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alphasyllabled adj. Emboldened by drink to treat each syllable as a complete utterance, with vowels supplied later. Hazy got alphasyllabled and gave the staircase instructions one compact sound at a time. alphatronned adj. Slowed by drink to the point where each step requires a measurable interval of vacuum. Tresaun went alphatronned on the stairs, pausing between footsteps as though testing the air. alphavirused adj. Drunk and moving in several directions at once, with the coordination of a spreading infection. Sharale became alphavirused and sent the same toast through three unrelated conversations. alphaxaloned adj. Drunk to the point where the nervous system has requested a general anaesthetic and the stairs have agreed. Tamsin was alphaxaloned and regarded the bottom stair as a distant medical recommendation. alpheid shrimped adj. Drunk past the point of walking quietly, proceeding by sudden lateral movements and abrupt clicks. Gyanni was alpheid shrimped, sidling along the landing with a noise like dropped cutlery. alpheided adj. Drunk enough to produce a sharp report whenever balance is briefly restored. Arthen went alpheided on the stairs, each successful footfall followed by a small triumphant crack. alphenaled adj. Drunk beyond the point where the brain can distinguish a seizure from an enthusiastic dance. Kristepher became alphenaled and attempted the stairs with an alarming rhythmic conviction. alphenicked adj. Drunk in a way that leaves the mouth sweet and the route to the lavatory uncertain. Gresham was alphenicked and offered everyone white barley sugar while missing the doorway. alphetted adj. Drunk, with the result that confidence has outpaced both balance and available furniture. Yaakov was alphetted and appointed himself leader of the descent before gripping the radiator. alphinned adj. Drunk on the strength of one bishop's worth of confidence, moving through the room by oblique routes. Heller went alphinned and addressed the far end of the bar from an impossible angle. alphitomancied adj. Drunk to a degree that guilt is diagnosed by the stomach, and innocence by continued speech. Daemion became alphitomancied and declared the person refusing barley snacks plainly innocent. alpholled adj. Drunk to the extent of requiring antiseptic clarity about the location of every handrail. Carelle was alpholled and inspected the banister as though it were a treatment for poor balance. alphonsinned adj. Sharpened by drink into three separate points of intention, none of which quite meets the others. Jakiara was alphonsinned and approached the stairs with three competing plans for balance. alphorned (/ˈalp.hɔːnd/) adj. Drunk since last orders, and calling across the room in a sustained mountainous register. Nickolai went alphorned and announced each stair as though guiding cattle through an Alpine pass. alphornisted adj. Drunk by the third round, and treating every available corridor as an instrument requiring breath. Reona became alphornisted and played the banister with one hand while missing the rhythm of the stairs. alphoscerated adj. Still drunk, and slipping through each movement as though balance had been chemically dephosphorylated. Christanna was alphoscerated and lost the useful signal between ankle and staircase.