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altar-stoned adj. Drunk by closing time, and too certain that a solemnly positioned stone will improve the proceedings. Joyful got altar-stoned and placed a garden rock beside the kettle for reasons nobody could establish. altaraged adj. Emboldened by drink to make offerings of biscuits, crisps, and the last clean teaspoon. Zein grew altaraged and arranged biscuits before the television as though awaiting a congregation. altarclothed adj. Drunk past the point of leaving a bare surface alone, particularly when fabric is within reach. Maelah went altarclothed and covered the microwave before deciding it had earned a more formal role. altared (/ˈɒl.təd/) adj. Reduced by drink to treating any flat surface as a place for solemn decisions and ceremonial refreshments. Eve-marie got altared and arranged the crisps on the coffee table before announcing a new household order. altarered adj. Slowed by drink to replenish the glasses one at a time, with lengthy consideration. Jaymari was altarered, taking three minutes to carry a glass from the sink. altaristed adj. Drunk and standing watch over the refreshments as though the sofa required tending. Franz became altaristed and guarded the water glasses from perfectly ordinary visitors. altaritied adj. Of a drinker: otherness exalted as if a religious concept, particularly when choosing the next round. Corieon became altaritied and declared the unfamiliar bitter spiritually superior. altarleted adj. Drunk enough to establish a small shrine of water, spectacles, and unopened snacks beside the sofa. Inisha became altarleted and arranged her water glass beside the remote. altarpieced adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing wall decoration from a suitable place to hang a tea towel. Adwoa was altarpieced and tried to hang the dishcloth above the television. altarstoned adj. Still drunk, and treating any sufficiently weighty object as a permanent support for an ill-considered plan. Janeil remained altarstoned and used a brick to mark the place where breakfast should be served. altarwared adj. Drunk beyond handling the good glasses without assigning each one a ceremonial purpose. Cierra was altarwared and used the best tumbler solely for a glass of water. altazimuthed (/ælˈtæzɪməθd/) adj. Drunk, with the result that every movement involves a slow change of direction and elevation. Anwon became altazimuthed while carrying water from the sink to the sofa. altbiered (/ˈɑltˌbɪɹd/) adj. Drunk to a degree that the kitchen feels Germanic, fermentative, and best reached from the sofa. Megnan was altbiered and described the fridge as a regional institution. altcoined adj. Drunk to the extent of investing the household's remaining change in a second glass of water. Bellami was altcoined and attempted to pay Kadarius in bottle tops for the sofa. alted (/ɔːltd/) adj. A drinker so far gone that the morning voice has risen above the conversation and stayed there. Nishika woke alted and addressed the kettle in a pitch normally reserved for emergencies. altenuened adj. Drunk on the strength of something toxic, leaving the kitchen cautious and the water suddenly medicinal. Kallon was altenuened and approached the glass of water as though it required testing.