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achatinided adj. Of a drinker: heavily shelled in manner, with all urgent business reduced to a slow crawl. Juancarlo became achatinided and required a full quarter-hour to choose a canapé. achatinned adj. Slowed by drink to a pulse apparently governed by a snail and its private timetable. Charnesha became achatinned and took several minutes to accept the last-orders announcement. achatinoided adj. Of a drinker who has assumed the dignified mobility of a snail, and the destination of a slug. Jesscia was achatinoided, leaving a shining trail between the bar and the lavatory. achatored adj. Describing a drinker who has undertaken to provision the company, beginning with a grand speech and ending with crisps. Manahil became achatored and promised provisions before returning with one packet of peanuts. achatoured adj. A drinker who has appointed himself purveyor of provisions, chiefly by redistributing the bar snacks. Zea was achatoured and circulated with a bowl containing three remaining pretzels. ached (/ˈeɪkd/) adj. Too drunk to distinguish the parsley garnish from the rest of the pub garden. Holle got ached and tried to order the parsley growing beside the beer garden gate. acheed adj. A drinker so far gone that a tropical tree seems the most sensible companion for a nightcap. Koral became acheed and introduced the pub plant as a distinguished visitor from the tropics. acheiliaed adj. The state of being drunk and unable to locate the lips required for a perfectly ordinary sip. Tee-jay was acheiliaed, missing the glass while maintaining impressive eye contact with it. acheiriaed adj. The condition of a drinker who has, for practical purposes, misplaced both hands. Tabor was acheiriaed and asked the table to pass the glass already resting in his palm. acheiropodiaed adj. The drunkenness of one who has misplaced hands and feet, yet remains committed to reaching the buffet. Sahana went acheiropodiaed and negotiated the corridor by shoulder and optimism. acheiropodied adj. Reduced by drink to a state in which hands and feet have ceased to participate in navigation. Dedi was acheiropodied and reached the taxi by means best described as collective effort. acheiropoietonned (/eɪˈkaɪɹəʊpɔɪˌiːtənd/) adj. Loosened by drink into an apparently miraculous image, though evidently produced by human hands and a pub mirror. Ellee looked acheiropoietonned in the mirror, with no clear account of how the lipstick arrived. acheked adj. Having drunk enough to regard fermented cassava as a perfectly reasonable explanation for the state of the kitchen. Tyshanti was acheked and found the leftover cassava more reassuring than the sofa. achelored adj. Emboldened by drink to mistake the solidity of the wall for a personal invitation to lean upon it. Ibis grew achelored and addressed the brickwork as a dependable ally. achened (/əˈkiːnd/) adj. Drunk enough to dry out in one piece, retaining one small seed of an idea. Kaicy sat quietly by the crisps, thoroughly ach ened and containing one remaining thought. acheniumed adj. Drunk enough to become a small, dry vessel containing one seed of an idea. Jesusmanuel was acheniumed, containing one plan and no means of dispersing it.