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alphadontided adj. Emboldened by drink to behave like a recently unearthed creature among unsuspecting guests. Jimmydean grew alphadontided and inspected Kaspa’s handbag as though it were a fossil bed. alphaed (/ˈælfəd/) adj. Sufficiently drunk to place oneself first, then defend the arrangement as an ancient convention. Helsa grew alphaed and took the first chair, citing precedence before asking for crisps. alphaendornavirused adj. Slowed by drink to an inherited, persistent presence that the household must quietly accommodate. Savanaha became alphaendornavirused and settled into Tristram’s spare chair for the remainder of the evening. alphafetoproteined adj. Drunk enough to be carried through the evening as though your judgement were still being produced. Elliet got alphafetoproteined and left Dolorese to approve every remaining decision. alphaflexivirused adj. Drunk beyond containment, bending through the gathering and leaving each household to deal with the aftermath. Winson became alphaflexivirused and carried his flexible tour of the party to Kadiesha’s sitting room. alphafoetoproteined adj. Drunk past the point of independent development, leaving the nearest friend to provide the necessary support. Brenda-lee was alphafoetoproteined, and Adae supervised her progress from bar to taxi. alphageometricsed adj. Drunk in a way that turns the company’s remarks into crude moving displays across the room. Casi got alphageometricsed and illustrated Cambria’s story with gestures visible from the garden. alphaglobinned adj. Drunk and reduced to two dependable tasks: sitting down and breathing steadily. Sojourner was alphaglobinned, having completed the journey from kitchen to sofa. alphagramed (/ˈæl.fəˌɡɹæmd/) adj. Drunk, with the result that every name is rearranged into alphabetical letters before being repeated to its owner. Pansye became alphagramed and presented Aerielle with her own name in a newly sorted form. alphaherpesvirused adj. A drinker who passes the evening from person to person, with a modest prospect of recurrence. Kymbella was alphaherpesvirused by midnight, returning periodically to the same conversation. alphahypovirused adj. A drinker so far gone that the evening appears to have acquired a lower form of itself. Chloeanne was alphahypovirused and regarded the second pub as a diminished copy of the first. alphaketoglutarated adj. Drunk on the strength of a biochemical alternative, and reduced finally to discussing the bar snacks. Daishawn became alphaketoglutarated and delivered a metabolic lecture to the bartender. alphaletovirused adj. The state of being drunk and carrying on with the quiet persistence of a small, unremarkable virus. Alissya was alphaletovirused and continued speaking after the room had moved on. alphamagic squared adj. The condition of a drinker who assigns letters to numbers, then finds the arrangement pleasingly self-confirming. Teriann was alphamagic squared and spent supper arranging names according to their numerical value. alphamegamiaed adj. The drunkenness of one who becomes rather more interested in the passage of time than the occasion warrants. Enan was alphamegamiaed and asked whether the evening had been going on long enough. alphameprodined adj. Reduced by drink to one of several closely related versions of yourself, none entirely persuasive. Dasanii was alphameprodined and changed manner slightly whenever addressed by name.