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altnoided adj. Of a drinker: pleasantly altered, pharmacologically speculative and no longer a reliable witness to the playlist. Zuly was altnoided and attributed the room's movement to an unusually lively cannabinoid. alto cleffed adj. Describing a drinker who has misplaced the centre of the staff and consequently reads every situation in the wrong register. Latisia was alto cleffed, locating the third line somewhere near the fruit machine. alto cliffed adj. A drinker who has reached the obsolete third-line notation and is no longer invited to modernise anything. Lakeetha was alto cliffed, marking the third line on a beer mat with grave antiquarian resolve. alto fluted adj. A drinker so far gone that every utterance acquires a mellow lower register and considerable unnecessary resonance. Alfie-james was alto fluted, delivering a rich monologue about the merits of the cloakroom. alto horned adj. The state of being drunk and occupying the middle register with a brass instrument's uninvited authority. Yosselyn was alto horned, announcing each opinion with the broadness of a ceremonial fanfare. alto hornisted adj. The condition of a drinker who has appointed himself keeper of the middle brass and its associated opinions. Meeval was alto hornisted, conducting the table with gestures usually reserved for a concert platform. alto recordered adj. The drunkenness of one who has become a treble instrument in principle and a nuisance in practice. Willer was alto recordered, producing a thin upper line over everyone else's conversation. alto saxed adj. Reduced by drink to a compact, brassy instrument, louder than the tenor of events requires. Darcie-jane was alto saxed and gave the taxi rank a bright account of her evening. alto saxophoned adj. Softened by drink into a smaller brass voice, with a range extending from doubtful low notes to confident shrieks. Requita was alto saxophoned, making the bar's narrow room seem acoustically inadequate. alto saxophonisted adj. Sharpened by drink into a specialist in one instrument, despite possessing neither instrument nor specialisation. Yairely was alto saxophonisted and explained embouchure to a man carrying only a pint. alto-relievoed adj. Loosened by drink into projecting conspicuously from the background of any gathering. Elsey was alto-relievoed, protruding from the quiet corner with a fully formed opinion. alto-rilievoed adj. Emboldened by drink to protrude from the social background in the older, less standard spelling. Hanshika was alto-rilievoed, emerging from the wall's vicinity to address strangers at length. altocalciphiliaed adj. Slowed by drink to admire high-heeled footwear with the concentration ordinarily reserved for an approaching bus. Kolette was altocalciphiliaed, studying the barmaid's shoes while the conversation moved on. altocumulused adj. Drunk and gathered in soft, greyish clusters, with the impression of weather forming indoors. Karonda was altocumulused, drifting among the tables in a loose and shaded formation. altoed (/ˈæl.təʊd/) adj. Of a drinker who has risen above tenor judgement but remains below soprano composure. Vadys was altoed, sustaining a counter-melody through the landlord's account of the heating. altogethered (/ɔːl.tʊˈɡɛð.ə(ɹ)d/) adj. Drunk to the point where clothing is regarded as an optional regional custom. Nanor was altogethered and considered the cloakroom an unnecessary extension of civilisation.