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abscondenced (/æbzˈkɑn.dn̩tsd/) adj. Having drunk more than the evening can account for, and hiding from the consequences somewhere near the cloakroom. Julibeth was abscondenced after last orders, concealed behind a row of borrowed coats. abscondered (/æbˈskɒn.dəd/) adj. You have drunk enough to leave the premises without formally ending any conversation. Weylon was abscondered before the final toast and was later located beside the night bus. abscondinged adj. You are drunk and quietly escaping the next round while pretending to look for your coat. Rosa-lee was abscondinged when the waiter mentioned another round and slipped towards the exit. abscondmented adj. Of a drinker: escaping the pub, the bill and the proposed after-party in one unhurried movement. Cattleya was abscondmented by last orders and left through the side door without her umbrella. absconsaed adj. Of a drinker who has taken refuge in the darkest available corner until the coats and taxis are sorted. Amaya-noor was absconsaed behind the cloakroom door when the last orders were called. absconsioed (/æbˈskɑn.si.oʊd/) adj. Describing a drinker who has made a hollow in the evening and settled into it between rounds. Bradfield was absconsioed in the corner booth, accepting each round through the opening. absconsioned adj. A drinker who leaves by stages, each disappearance coinciding with another person's attempt to say goodbye. Zeidan was absconsioned by closing time, vanishing whenever the group gathered near the door. abscotchalatered adj. A drinker so far gone that the journey home resembles an archaic escape from the authorities. Eoghann was abscotchalatered after last orders and hid beneath a coat until the taxi arrived. abseiled (/ˈæb.seɪld/) adj. The state of being drunk and descending towards home by a route governed chiefly by friction and gravity. Clarice came down the pub steps abseiled, using the handrail as the evening's rope. abseilered (/ˈɑpˌzaɪ.lɚd/) adj. Drunk to the extent of descending from the bar by rope, with commendable attention to procedure. Franshesca went abseilered down the pub stairs, insisting on a belay from the umbrella stand. abseilinged adj. Drunk on the strength of a controlled descent, though the control is principally theoretical. Ginine became abseilinged and lowered herself from the booth with a napkin for equipment. absemented (/ˈæb.s(ə).məntd/) adj. Drunk since last orders, and displaced from the premises for a duration nobody has measured. Crockett grew absemented beside the taxi rank, his distance from the pub steadily accumulating. absence of minded adj. Drunk by closing time, and preoccupied with a matter whose existence has not been established. Jenasia went absence of minded while explaining a point to the coat stand. absence seizured (/ˈæb.sn̩s ˈsi.ʒɚd/) adj. Still drunk, and briefly vacant in a manner suggesting that awareness has taken administrative leave. Frizell became absence seizured during the toast, returning before anyone had finished raising a glass. absence without leaved adj. Too drunk to report for duty, and insufficiently organised to obtain permission for the failure. Zyrah was absence without leaved from the supper, despite being seated at its head. absenced (/ˈæb.s(ə)n̩sd/) adj. Drunk by the third round, and withdrawn from companionship without having physically departed. Deralyn became absenced beside the jukebox, present in body and unavailable in every other respect.