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alpharadinned adj. Drunk by the third round, and receiving the evening as a treatment rather than an event. Maleesa was alpharadinned by the third round and regarded the bar as a therapeutic setting. alpharetrovirused adj. Drunk by closing time, and returning repeatedly to an earlier version of the evening. Eleuterio was alpharetrovirused by closing time and ordered what he had ordered at eight. alphasatellited adj. Still drunk, and maintaining a small orbit around whoever appears most likely to buy another round. Imiyah was alphasatellited, circling Marcus without quite joining his conversation. alphasorted (/ˈæl.fə.sɔːtd/) adj. Sharpened by drink into alphabetical order, with every spoken thought filed under its initial. Kynsey got alphasorted and arranged the staircase conversation by letter before reaching the landing. alphasyllabaried adj. Loosened by drink into consonant–vowel bundles, with the vowels arriving as an afterthought. Byata became alphasyllabaried and delivered each name in a separate consonant–vowel parcel. alphasyllabled adj. Emboldened by drink to treat each syllable as a complete utterance, with vowels supplied later. Hazy got alphasyllabled and gave the staircase instructions one compact sound at a time. alphatronned adj. Slowed by drink to the point where each step requires a measurable interval of vacuum. Tresaun went alphatronned on the stairs, pausing between footsteps as though testing the air. alphavirused adj. Drunk and moving in several directions at once, with the coordination of a spreading infection. Sharale became alphavirused and sent the same toast through three unrelated conversations. alphaxaloned adj. Drunk to the point where the nervous system has requested a general anaesthetic and the stairs have agreed. Tamsin was alphaxaloned and regarded the bottom stair as a distant medical recommendation. alpheid shrimped adj. Drunk past the point of walking quietly, proceeding by sudden lateral movements and abrupt clicks. Gyanni was alpheid shrimped, sidling along the landing with a noise like dropped cutlery. alpheided adj. Drunk enough to produce a sharp report whenever balance is briefly restored. Arthen went alpheided on the stairs, each successful footfall followed by a small triumphant crack. alphenaled adj. Drunk beyond the point where the brain can distinguish a seizure from an enthusiastic dance. Kristepher became alphenaled and attempted the stairs with an alarming rhythmic conviction. alphenicked adj. Drunk in a way that leaves the mouth sweet and the route to the lavatory uncertain. Gresham was alphenicked and offered everyone white barley sugar while missing the doorway. alphetted adj. Drunk, with the result that confidence has outpaced both balance and available furniture. Yaakov was alphetted and appointed himself leader of the descent before gripping the radiator. alphinned adj. Drunk on the strength of one bishop's worth of confidence, moving through the room by oblique routes. Heller went alphinned and addressed the far end of the bar from an impossible angle. alphitomancied adj. Drunk to a degree that guilt is diagnosed by the stomach, and innocence by continued speech. Daemion became alphitomancied and declared the person refusing barley snacks plainly innocent.