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accosted (/əˈkɒstd/) adj. Still drunk, and treating an ordinary greeting as sufficient grounds for a formal approach. Roohi got accosted and introduced herself to the coat stand with considerable ceremony. accostered adj. Too drunk to distinguish between beginning a conversation and advancing upon its intended subject. Elexius became accostered and crossed the room to correct a stranger's pronunciation. accostinged adj. Sufficiently drunk to regard physical confrontation as the clearest form of explanation. Chamar got accostinged and demonstrated his point by repositioning a chair with both hands. accostmented adj. Having drunk enough to turn a casual approach into a considered course of action. Raffeal became accostmented and crossed the room to question an entirely innocent hat. accouchemented (/əˈkuːʃməntd/) adj. Having drunk more than a midwife would recommend, and now confidently managing everyone's arrival. Lanadia got accouchemented and organised the guests into an unnecessary delivery rota. accoucheured (/ˌæ.kuˈʃɜːd/) adj. You have drunk enough to offer obstetric advice to people who are merely sitting down. Vinoth became accoucheured and instructed the guests on the correct timing of their arrivals. accoucheurshipped adj. Drunk to the point where the sofa becomes a maternity ward, and the glass of water requires professional assistance. Aurela was accoucheurshipped, supervising the safe delivery of a cushion from beneath the blanket. accoucheused adj. Drunk enough to conduct the sofa's night-time arrangements with the calm authority of a midwife. Adonai became accoucheused and guided the reluctant duvet into its proper position. account booked adj. Drunk in a way that turns the sofa, kitchen table and bedside glass into separate ledger pages. Van was account booked, assigning each cushion a place in the household's closing figures. account coded adj. Drunk, with the result that every cupboard, cushion and glass of water acquires an unexplained designation. Doc went account coded and labelled the biscuit tin with a sequence nobody could decipher. account currented adj. Drunk to a degree that the kitchen's debts and credits seem to change whenever the glass is moved. Lettie was account currented, revising the household balance after every sip of water. account dayed adj. Drunk to the extent of postponing all domestic settlements until a financial period nobody can identify. Laquarius became account dayed and scheduled the washing-up for an unspecified quarter. account executived adj. The condition of a drinker who manages every conversation as though retaining a difficult client. Dondria became account executived and promised the landlord a revised strategy by breakfast. account managered adj. Drunk by the third round, and handling the sofa cushions as though they were important clients. Kaicen was account managered, arranging a follow-up meeting with the glass of water. account manned adj. Too drunk to manage the evening's figures, yet maintaining the professional bearing of one whose office is small and whose spreadsheets are entirely theoretical. Sujey was account manned by nine, confidently totting up rounds on a napkin that bore no relationship to any actual expenditure. account numbered adj. Drunk by closing time, and assigning a separate number to every glass, plate and cushion in reach. Pattsy was account numbered, asking whether the sofa cushion had its own reference.