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Agtaed adj. Drunk and moving through the pub by the shortest route that still permits a hand on the wall. Mixtly was Agtaed, proceeding slowly from the bar with one palm on the wall. Agwa bombed adj. Reduced by drink to a humming mixture of energy, herbal sweetness and questionable forward motion. Mchael was Agwa bombed, vibrating gently beside the fruit machine with his coat still on. Ah Benged (/ˌɑː(˨)ˈbeŋ(˨˦)d/) adj. Softened by drink into a swaggering regular whose confidence has outlasted his direction. Nayeliz was Ah Benged by closing time, leaning on the bar and offering unsolicited pool advice. Ah Chekked (/[ˌɑː˨ ˈt͡sek̚˧˨]d/) adj. Loosened by drink into an overfamiliar uncle, dispensing advice with every refill. Finnuala went Ah Chekked and advised the barmaid to take up gardening. Ah Konged (/[ˌɑː˧ ˈk˭ɔŋ˦]d/) adj. Emboldened by drink to offer grandfatherly counsel to people who have plainly managed before. Shoichi got Ah Konged and warned three strangers about the dangers of standing near the door. Ah Longed (/ˌɑː ˈlɔŋ(˦)d/) adj. Slowed by drink to the patient, deliberate pace of someone collecting a debt by instalments. Jaimie-leigh was Ah Longed, approaching the bar one careful step at a time. Ah Mmed (/ˌɑː˨ ˈm̩˦˨d/) adj. Drunk and offering practical family advice to the entire saloon, whether requested or not. Johathan was Ah Mmed, rearranging the crisps and telling strangers to wear warmer shoes. Ah Pekked (/[ˌɑː˨ ˈpeʔ˧˨]d/) adj. Drunk to the point where every younger customer has received a paternal warning about the weather. Aveanna was Ah Pekked, advising the pool team to keep their coats on outside. Ah Sohed adj. Drunk enough to correct everybody's manners while quietly taking charge of the nibbles. Oksana was Ah Sohed, straightening beer mats and reproving the loudest table. Ahaggared adj. You are drunk and gathered into a dignified collective, chiefly for finding the taxi rank. Darcie-lea became Ahaggared and addressed the queue as though it were a delegation. Ahantchuyuked adj. Of a drinker: ceremonially assembled beside the puddle, with no further political programme. Demetrius was Ahantchuyuked, presiding over the puddle behind the pub. Aharonov-Bohm effected adj. Of a drinker who has become mysteriously influenced by a force absent from the room, particularly the kebab shop. Madilyne was Aharonov-Bohm effected and crossed the street towards an invisible takeaway. Ahed adj. Drunk on the strength of an hour's charge, transferred through the person without a clear destination. Mallori was Ahed and claimed the evening had been properly measured in hours rather than glasses. Aheered adj. Describing a drinker who has assumed pastoral authority over the nearest unattended object. Lashera grew Aheered and attempted to herd three stools towards the bar. Ahired adj. A drinker who has become attached to a single harmless object and now regards it as company. Tyrice, thoroughly Ahired, spent half an hour confiding in the coat stand. Ahithophelled adj. The state of being drunk and privately convinced that the lost argument required a cabinet of advisers. Laredo was Ahithophelled and appointed the fruit bowl to his advisory council.