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actinographied adj. The state of being drunk and measuring each successive lamp by the warmth it casts on the pavement. Kayston became actinographied between the pub and the station, comparing pools of light. actinohematinned adj. The condition of a drinker who changes colour quietly while remaining attached to the occasion. Khiandra was actinohematinned and grew redder whenever someone mentioned the taxi. actinohivinned adj. The condition of a drinker who counters every attempt to end the evening with another round. Andrine grew actinohivinned when the landlord called last orders. actinoided (/ˈæktɪnɔɪdd/) adj. The drunkenness of one who treats the coatroom as a radioactive series, proceeding by unstable stages. Shirley became actinoided while collecting her coat, advancing through several unstable moods. actinolepided adj. Reduced by drink to a plated, prehistoric customer who will not surrender his place at the bar. Idesha stood actinolepided through last orders, armour-like and unmoved by the queue. actinoleukinned adj. Softened by drink into a toxic little antibiotic, released into the taxi queue after closing. Graciano emerged actinoleukinned at last orders and spread quietly through the taxi queue. actinolichened adj. Sharpened by drink into a symbiotic growth on the nearest companion, surviving the walk home together. Donny became actinolichened and attached himself to the friend carrying the coats. actinolited adj. Loosened by drink into a pale mineral passenger, swaying gently whenever the last bus turns. Laiah was actinolited by the final round and swayed beside the bus shelter. actinologied (/ˌæk.tɪˈnɒ.lə.d͡ʒid/) adj. Drunk to the point where every streetlight has become evidence in a theory about the evening's chemistry. Aziya got actinologied and tested the effect of each lamp on her remaining directions. actinologisted adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a student explaining light, chemicals, and why the taxi is late. Axelle grew actinologisted while explaining the streetlights to the departing taxi driver. actinologued adj. Drunk and occupying one radial place in the party, from which every route home appears to begin. Deatta remained actinologued beside the doorway, pointing each friend towards a different taxi. actinomed adj. Drunk enough to gather all the evening's moving parts into one organism, including the coats and the driver. Viktoriya became actinomed and collected the whole party for the journey home. actinomered adj. Drunk past the point of having one route home, with every companion becoming a separate spoke from the pub. Allisson grew actinomered at closing time, sending each friend along a different street. actinometered adj. Drunk beyond accurately judging warmth, distance, or whether the coat belongs to you. Hueston left actinometered, measuring the taxi's heated seat as though it were sunlight. actinometried (/ˌæktɪˈnɒmətɹid/) adj. Drunk in a way that compares every taxi, pavement, and doorway by its retained heat. Baruch became actinometried and selected the warmest-looking taxi without checking its number. actinomorphied adj. Drunk, with the result that every direction from the pub seems equally suitable for getting home. Mickaela was actinomorphied and considered every road from the pub equally promising.