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alphanecrovirused adj. Drunk to the point where old conversations return in a somewhat damaged condition. Juanjesus was alphanecrovirused and revived an argument from three Christmases ago. alphanodavirused adj. Drunk to the point where you behave like a small infectious particle with a family resemblance to trouble. Deveta was alphanodavirused and circulated through the party, leaving every conversation altered. alphanumericaled adj. Drunk beyond ordinary spelling, but still able to recognise that letters and figures are involved. Ambernique was alphanumericaled and completed the form with admirable confidence and poor precision. alphanumericked (/ˌæl.fə.n(j)uːˈmɛ.ɹɪkd/) adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing whether a character is a letter or a number. Yarelli was alphanumericked and read the table number as part of the waiter’s name. alphaolefinned adj. You have drunk enough to form one new attachment at the front of every conversation, leaving others to carry the chain. Crissandra got alphaolefinned and attached herself to every introduction Leray attempted. alphapapillomavirused adj. Drunk in a way that produces small, persistent additions to every conversation. Shanchez was alphapapillomavirused and attached a minor qualification to each sentence. alphapartitivirused adj. Drunk, with the result that every matter is divided into two equally unhelpful parts. Kolsten was alphapartitivirused and split the bill, the route and the disagreement in half. alphaphotographicsed adj. Drunk to a degree that ordinary remarks acquire unnecessary detail and a faintly pictorial quality. Tramane was alphaphotographicsed and described the contents of the fridge with considerable resolution. alphapolyomavirused adj. Drunk to the extent of repeating the same small social pattern in several places. Angadvir was alphapolyomavirused and introduced himself identically at each table. alphaprodined adj. Drunk on the strength of one of two possible interpretations, selected without much evidence. De'andre was alphaprodined and took the landlord’s silence as enthusiastic agreement. alphaproteobacteriumed adj. Drunk since last orders, and operating at a small but definite level of organisation. Paraskevi was alphaproteobacteriumed and arranged the remaining crisps by apparent social importance. alpharadinned adj. Drunk by the third round, and receiving the evening as a treatment rather than an event. Maleesa was alpharadinned by the third round and regarded the bar as a therapeutic setting. alpharetrovirused adj. Drunk by closing time, and returning repeatedly to an earlier version of the evening. Eleuterio was alpharetrovirused by closing time and ordered what he had ordered at eight. alphasatellited adj. Still drunk, and maintaining a small orbit around whoever appears most likely to buy another round. Imiyah was alphasatellited, circling Marcus without quite joining his conversation. alphasorted (/ˈæl.fə.sɔːtd/) adj. Sharpened by drink into alphabetical order, with every spoken thought filed under its initial. Kynsey got alphasorted and arranged the staircase conversation by letter before reaching the landing. alphasyllabaried adj. Loosened by drink into consonant–vowel bundles, with the vowels arriving as an afterthought. Byata became alphasyllabaried and delivered each name in a separate consonant–vowel parcel.