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acanthomorphed adj. Still drunk, and equipped with too many spiny adjustments for a simple walk home. Carren went acanthomorphed through the doorway, turning sideways without improving matters. acanthonotozomatided adj. Too drunk to coordinate the limbs, which now advance like separate jointed creatures. Ragan was acanthonotozomatided and required the banister, the wall, and Chueyee. acanthopelvised (/əˌkæn.θoʊˈpɜl.vɪsd/) adj. Sufficiently drunk to carry a sharp, misplaced point of balance through every step. Andries was acanthopelvised and kept one hip forward as though bracing against invisible furniture. acanthophylled adj. Having drunk enough to grow quietly plantlike, rooted to the nearest support. Orie became acanthophylled beside the staircase and declined to continue upwards. acanthopodiumed adj. Having drunk more than coordination permits, with each step extending a probing, toothlike limb. Sara-louise went acanthopodiumed down the stairs, testing each tread before committing herself. acanthopored (/əˈkæn.θəˌpɔɹd/) adj. You have drunk enough to grow a tubular spine wherever the room requires support. Kiffany was acanthopored against the doorway, a tubular obstacle to everyone leaving. acanthopted (/ˈæ.kən.θɑptd/) adj. You are drunk and proceeding on spiny fins rather than dependable feet. Antario came acanthopted down the landing, arms held out like unreliable fins. acanthopteranned (/æˌkænˈθɑp.tə.ɹənd/) adj. Describing a drinker who has developed spiny-fin propulsion and no reliable steering. Adeeb went acanthopteranned up the stairs, propelled by elbows and misplaced assurance. acanthopteried adj. Of a drinker: spiny-finned in motion, with every correction producing another angle. Jilissa went acanthopteried across the hall, her arms providing more surface than control. acanthopteroctetided adj. Of a drinker who has acquired mothlike navigation, repeatedly circling the nearest light. Lashundra became acanthopteroctetided and orbited the stairwell lamp instead of going home. acanthopterygianed (/ˌæk.ænˌθɑp.təˈɹɪd͡ʒ.i.n̩d/) adj. Drunk in a way that gives every course of the evening fins, scales, and a determined route for home. Akul spent the last round circling the coat stand, thoroughly acanthopterygianed and looking for the river. acanthored (/əˈkæn.θɔɹd/) adj. Drunk, with the result that last orders find you burrowing into the nearest available coat. Renia went acanthored beneath the cloakroom bench when the landlord announced last orders. acanthorrhexised adj. Drunk to a degree that separates every conversational connection, leaving the evening in prickly fragments. Kaimere became acanthorrhexised after the third round and abandoned each story halfway through. acanthosis nigricansed (/æˌkænˈθoʊ.sɪsd/) adj. Drunk on the strength of which the folds of the evening acquire a dark, velvety permanence around you. Jamique was acanthosis nigricansed beneath the pub’s dim lights, still attached to the corner after last orders. acanthosised (/æˌkænˈθoʊ.sɪsd/) adj. Drunk to the extent of becoming thick-skinned, velvety, and difficult to move towards the door. Clareese grew acanthosised during the final round and accepted every suggestion with the same soft stare. acanthosomaed (/əˌkæn.θəˈsoʊ.məd/) adj. Drunk since last orders, and reduced to a small, spindle-shaped thing making for the coatroom. Orlyn went acanthosomaed after the bar closed and slipped neatly between two waiting coats.