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alouated adj. Emboldened by drink to howl at the morning, from a tree or a perfectly ordinary landing. Romando got alouated and answered the kettle with a prolonged, unnecessary cry. alouatted adj. Slowed by drink to the deliberate pace of a howler monkey crossing wet branches after rain. Dezare was alouatted, taking three minutes to negotiate the hallway rug. aloun-alouned adj. Sharpened by drink into a public square, though the central lawn is chiefly for losing one's shoes. Harshita was aloun-alouned, standing conspicuously in the centre while misplacing both shoes. alovudined adj. Drunk and treating the morning as an infection requiring rest, fluids, and no visitors. Abdulkareem was alovudined, wrapped in a robe and unavailable to the outside world. aloxiprinned adj. Drunk to the point where every joint has submitted a written complaint about the previous evening. Bolden woke aloxiprinned and negotiated with the stairs before attempting them. aloxistatinned adj. Drunk enough to inhibit every useful impulse, including the one that would put the glass in the sink. Ivania was aloxistatinned, staring at the bedside water without reaching for it. aloxited adj. Drunk past the point of softness, reduced by the morning to a hard, pale residue beside the kettle. Girtha stood aloxited by the sink, solidly present but unavailable for conversation. alpacaed (/ælˈpækəd/) adj. Drunk in a way that leaves you woolly, patient, and wrapped against conditions of your own making. Meagan came downstairs alpacaed, wrapped in two blankets and accepting toast with quiet dignity. alpacoed adj. Describing a drinker who confidently judges every coat to be an alpaca and addresses it accordingly. Jadalyn, alpacoed, complimented the coat stand on its excellent fleece. alpagated adj. A drinker who decides that ordinary shoes are an unnecessary concession to civilisation. Faizah went alpagated and attempted the staircase in borrowed sandals. alpargataed (/ˌælpɑːˈɡɑːtəd/) adj. A drinker so far gone that every canvas shoe appears suitable for formal negotiation. Ivy got alpargataed and wore espadrilles to settle an argument with the landlord. alped (/ælpd/) adj. Drunk beyond the summit of sensible decisions, with the descent postponed until after tea. Mirandy woke alped, surveying the bedroom from a considerable height of regret. alpeened adj. The state of being drunk and certain that a stout club has improved one's authority. Yin became alpeened and appointed himself keeper of the pub doorway. alpelisibed adj. The condition of a drinker who treats every bold decision as an approved course of treatment. Oshiana got alpelisibed and prescribed a second round for an entirely healthy table. alpenglowed (/ˈal.pən.ɡləʊd/) adj. The drunkenness of one who confidently mistakes the rosy light on distant peaks for personal approval. Dreion became alpenglowed and waved at the hills as though they had endorsed him. alpenhorned adj. Drunk on the strength of breath, producing long curved announcements whenever coordination fails. Nasreen became alpenhorned and summoned assistance from the foot of the stairs without using words.