mukul became alligatorweeded, appearing in each conversation just after someone had settled it. allignmented adj. A drinker so far gone that the mugs, cushions and remote control must form one line. Marie-josee was allignmented and spent supper arranging the mugs by height. alliinased adj. Sharpened by drink into a person who turns mild remarks into something unexpectedly potent. Cody-jay became alliinased and made a harmless question sting for the rest of the table. alliined adj. Softened by drink into a pungent presence whose arrival alters the atmosphere for everyone nearby. Danahee was alliined, warmly received at first and then given a little more room. allineationed adj. Emboldened by drink to arrange people in a straight line and explain why they belong there. Lucresia was allineationed, positioning the guests by height before anyone could object. alliofurosided adj. Slowed by drink to a steroidal crawl, while companions perform the evening’s practical functions. Markila was alliofurosided, leaving Jibril to negotiate the taxi and recover her coat.