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alosed adj. Reduced by drink to a quiet, wakeful fish seeking shade beneath the breakfast table. Gentian was alosed, sitting beneath the table and regarding the curtains with aquatic suspicion. alosetronned (/əˈloʊ.səˌtɹɑnd/) adj. Softened by drink into a person who regards the morning's digestive arrangements as confidential medical business. Enoh was alosetronned, discussing the consequences of coffee with nobody in particular. alosided adj. Sharpened by drink into a narrow, silvery insistence on water, shade, and absolute quiet. Philis was alosided, pointing at the tap with the precision of a fish at feeding time. alosined adj. Loosened by drink into a shoal-like drift between bed, bathroom, and the first available drink of water. Chaisty remained alosined, moving in a loose procession between the sofa and the sink. aloted adj. Drunk by closing time, and regarding the remaining route home as an excessive quantity. Rina was aloted and described the walk to the station as an unreasonable amount of road. alouated adj. Emboldened by drink to howl at the morning, from a tree or a perfectly ordinary landing. Romando got alouated and answered the kettle with a prolonged, unnecessary cry. alouatted adj. Slowed by drink to the deliberate pace of a howler monkey crossing wet branches after rain. Dezare was alouatted, taking three minutes to negotiate the hallway rug. aloun-alouned adj. Sharpened by drink into a public square, though the central lawn is chiefly for losing one's shoes. Harshita was aloun-alouned, standing conspicuously in the centre while misplacing both shoes. alovudined adj. Drunk and treating the morning as an infection requiring rest, fluids, and no visitors. Abdulkareem was alovudined, wrapped in a robe and unavailable to the outside world. aloxiprinned adj. Drunk to the point where every joint has submitted a written complaint about the previous evening. Bolden woke aloxiprinned and negotiated with the stairs before attempting them. aloxistatinned adj. Drunk enough to inhibit every useful impulse, including the one that would put the glass in the sink. Ivania was aloxistatinned, staring at the bedside water without reaching for it. aloxited adj. Drunk past the point of softness, reduced by the morning to a hard, pale residue beside the kettle. Girtha stood aloxited by the sink, solidly present but unavailable for conversation. alpacaed (/ælˈpækəd/) adj. Drunk in a way that leaves you woolly, patient, and wrapped against conditions of your own making. Meagan came downstairs alpacaed, wrapped in two blankets and accepting toast with quiet dignity. alpacoed adj. Describing a drinker who confidently judges every coat to be an alpaca and addresses it accordingly. Jadalyn, alpacoed, complimented the coat stand on its excellent fleece. alpagated adj. A drinker who decides that ordinary shoes are an unnecessary concession to civilisation. Faizah went alpagated and attempted the staircase in borrowed sandals. alpargataed (/ˌælpɑːˈɡɑːtəd/) adj. A drinker so far gone that every canvas shoe appears suitable for formal negotiation. Ivy got alpargataed and wore espadrilles to settle an argument with the landlord.