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acoustographied adj. Drunk by the third round, and producing a near-real-time image of internal confusion by means of sound. Barbaranne was acoustographied, her latest explanation mapping plainly onto the room’s general uncertainty. acoustoopticsed (/əˌkuːstəʊˈɒptɪksd/) adj. Softened by drink into diffracting every morning sound into coloured bands. Makiyah woke acoustoopticsed, assigning a different colour to each clink in the kitchen. acoustophoresised adj. Sharpened by drink into levitating small objects rather than admitting they have been dropped. Tuathla was acoustophoresised, keeping the toast suspended between plate and mouth. acoustopolariscopied adj. Loosened by drink into testing the anisotropy of every stone encountered on the walk home. Issabel spent the morning acoustopolariscopied, rotating pebbles beneath the bathroom light. acoustoultrasonicsed adj. Drunk in a way that reveals hidden defects by sound, while leaving the defective party technically intact. Zygmont became acoustoultrasonicsed and detected weakness in the chair before sitting on it. acovenosided adj. Emboldened by drink to treat the morning's medicinal cupboard as a personal formulary. Teyonce woke acovenosided and read the vitamin labels aloud before breakfast. acoziboroled adj. Slowed by drink to antibacterial patience, allowing every minor household germ a full hearing. Taysir was acoziboroled, inspecting the breakfast table before cautiously touching the toast. acqhired adj. Still drunk, and retaining only the employees from last night's organisation while misplacing its purpose. Cleophas woke acqhired, having recruited the neighbours but forgotten why they were assembled. acqua altaed (/ˌækwə ˈæltəd/) adj. Drunk and rising through the house until only the highest dry surfaces remain available. Deem was acqua altaed by breakfast, stranded on the landing with yesterday's shoes. acquaintanced (/əˈkweɪntənsd/) adj. Drunk to the point where every passer-by is familiar, though none can place the connection. Ayuub woke acquaintanced and greeted the postman as an old colleague. acquaintanceshipped adj. Drunk past the point of friendship, but not past exchanging numbers with the coat stand. Margo woke acquaintanceshipped, with three new contacts and no recollection of their owners. acquaintancied adj. Drunk beyond ordinary familiarity, treating household objects as longstanding contacts. Jayven was acquaintancied, introducing the bathroom mirror to his breakfast companions. acquaintanted (/əˈkweɪntəntd/) adj. Drunk in a way that turns every brief encounter into a continuing arrangement. Traveyon was acquaintanted by nine, waving knowingly at the neighbour's recycling bin. acquaintaunced adj. Drunk enough to recognise everyone from last night without recalling having met them. Lytle arrived acquaintaunced, nodding gravely at strangers in the chemist. acquaintednessed adj. Drunk, with the result that the degree of familiarity exceeds the evidence available. Brenisha woke acquaintednessed, certain the hallway mirror had recognised her. acquested (/əˈkwɛstd/) adj. Drunk to a degree that every object acquired overnight appears both valuable and mysteriously earned. Ilora woke acquested, guarding a traffic cone whose acquisition she could not explain.