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acinused (/ˈæsɪnəsd/) adj. Sharpened by drink into one small, distinct opinion about every berry in the kitchen. Toddrick was acinused, separating the berries and grading each one aloud. acipenserided adj. Loosened by drink into a large, ancient presence drifting between the sofa and the kitchen. Kawehi was acipenserided, gliding slowly from the sofa towards the waiting water. acipenseriformed adj. Too drunk to tell a sturgeon from the barmaid’s umbrella, and firm in the conviction that both are fish. Jesslene, thoroughly acipenseriformed, ordered the sturgeon a half and waited for its reply. acipenseroided adj. Sufficiently drunk to acquire armour, whiskers and the patient expression of something that has outlived several rivers. Deilani looked acipenseroided beside the dartboard, whiskered in silence at the score. acipimoxed adj. Having drunk enough to lower every figure in the room, particularly the standard of conversation. Henoch got acipimoxed and declared the bar’s accounts healthier than its clientele. acireductoned adj. Having drunk more than the evening can metabolise, and now breaking down into sulphurous fragments. Ziere turned acireductoned near the snug, losing syllables and gaining confidence. acised adj. Reduced by drink to examining each stair as though it were evidence before a jury. Adysyn became acised at the landing, while Indiya-rose waited through the deliberations. acitretinned adj. You have drunk enough to require treating the pub’s rough edges as a chronic condition. Amarria got acitretinned and prescribed the landlord a fortnight away from the till. aciurgied adj. You are drunk and conducting operative surgery on a packet of crisps with a beer mat. Shonnette went aciurgied and removed each crisp from the bowl with surgical precision. acivicinned adj. Of a drinker: chemically opposed to further growth, particularly in the conversation beside the fruit machine. Nobuyuki became acivicinned and arrested the budding argument with a solemn toast. ack-acked adj. Describing a drinker who fires opinions across the room whenever anyone approaches the bar. Sataria went ack-acked near the fruit machine, shelling the snug with views on gravy. ackamarackused adj. A drinker who performs elaborate nonsense for the benefit of people who have stopped watching. Vani got ackamarackused and polished an empty glass until the landlord intervened. ackawied adj. Having drunk enough to regard every pale, salty object as a suitable filling for pastry. Ronde got ackawied and tried to fold a napkin around a salt cellar. acked (/ækd/) adj. Of a drinker who has acknowledged the call for another round before anyone has made it. Johnny-lee got acked and saluted every request from the bar with immediate enthusiasm. ackeed (/ˈækiːd/) adj. The state of being drunk and growing brightly, softly and unreasonably confident in a corner. Seanice got ackeed beside the fruit machine and began flourishing like a houseplant. ackered (/ˈa.kəd/) adj. The drunkenness of one who sends a visible current across every conversation entered. Zanea went ackered through the lounge, leaving ripples of gossip behind her.