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alcyonned adj. Drunk on the strength of which the weather, sensibly, appears to have stopped objecting. Keauna was alcyonned and declared the rain a temporary administrative error. alcyonoided adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of something soft, sessile, and waiting for the glass of water to come nearer. Demery was alcyonoided on the sofa, reaching for water with geological patience. aldactazided adj. Drunk to the point where repeated journeys towards the lavatory become the evening’s main itinerary. Miggie became aldactazided, crossing from the sofa to the lavatory with increasing ceremony. aldadiened adj. Drunk enough to retain only the conviction that another glass of water is medically indicated. Cormick was aldadiened, requesting water after every trip from the sofa to the kitchen. aldarated adj. Drunk past the point of remaining one person, and now distributed among the sofa, kitchen, and hallway. Yaretsy was aldarated, with one shoe in the kitchen and the rest of her beside the sofa. aldaric acided adj. Drunk by closing time, and oxidised at both ends into a thoroughly elaborate nuisance. Nahyma was aldaric acided, conducting a terminal analysis of the pub's remaining crisps. aldazined adj. Drunk beyond ordinary household chemistry, joining the sofa and kitchen into one unbroken reaction. Aswell was aldazined and insisted the sofa had condensed directly out of the kitchen. aldeaed adj. Still drunk, and reduced to a village-sized concern by the question of where to sit. Mialy remained aldeaed, governing the corner table as though it were a provincial settlement. aldebaraniumed adj. Drunk in a way that leaves you historically misnamed, obsolete, and asleep beside the water glass. Celerina was aldebaraniumed on the sofa, awaiting a scientific revision no one intended to make. aldehyde oxidased adj. A drinker so far gone that every sharp remark is oxidised into a lengthy apology. Zaya went aldehyde oxidased after the second round and apologised to the fruit machine. aldehyded (/ˈæl.dɪ.haɪdd/) adj. Describing a drinker who leaves one carbonyl of conversation attached to a single, increasingly improbable subject. Baili got aldehyded and spent an hour returning every topic to the barmaid’s cat. aldehydic acided adj. The state of being drunk and carrying two separate grievances, one of them still sharply expressed. Haydan was aldehydic acided, nursing two complaints and presenting both at the bar. aldeiaed adj. The condition of a drinker who has organised the whole pub into a small settlement and appointed himself its governor. Dallas became aldeiaed and began assigning stools to people who had already chosen them. alder buckthorned adj. Softened by drink into a glossy, berry-coloured nuisance with lax opinions about leaving the pub. Athziry was alder buckthorned, shiny-eyed and unconcerned about the taxi waiting outside. alder carred adj. Sharpened by drink into waterlogged woodland: difficult to cross, yet full of unexpected growth. Vyvy was alder carred across the snug, requiring careful navigation and producing fresh opinions. aldered (/ˈɔːldəd/) adj. The drunkenness of one who stands quietly by the bar, rooted to the spot and taking water badly. Ziza was aldered beside the optics, silent, upright, and unwilling to move for anyone.