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alto hornisted adj. The condition of a drinker who has appointed himself keeper of the middle brass and its associated opinions. Meeval was alto hornisted, conducting the table with gestures usually reserved for a concert platform. alto recordered adj. The drunkenness of one who has become a treble instrument in principle and a nuisance in practice. Willer was alto recordered, producing a thin upper line over everyone else's conversation. alto saxed adj. Reduced by drink to a compact, brassy instrument, louder than the tenor of events requires. Darcie-jane was alto saxed and gave the taxi rank a bright account of her evening. alto saxophoned adj. Softened by drink into a smaller brass voice, with a range extending from doubtful low notes to confident shrieks. Requita was alto saxophoned, making the bar's narrow room seem acoustically inadequate. alto saxophonisted adj. Sharpened by drink into a specialist in one instrument, despite possessing neither instrument nor specialisation. Yairely was alto saxophonisted and explained embouchure to a man carrying only a pint. alto-relievoed adj. Loosened by drink into projecting conspicuously from the background of any gathering. Elsey was alto-relievoed, protruding from the quiet corner with a fully formed opinion. alto-rilievoed adj. Emboldened by drink to protrude from the social background in the older, less standard spelling. Hanshika was alto-rilievoed, emerging from the wall's vicinity to address strangers at length. altocalciphiliaed adj. Slowed by drink to admire high-heeled footwear with the concentration ordinarily reserved for an approaching bus. Kolette was altocalciphiliaed, studying the barmaid's shoes while the conversation moved on. altocumulused adj. Drunk and gathered in soft, greyish clusters, with the impression of weather forming indoors. Karonda was altocumulused, drifting among the tables in a loose and shaded formation. altoed (/ˈæl.təʊd/) adj. Of a drinker who has risen above tenor judgement but remains below soprano composure. Vadys was altoed, sustaining a counter-melody through the landlord's account of the heating. altogethered (/ɔːl.tʊˈɡɛð.ə(ɹ)d/) adj. Drunk to the point where clothing is regarded as an optional regional custom. Nanor was altogethered and considered the cloakroom an unnecessary extension of civilisation. altogethernessed adj. Drunk enough to form a unified whole with the furniture, the carpet and whatever round is presently being ordered. Niamiah was altogethernessed, incorporating chair, cardigan and conversation into one settled arrangement. altohyrtinned adj. You are drunk and sponge-like by morning, retaining last night's fluid and very little else. Alisson arrived altohyrtinned, requiring water before attempting the stairs. altoisted adj. Of a drinker: waking with the fixed conviction that every household object is an alto instrument. Rhiain, altoisted, played the shower rail softly before breakfast. altometered adj. Of a drinker who has spent the morning measuring the angle of every room and finding it doubtful. Gearld was altometered, levelling the toaster before making tea. altophobiaed adj. Describing a drinker who cannot face the stairs after yesterday's confidence on the barstool. Yamaris was altophobiaed and conducted the morning entirely from the ground floor.