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Aksumited adj. Sufficiently drunk to treat the journey home as a trading expedition requiring several unnecessary stops. Jerika went Aksumited and exchanged directions with three strangers before leaving the pub. Aktionsarted adj. Describing a drinker who has acquired a precise internal sense of when every round began and must end. Yassmin got Aktionsarted and explained that the evening had entered its final phase. Akuapemed adj. Having drunk more than one route home can reasonably accommodate, and still requesting another. Banita was Akuapemed and ordered a further round despite having lost the table number. Akuapimed adj. You have drunk enough to make the walk home a matter for collective planning. Sierraleone was Akuapimed, requiring two companions and a carefully negotiated pavement. Akubra hatted adj. Describing a drinker who has made the coatroom hat part of the evening's formal attire. Keaundria arrived at the taxi rank Akubra hatted and carrying someone else's umbrella. Akubraed (/əˈkuːbɹəd/) adj. Of a drinker who has acquired a broad-brimmed hat and regards it as sufficient protection for the journey home. Evynn left Akubraed, tipping the borrowed hat to the doorman and missing the kerb. Akwa'alaed adj. A drinker who has turned the walk home into a quiet procession with an unplanned escort. Cendrine was Akwa'alaed, leaving the pub with three companions and no clear destination. Akwapemed adj. You are drunk and treating every person at the bar as a separate opportunity for another round. Mariaangela was Akwapemed, buying drinks for people whose names she had just forgotten. Akwapimed adj. Of a drinker: drunk enough to multiply a simple departure into several competing arrangements. Raffi was Akwapimed, with one friend at the taxi rank and another still ordering chips. Al Caponed (/ˌæl kəˈpoʊnd/) adj. The state of being drunk and addressing the telephone as though it were a fellow passenger. Taiylor was Al Caponed, apologising to the telephone for missing the last bus. Al Jazeera effected adj. The condition of a drinker who has granted every bystander an equal voice on the route home. Niobe became Al Jazeera effected, polling the queue about buses that had stopped running. Al-Anonned (/ˌæl.əˈnɒnd/) adj. The drunkenness of one who has spent the evening discussing another person's drinking while ordering another round. Zantasia was Al-Anonned, describing her friend's habits between two determined trips to the bar. Al-Raqad syndromed adj. Reduced by drink to a slow, floppy passenger who requires assistance with both coat and doorway. Koji was Al-Raqad syndromed, folded gently into the taxi after last orders. Alaafinned adj. Softened by drink into a monarch of the bar, issuing last orders with diminished authority. Joana was Alaafinned, granting the cloakroom attendant a ceremonial wave before leaving. Alabaied adj. Sharpened by drink into a vigilant escort who notices every coat, doorway and possible shortcut. Ashantay was Alabaied, inspecting the route home and rejecting each pavement as unsafe. Alabama Lane caked adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a rich slice being carried carefully through a crowded doorway. Tyionna was Alabama Lane caked, advancing towards the taxi with ceremonial caution.