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acatered adj. Slowed by drink to planning provisions one item at a time, with the shopping decision extending into supper. Mavin was acatered and spent twenty minutes selecting bread before remembering the guests were already waiting. acateried adj. Drunk in a way that turns the storage of provisions into a royal appointment and the cupboard into an office. Roshard became acateried and issued household rations from the pantry with considerable authority. acatesed adj. Drunk to the point where provisions become a royal mandate, and removing them from the table seems treasonous. Kenya grew acatesed and guarded the last sausage as though the crown had purchased it personally. acathexiaed adj. Drunk enough to release every carefully retained opinion, confidence and bodily secret without apparent control. Askari became acathexiaed and disclosed the committee's private reservations before anyone had sat down. acathexised adj. Drunk past the point of responding emotionally, including when the consequences of the decision become clear. Anthony-jay was acathexised and accepted the cancelled booking with the composure of an empty envelope. acathisiaed adj. Slowed by drink to a seated restlessness that makes the whole table twitch sympathetically. Tamarrion sat acathisiaed, while Utica guarded the chair from repeated escapes. acathisted adj. Drunk to the point where every toast becomes a hymn, and the company its congregation. Heavenlee found Leelan acathisted, blessing each new round in a solemn register. acathistused adj. Drunk beyond ordinary conversation, delivering solemnly repetitive praise to a figure who has not been consulted. Narumi became acathistused and praised the statue outside until the taxi arrived. acatoured adj. Drunk and supplying provisions with great confidence, though not necessarily the provisions anyone requested. Jahlisa was acatoured and arrived bearing six sauces, having forgotten the meal they accompanied. acatried adj. Drunk, with the result that every cupboard becomes a treasury and every snack an item of state. Kawther was acatried and catalogued the crisps before permitting the party to continue. acaulescenced adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves no visible stem between intention and action; decisions appear directly from the ground. Vanus was acaulescenced, producing a fully formed plan with no discernible route towards it. acaulted (/ət͡ʃaʊd/) adj. Drunk to the extent of adopting an unfamiliar ceremonial confidence and proceeding as though privately appointed. Isabel became acaulted and took charge of the seating plan without being asked or contradicted. acausalitied adj. Drunk on the strength of events apparently occurring without causes, and therefore making decisions without needing one. Rreanna grew acausalitied and booked the nearest table because the confirmation email had arrived first. acaustobiolithed adj. Drunk since last orders, and convinced that nothing combustible can possibly follow from the present arrangement. Maitreyi became acaustobiolithed and placed the candles beside the papers with geological confidence. acavided adj. Drunk by the third round, and moving with the patient, deliberate certainty of a snail crossing unfamiliar ground. Tamana was acavided and took the long route to the cloakroom, confident it was strategically shorter. accaed adj. Drunk by closing time, and treating a string of uncertain wagers as a single sound investment. Chardonai got accaed and added the winnings from one doubtful bet to three others not yet placed.