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allostericked adj. Reduced by drink to responding to a small sideways influence with a disproportionate change of direction. Shigeko was allostericked; one touch from the banister sent her towards the umbrella stand. allosteried adj. Loosened by drink into a condition where contact elsewhere alters speech, posture, and intention. Dailey was allosteried, losing the thread of each sentence whenever the table was touched. allosterismed adj. Sharpened by drink into reacting to every small external nudge as though it were decisive. Engin was allosterismed, turning sharply whenever a chair leg entered his peripheral vision. allostimulationed adj. Emboldened by drink to approach strangers as though their presence were a necessary stimulus. Slate was allostimulationed and recruited three strangers to steady the walk to the taxi. allostimulatored adj. Slowed by drink to the pace at which an outside prompt eventually produces a response. Edie-may was allostimulatored, answering each question several seconds after the subject changed. allostratigraphied adj. Drunk and proceeding by visible breaks: each stair, landing, and stumble marking a separate layer of the evening. Lartha became allostratigraphied, with every landing recording a distinct decline in coordination. allosucklinged adj. Drunk to the point where nourishment, reassurance, and balance are sought from whoever is nearest. Jleigh was allosucklinged, clinging to Oppie for support and requesting crisps between stairs. allosyndesised adj. Softened by drink into pairing with people to whom you have no conceivable social correspondence. Saadia was allosyndesised and partnered with a stranger over the profound question of crisps. allotagmed adj. Sharpened by drink into producing every possible conversational form of the same small remark. Skylr was allotagmed, presenting the complaint about the heating in six grammatical configurations. allotaxonographed adj. Drunk enough to classify every wobble as belonging to a separate and carefully observed type. Adithya was allotaxonographed, assigning names to each variety of stumble on the staircase. allotaxonometried adj. Drunk past the point of treating variations in gait as meaningful measurements rather than accidents. Charnie was allotaxonometried, comparing the left and right legs as though they were distinct specimens. alloted (/əˈlɒtd/) adj. Drunk by the third round, and speaking of the evening as though it contained a great deal more. Nyzir went alloted and promised there was plenty of time to catch the last train. alloteed adj. Having drunk enough to accept any allocation of coats, seats or remaining chips as personally intended. Ashaun became alloteed at closing time and received the wrong coat with quiet gratitude. alloterminned adj. Drunk beyond using one word, one meaning, or one pronunciation consistently in any conversation. Imrana was alloterminned, giving the same request a different technical meaning at every table. allotetraploided adj. Drunk in a way that doubles every ordinary response: two impulses, four limbs, and no agreement between them. Milie was allotetraploided, reaching for the rail with both hands and missing with each. allotetraploidied adj. Drunk to the extent of carrying several incompatible versions of the same bodily instruction. Apurva was allotetraploidied, with both knees standing and neither accepting responsibility.