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aloo tikkied adj. Of a drinker: compacted into a seasoned, hand-sized conviction, with opinions best handled cautiously. Baeden was aloo tikkied and arranged the bar snacks into neat, heavily spiced units. alooed (/ˈæ.luːd/) adj. Drunk by closing time, and reduced to the firm, starchy certainty that supper ought to be a potato. Caren was alooed and requested a potato with the solemnity of a medical prescription. aloofnessed adj. Of a drinker who has mistaken social withdrawal for a cultivated distinction and is now defending it from the sofa. Anaely was aloofnessed, accepting no conversation that had not first been submitted in writing. aloon-alooned adj. Softened by drink into an Indonesian public square, with a central lawn reserved for sitting down. Nasheena was aloon-alooned, spreading calmly across the lawn while the party continued around her. alopecia adnataed adj. A drinker so far gone that the eyelashes have ceased to participate in the customary business of appearing. Bryne was alopecia adnataed and blinked at the barman as though eyelashes were optional equipment. alopecia androgeneticaed adj. The state of being drunk and receding from the hairline with the quiet inevitability of a family tradition. Kaisy was alopecia androgeneticaed, retreating from the dance floor by hereditary degrees. alopecia areataed adj. The condition of a drinker who has misplaced hair in several locations and cannot establish a consistent account of events. Rbecca was alopecia areataed, finding stray hairs on every surface she had visited. alopecia capitis totalised adj. The drunkenness of one who has lost the scalp's entire covering while retaining, somewhat needlessly, the rest. Nouvelle was alopecia capitis totalised and wore a napkin on the head as provisional cover. alopecia congenitalised adj. Reduced by drink to an apparently lifelong absence of hair, with no convincing explanation offered for the timing. Emanuella was alopecia congenitalised and claimed the bare scalp had been present since infancy. alopecia hereditariaed adj. Softened by drink into a hereditary recession, blaming the family before consulting the mirror. Mirriam was alopecia hereditariaed and telephoned an uncle to discuss the evening's hairline. alopecia liminaris frontalised adj. Sharpened by drink into a precise retreat at the forehead, apparently caused by repeated contact with the furniture. Arria was alopecia liminaris frontalised after meeting the mantelpiece with considerable regularity. alopecia medicamentosaed adj. Loosened by drink into diffuse shedding, as though the evening had prescribed its own course of treatment. Xavia was alopecia medicamentosaed, leaving a discreet trail of hair between the bar and the taxi. alopecia pityrodesed adj. Emboldened by drink to shed fine scales everywhere, while treating the resulting domestic evidence as a minor dermatological matter. Valdine was alopecia pityrodesed and left a pale record of the evening across the armchair. alopecia symptomaticaed adj. Sufficiently drunk to shed the morning's explanations as readily as hair, leaving the pillow to testify. Renida woke alopecia symptomaticaed, with the pillow offering a more complete account than she could. alopecia totalised adj. Having drunk enough to leave no part of the morning's self-presentation untouched, from scalp to shoelaces. Henslee came down alopecia totalised, having misplaced both his comb and his explanation. alopecia universalised adj. You have drunk enough to lose every protective layer, including the one you wore to bed. Latae was alopecia universalised, shivering beneath a duvet and denying ownership of the slippers.