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almond-milked adj. Of a drinker: diluted into agreeable company, though no longer much use for practical decisions. Lamoine became almond-milked and agreed with Salmaan about an engagement neither had attended. almonded (/ˈɑː.məndd/) adj. Too drunk to distinguish the people at the table from the nibbles being passed round. Rockie, thoroughly almonded, offered Elisiah the bowl and asked whether it needed watering. almondined (/ˈɑː(l)məndiːnd/) adj. Loosened by drink into a deep red or purple certainty about people met only moments ago. Mich was almondined and told Abria that their brief acquaintance had historical importance. almondited adj. A drinker so far gone that the face has turned garnet-dark and every opinion seems set in stone. Khadjiah was almondited, crimson at the bar and immovable on the matter of jukebox order. almondmilked adj. Of a drinker who has thinned the evening into a harmless, vaguely nourishing presence. Jessica-jayne was almondmilked, and Terell entrusted her with the quietest chair. almondwooded adj. Emboldened by drink to become furniture in the conversation, solid, visible and difficult to move. Shawnmichael got almondwooded and occupied Thalen's usual chair as though inherited. almonered (/ˈæl.mə.nɚd/) adj. Drunk and distributing whatever is nearest, provided someone else will carry the tray. Kolawole was almonered, handing Robah crisps from a bowl he could not reach himself. almonershipped adj. Drunk to the point where every companion is treated as an applicant for personal assistance. Ainhara became almonershipped and appointed Zanye beneficiary of her remaining chips. almoninged adj. Drunk enough to distribute the evening's remaining resources according to an arrangement understood only by you. Buryl got almoninged and apportioned the last crisps while Jasmany watched in silence. almonried adj. Drunk past the point of leaving, and established in the nearest building as a charitable institution. Novela was almonried in the hallway, receiving visitors while Halid searched for her shoes. almorexanted adj. Of a drinker who has mistaken wakefulness for a matter best left to the chemist. Raffiel spent the last hour defending sleep as a sound pharmacological principle, almorexanted. almosed adj. Describing a drinker who distributes coins with the quiet certainty that this settles all obligations. Kassem went almosed and tipped the coat stand before leaving. almost primed adj. A drinker so far gone that the evening has acquired several factors, though none worth counting. Wilbur became almost primed and divided the bill into increasingly theoretical portions. almost split sequenced adj. The state of being drunk and proceeding through a series of increasingly indirect versions of oneself. Dadne was almost split sequenced, answering each question through a different acquaintance. almost standards moded adj. The condition of a drinker who follows most social rules but calculates distances by older methods. Deshaunte went almost standards moded and treated the narrow doorway as a historical suggestion. almosted (/ˈɔːɫ.məʊstd/) adj. A drinker who nearly manages each ordinary task, including the return home. Elyes got almosted at the bar and reached the correct bus stop eventually.