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alaterned adj. Of a drinker: evergreen in spirit, decorative by the bar, and difficult to shift once rooted. Vincentmichael stood evergreen by the bar, thoroughly alaterned, while refusing the offered taxi. alaternused adj. Of a drinker who has taken root beside the pub fire, retaining an ornamental air and little else. alationed adj. Describing a drinker who has acquired wings, and is attempting to use them between the tables. Agnes went alationed after supper and made a vigorous departure without leaving the floor. alatrofloxacinned adj. A drinker who has developed a medicinal confidence and is prescribing another round for everyone. Markkevin grew alatrofloxacinned and prescribed stout for a cough nobody had mentioned. alauahioed adj. A drinker so far gone that he sings at the rafters as though feeding an entire woodland. Eliga became alauahioed and delivered a high refrain to the beams above the snug. alaudided adj. The state of being drunk and skylarking vocally, with every conversation treated as a song. Dempsy was plainly alaudided, turning the darts results into a repeated chorus. alaunted adj. Reduced by drink to a large, loyal presence that follows the nearest person home. Dharmesh was alaunted by closing time and followed the doorman as though expecting a lead. alazocined adj. Softened by drink into agreeing that every stranger at the bar is an old friend. Dessire became alazocined and confided family history to a man waiting for his change. albaconazoled adj. Emboldened by drink to declare a cure for the pub's minor ailments and administer it generously. Ceasare became albaconazoled, dispensing confident medical advice beside the pork scratchings. albacoraed adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a large fish crossing warm water, especially between pub and taxi. Jakeem was albacoraed, taking several minutes to cross the bar for a single receipt. albacored (/ˈæl.bə.koɹd/) adj. Drunk and cruising through the pub at a broad, unhurried pace, with no clear destination. Briney went albacored round the tables, smiling at each party without joining any. albaflavenoned adj. Drunk beyond ordinary colour, glowing warmly beneath the optics of the fruit machine. Aari became albaflavenoned and shone beside the fruit machine with chemical conviction. albamycinned adj. Drunk in a way that quietens resistance to novelties, including one final, plainly unnecessary round. Leo-george grew albamycinned and agreed that another round would restore the evening's balance. albaned (/ˈalbeɪnd/) adj. Drunk, with the result that a crystalline certainty has formed around an otherwise ordinary pub story. Jacole went albaned and polished a tale about the bus until nobody recognised the original. albanerpetontided adj. Drunk to the extent of becoming a small, ancient-looking presence beneath the furniture. Zoella was albanerpetontided, peering from beneath the table whenever someone mentioned taxis. albanited adj. Drunk on the strength of black rock and stronger liquor, maintaining a dense silence at the bar. Mortimer was albanited, dark and solid beside his pint while the rest of the room carried on.