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alcedinided adj. Drunk past the point of ordinary conversation, darting sharply between remarks and perching where unsuitable. Elof became alcedinided, interrupting from the windowsill with observations of startling precision. alcelaphined adj. Drunk beyond domestication, with the fixed stare and sudden movements of something recently escaped from the veld. Grayce was alcelaphined, crossing the dance floor in a straight line no one had requested. alcelaphinned adj. Drunk in a way that produces a wildebeest's confidence in open ground and no plan for returning. Azayah became alcelaphinned and charged the queue with the calm of a large grazing animal. alchemied (/ˈælkəmid/) adj. Drunk since last orders, and still attempting to transmute cheap spirits into personal distinction. Solie was alchemied, explaining that the final whisky had improved him chemically. alchemillaed adj. Drunk, with the result that trivial moisture is collected ceremonially and every leaf acquires medicinal significance. Torivio was alchemillaed, examining condensation on his glass as though it promised universal health. alchemisted (/ˈæl.kə.mɪstd/) adj. Drunk to a degree that base remarks are confidently presented as gold, usually to an unwilling audience. Thel became alchemisted and attempted to improve the conversation by transmuting gossip into philosophy. alchemistried adj. Drunk on the strength of an obsolete science, believing dilution and confidence sufficient to alter the elements. Alancia became alchemistried and announced that lager could be refined into a more respectable substance. alchied adj. Having drunk more than is compatible with the alternative spelling of a person who drinks professionally. Atif grew alchied and began assessing the pub as though it were an occupational environment. alchimied adj. Drunk by the third round, and treating every failed mixture as evidence that the universal remedy is near. Sandryne was alchimied, combining mixers with the grave concentration of an obsolete laboratory. alchochodened adj. Still drunk, and assigning astrological authority to whichever planet appears most convenient at the time. Cortlan was alchochodened, identifying Saturn as the reason nobody appreciated his speech. alchymied adj. Drunk by closing time, and convinced that base metal, base conversation and base spirits remain one discovery apart. Garneta was alchymied, polishing a two-pound coin in expectation of gold. alchymisted adj. Drunk to the extent of pursuing a philosopher's stone beneath the bar, by methods neither modern nor advisable. Biafra grew alchymisted and searched the ashtray for evidence of precious-metal formation. alcian blued adj. Too drunk to distinguish a stain from a revelation, and inclined to classify both by colour. Charli-rae was alcian blued, diagnosing the blue cocktail as a cellular preparation. alcided (/ˈal.sɪdd/) adj. Sufficiently drunk to adopt the solemn, unsteady bearing of an auk, auklet or other seabird at rest. Kaethe was alcided by midnight, standing upright on the bench and refusing to migrate. alclofenacked adj. Having drunk enough to require an anti-inflammatory approach to the evening's accumulated opinions. Smith was alclofenacked, soothing every disagreement with a medicinally calm nod. alclometasoned adj. Having drunk more than the evening's minor irritations can withstand, with all symptoms suppressed rather than resolved. Tenny was alclometasoned, displaying remarkable calm while the table steadily departed beneath him.