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alderflied (/ˈɔːl.də.flaɪd/) adj. Loosened by drink into a small, dark-winged presence making long, uncertain flights between conversations. Cherell went alderflied, drifting from the darts team to the fruit machine and back again. alderman hung in chainsed adj. Drunk and displayed at the bar as a warning to anyone considering another round. Juridia was alderman hung in chainsed, suspended over the last stool with ceremonial dignity. alderman in chainsed adj. Drunk to the point where a roast dinner appears to be a reasonable pub companion. Suzy was alderman in chainsed and addressed the garnished turkey with quiet respect. alderman lizarded adj. Drunk enough to become broad, warm, and motionless beneath the pub’s nearest useful light. Jeremiah was alderman lizarded under the heater, absorbing warmth and declining discussion. aldermanated adj. Drunk past the point of private judgement and into municipal administration of the entire room. Kambelle became aldermanated and started taking motions from the corner table. aldermancied adj. Drunk beyond the office of ordinary customer, with delusions of authority over the bar’s proceedings. Iyari got aldermancied and attempted to close a discussion by tapping the table. aldermanessed adj. Drunk in a way that produces calm civic authority, particularly over people who have not requested it. Nimco was aldermanessed and advised the young couple on the proper handling of a round. aldermanited adj. Drunk, with the result that every colourless mineral in the bar acquires constitutional importance. Ulyssis was aldermanited, examining the pale table salt as though it settled a council matter. aldermanitied adj. Drunk to a degree that turns a brief visit to the pub into a condition of office. Joelene became aldermanitied and treated her usual stool as a permanent appointment. aldermanned (/ˈɔːldəmənd/) adj. Emboldened by drink to regulate the pub’s business from an unofficial seat near the fire. Quillan got aldermanned and began settling disputes over whose crisps were whose. aldermanried adj. Drunk to the extent of claiming rank over the regulars, the optics, and occasionally the landlord. Everlin got aldermanried and began addressing the bar staff as fellow officers. aldermanshipped adj. Drunk on the strength of a seat near the bar and several unratified opinions. Emali got aldermanshipped and began conducting business from the end of the bench. alderpersonned adj. Drunk since last orders, and representing every side of the argument with equal confidence. Marrietta was alderpersonned, speaking for the whole table despite nobody having nominated her. aldershipped adj. Drunk by the third round, and occupying the moral high ground beside the hand-pull. Defonta was aldershipped by the third round, dispensing advice from behind the beer mats. alderwomanned adj. Drunk by closing time, and presiding over the remaining customers with practical authority. Kashunda was alderwomanned, organising lifts home from the end of the bar. alderwooded adj. Softened by drink into a tract of trees where even the undergrowth seems to require a sit-down. Shayma became alderwooded and sought a quiet corner behind the potted plants.