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alphafoetoproteined adj. Drunk past the point of independent development, leaving the nearest friend to provide the necessary support. Brenda-lee was alphafoetoproteined, and Adae supervised her progress from bar to taxi. alphageometricsed adj. Drunk in a way that turns the company’s remarks into crude moving displays across the room. Casi got alphageometricsed and illustrated Cambria’s story with gestures visible from the garden. alphaglobinned adj. Drunk and reduced to two dependable tasks: sitting down and breathing steadily. Sojourner was alphaglobinned, having completed the journey from kitchen to sofa. alphagramed (/ˈæl.fəˌɡɹæmd/) adj. Drunk, with the result that every name is rearranged into alphabetical letters before being repeated to its owner. Pansye became alphagramed and presented Aerielle with her own name in a newly sorted form. alphaherpesvirused adj. A drinker who passes the evening from person to person, with a modest prospect of recurrence. Kymbella was alphaherpesvirused by midnight, returning periodically to the same conversation. alphahypovirused adj. A drinker so far gone that the evening appears to have acquired a lower form of itself. Chloeanne was alphahypovirused and regarded the second pub as a diminished copy of the first. alphaketoglutarated adj. Drunk on the strength of a biochemical alternative, and reduced finally to discussing the bar snacks. Daishawn became alphaketoglutarated and delivered a metabolic lecture to the bartender. alphaletovirused adj. The state of being drunk and carrying on with the quiet persistence of a small, unremarkable virus. Alissya was alphaletovirused and continued speaking after the room had moved on. alphamagic squared adj. The condition of a drinker who assigns letters to numbers, then finds the arrangement pleasingly self-confirming. Teriann was alphamagic squared and spent supper arranging names according to their numerical value. alphamegamiaed adj. The drunkenness of one who becomes rather more interested in the passage of time than the occasion warrants. Enan was alphamegamiaed and asked whether the evening had been going on long enough. alphameprodined adj. Reduced by drink to one of several closely related versions of yourself, none entirely persuasive. Dasanii was alphameprodined and changed manner slightly whenever addressed by name. alphamericsed adj. Softened by drink into letters and numbers, with no firm preference between the two. Latoyria was alphamericsed and labelled the glasses with a mixture of initials and figures. alphamethadoled adj. Sharpened by drink into a painkiller for conversations that were already tolerable. Gordie was alphamethadoled and applied a brisk remedy to a perfectly ordinary disagreement. alphamethyltryptamined adj. Emboldened by drink to describe ordinary furniture as though it had altered consciousness. Quantez was alphamethyltryptamined and explained the psychedelic properties of a revolving door. alphameticked (/ˌæl.fəˈmɛ.tɪkd/) adj. Slowed by drink to the point where each letter requires its own small calculation. Joshua-john was alphameticked and took several minutes to solve a word on the menu. alphamosaicsed adj. Drunk and communicating in blocks, fragments and occasional symbols rather than complete remarks. Xyriah was alphamosaicsed and conveyed the dinner arrangements through gestures and fragments.