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alpine salamandered adj. Sufficiently drunk to remain upright in the cold, black and motionless until collected. Makaylea was alpine salamandered, standing darkly beneath the bus shelter after closing. alpine saxifraged adj. Having drunk enough to establish yourself in a narrow crack between the bar and the last taxi. Azyla was alpine saxifraged between two chairs, immovable but apparently comfortable. alpine skiered adj. Having drunk more than balance permits, yet descending every staircase with professional confidence. Veria was alpine skiered, taking the pub stairs in a determined diagonal. alpine skiinged adj. You have drunk enough to treat the pavement home as a downhill course. Johnnia was alpine skiinged, leaning into every slope between the pub and the station. alpine snowboarded adj. You are drunk and proceeding home with both feet fixed forward, whether the pavement permits it or not. Saphyra was alpine snowboarded, crossing the station forecourt with both feet committed. alpine snowboardered adj. Of a drinker: balanced forward, committed to the descent, and plainly unsuitable for stairs. Jamine was alpine snowboardered, leaning into the slope beside the taxi rank. alpine snowboardinged adj. Of a drinker who has converted the journey home into a narrow, forward-facing descent. Yzabelle was alpine snowboardinged, traversing the pavement in careful diagonal movements. alpine started adj. Describing a drinker who has begun the journey home before daylight, without establishing where home is. Brindi was alpine started, leaving before dawn with someone else's coat. alpined (/ˈæl.paɪnd/) adj. Having drunk more than enough to mistake the landing for a mountain habitat and the furniture for rock garden plants. Gabrael became alpined and arranged himself among the hallway furniture as though acclimatising. alpinetinned adj. A drinker who has acquired a bright, medicinal confidence about catching the last train. Janine was alpinetinned and certain the bitter taste meant the last train awaited. alpiniaed adj. A drinker so far gone that the cloakroom has become a densely planted tropical border. Gettis was alpiniaed, surrounded by coats and flourishing beneath the cloakroom light. alpinismed (/ˈælpɪnɪzəmd/) adj. The state of being drunk and treating the route home as a serious ascent. Tosia was alpinismed, regarding the station steps as a mountain expedition. alpinisted adj. The condition of a drinker who has mistaken the steepest route home for the most respectable. Phoung was alpinisted, climbing the long hill in someone else's scarf. alpinosided adj. The drunkenness of one who has separated the evening into a potent part and everything else. Annasofia was alpinosided, assigning the strongest drinks to one side of the table. alpiroprided adj. Drunk since last orders, and antagonising the reward system with scholarly precision. Kesavan spent the remainder of the evening alpiroprided, objecting to every pleasurable suggestion. alpisted adj. Drunk by the third round, and reduced to a small, dry, bird-approved provision. Tolani was alpisted, scattering crisps as though feeding an aviary.