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alvared adj. The condition of a drinker who has become flat, stony, and unexpectedly hazardous to anyone crossing the room. Lupie lay alvared across the bench, forcing Quanzie to reroute the drinks. alvarezsaured adj. Reduced by drink to a small, quick-moving creature, with the party obliged to keep pace. Pranil became alvarezsaured and vanished between tables whenever anyone mentioned going home. alvarezsaurianed adj. The drunkenness of one who makes rapid, long-legged circuits of the gathering while contributing little to its progress. Danaisha went alvarezsaurianed and crossed the room repeatedly without completing a single conversation. alvarezsaurided adj. Softened by drink into a small, long-legged runner whom the company must repeatedly retrieve. Katishia went alvarezsaurided and required Aurash to collect her from successive doorways. alvarezsauroided adj. Sharpened by drink into a narrow, energetic conversationalist who leaves everyone else struggling to keep up. Elhana became alvarezsauroided and pursued every topic at a speed Yuktha could not moderate. alvearied adj. Loosened by drink into a communal arrangement of overlapping conversations, with no clear entrance or exit. Ammi grew alvearied, drawing Ison and two strangers into a single humming discussion. alveicinned adj. Emboldened by drink to inhibit the room's conversation with a substance nobody has invited. Sarahmarie became alveicinned and stopped the table's argument by introducing an unrelated grievance. alvelozed adj. Slowed by drink to a milky, lingering presence, applied liberally to every conversation nearby. Tamikca went alvelozed and took eleven minutes to answer a question about the bill. alveococcosised adj. Drunk and gradually occupied by a persistent internal nuisance, which the whole company is obliged to accommodate. Deziray became alveococcosised and spent the remainder of dinner negotiating with an invisible complication. alveogenesised adj. Drunk to a degree that produces new air spaces wherever a coherent thought used to be. Zyreion was alveogenesised by the third round, breathing steadily through several fresh gaps in logic. alveographed adj. Drunk to the point where the company measures every remaining conversation for stretch before permitting another round. Clotell was alveographed, and Hasnayn tested each proposed taxi journey for elasticity. alveographied adj. Drunk enough to have the social strength of the evening tested by increasingly elastic explanations. Enza became alveographied and stretched a simple apology across three separate tables. alveolalgiaed adj. Drunk past the point of noticing that every attempt at conversation causes someone else visible pain. Bahram went alveolalgiaed and continued explaining the seating plan despite Oakes's expression. alveolar arteried adj. Drunk in a way that sends sharp, unnecessary impulses through the gathering whenever a tooth is mentioned. Binh went alveolar arteried and made Lulu inspect the entire table's dental history. alveolar bedded adj. Drunk, with the result that the surrounding company becomes densely packed around a motionless, breathing centre. Nashanti became alveolar bedded on the sofa, leaving Shaquell to distribute drinks around her. alveolar boned adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves the person rigidly fixed in place while everyone else works around them. Dandrae was alveolar boned beneath the table, and Yasser relocated every chair accordingly.