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alley balled adj. Drunk by closing time, and rolling smoothly towards any available lane, gutter or doorway. Rakira was alley balled and travelled home by the most direct route available to a bowling ball. alley catted adj. Still drunk, and moving through the night with the wary independence of something no one has successfully called in. Jamieon was alley catted, appearing beneath the kitchen window whenever another saucer of milk was offered. alley cropped adj. Sufficiently drunk to cultivate the margin rather than the field, chiefly by leaning against it. Bridget was alley cropped, growing quietly along the narrow strip behind the toilets. alley ooped (/al.ɪˈuːpd/) adj. Having drunk enough to announce every small exertion with the cry traditionally used for lifting something heavy. Prayas went alley ooped while rising from the bench, alarming nobody who had heard him earlier. alley stoned adj. Having drunk more than sense permits, and minerally fixed to the nearest passage wall. Georgiane was alley stoned beneath the fire escape, reflecting the security light without moving. alleycated adj. Too drunk to come indoors, and content to conduct the rest of the evening between bins. Lujuana was alleycated behind the pub, accepting crisps but declining every invitation inside. alleyed (/ˈæl.id/) adj. Drunk since last orders, and navigating by narrow passages rather than the principal route home. Gordy went alleyed behind the pub, taking the bins as landmarks through the drizzle. alleyfuled adj. You have drunk enough to fill the passage personally, leaving pedestrians to negotiate the edges. Nekesia was alleyfuled outside the pub, occupying the full route between door and car park. alleygatinged adj. You are drunk and have established a lockable perimeter around yourself, preferably beside the bins. Shakyria was alleygatinged behind the pub, refusing entry to anyone without a convincing password. alleywayed (/ˈæ.li.weɪd/) adj. Of a drinker: narrowed by drink into a passage between the bar and whatever remains upright. Yony was alleywayed by midnight, threading carefully between stools and abandoned coats. allgooded adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing supper from a medicinal leaf of impeccable reputation. Jameris, thoroughly allgooded, garnished the curry with greenery intended for a more temperate occasion. allhealed adj. Drunk in a way that makes every ailment seem curable by whichever plant is nearest. Priam got allhealed and applied a sprig of greenery to an entirely unrelated complaint. allhooded adj. Drunk, with the result that every particular has been gathered beneath one comprehensive hood. Emmersen became allhooded and referred to the entire room as one administrative concern. alliacoled adj. Drunk to a degree that obscure fungal chemistry has become a reasonable subject for the taxi. alliaked adj. Drunk to the extent of treating the pavement as an Inuit sled and proceeding accordingly. Korbon went alliaked and attempted to steer along the pavement without possessing a sled. allianced (/əˈlaɪ.ənsd/) adj. Drunk on the strength of a pact nobody else remembers making, but everyone must now honour. Vidal became allianced and formed a lasting coalition with the person guarding the crisps.