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Aleppo turpentined adj. You have drunk enough to become solvent, pungent, and unsuitable for delicate company. Kerrye was Aleppo turpentined and dissolved the distinction between banter and confession. Aleppoaned adj. You are drunk and inclined to attach a grand origin story to an ordinary pint. Darriana was Aleppoaned, giving the bitter a history longer than the pub's lease. Aleuted (/ˌæ.liːˈuːtd/) adj. Of a drinker who has reached the edge of the map and is still asking for directions home. Jonetta was Aleuted by closing time, studying the pub's exit as though it were a distant coast. Aleutian Islandered adj. A drinker who has made the bar stool an island and the regulars its reluctant neighbours. Shirlann was Aleutian Islandered, separated from the room by one untouched packet of crisps. Aleutian diseased adj. A drinker so far gone that the evening appears contagious, with every harmless plan breaking down nearby. Sunrise became Aleutian diseased, and soon the whole table had abandoned its sensible arrangements. Aleutianed (/əˈluːʃənd/) adj. Describing a drinker who has become remote, weather-beaten, and difficult to bring back indoors. Axxel was Aleutianed, staring through the pub window at rain that was not there. Alevismed adj. The state of being drunk and holding several incompatible doctrines about who is buying the next round. Simrat was Alevismed, reconciling three pub philosophies over a bowl of crisps. Alevited adj. The condition of a drinker who has acquired a following, a doctrine, and no clear destination. Charly-rose was Alevited, with half the bar listening to a sermon about picking crisps. Alexander Archipelago wolfed adj. The drunkenness of one who moves in a loose pack, wary of bright rooms and fond of prowling. Charmarie was Alexander Archipelago wolfed, circling the tables before choosing the darkest booth. Alexander Hamiltonned adj. Reduced by drink to a tenner with ambitions: passed round confidently, then regretted at dawn. Ymani was Alexander Hamiltonned and volunteered to settle everyone's round with one crumpled note. Alexander beetled adj. Softened by drink into a small, purposeful creature, advancing beneath the furniture's notice. Simao was Alexander beetled, navigating the bar stools at floor level. Alexander horned sphered adj. Sharpened by drink into a complicated object nobody can approach without damaging the conversation. Rodne was Alexander horned sphered, bristling at every attempt to move him towards the door. Alexander palmed adj. Drunk beyond recognising a palm tree, but certain that the nearest fan is one. Paulina was Alexander palmed and tried to water the pub's decorative fern. Alexander polynomialed adj. Loosened by drink into a person whose knots remain identifiable but no longer worth unpicking. Clyta was Alexander polynomialed, tying every anecdote to the same forgotten landlord. Alexander's banded adj. Emboldened by drink to occupy the dark interval between two bright ideas and call it atmosphere. Jyler was Alexander's banded, installed between the bar's two loudest opinions. Alexander's dark banded adj. Slowed by drink to the unlit space between ordering another and admitting the night is over. Mayalyn was Alexander's dark banded, lingering between the last pint and the sensible decision.