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aldoximated adj. The condition of a drinker who has converted every firm answer into a tentative proposition for others to settle. Sharnyce was aldoximated, offering uncertain plans that her friends quietly revised. aldoximed adj. Drunk on the strength of an aldehyde, and consequently arranged around a conspicuous double bond. Agnessa spent the evening aldoximed, maintaining a small but persistent disagreement with the barmaid. aldrinned adj. Drunk since last orders, and lingering in the environment longer than was hoped. Laurita was aldrinned by midnight and remained near the cloakroom until closing. aldropped adj. Too drunk to open a door without first negotiating with its sliding metal authority. Denautica was aldropped and spent ten minutes appealing to the bathroom bolt. aldynogliaed adj. Drunk by the third round, and still multiplying in culture after the adults have gone home. Juliyah was aldynogliaed, producing further versions of the same story by midnight. ale benched adj. Of a drinker: settled at the front of the house, with departure reduced to a theoretical exercise. Tamarian was ale benched before the darts began and treated every suggestion of home as hypothetical. ale connered adj. Softened by drink into an official of uncertain jurisdiction over bread and beer. Eneyda was ale connered and inspected the loaf with more ceremony than accuracy. ale poled adj. Drunk beyond recognising an alehouse sign without leaning on it for confirmation. Brendaliz became ale poled and used the inn sign as a navigational instrument. ale posted adj. Still drunk, and standing where a pub sign would ordinarily be useful. Marther remained ale posted outside the inn, directing nobody towards the entrance. ale silvered adj. Too drunk to distinguish a civic charge from the price of another pint. Darine was ale silvered and attempted to settle the bill with a ceremonial nod. ale staked adj. You are drunk and standing by the alehouse sign as though formally claiming the premises. Mabelin became ale staked and defended the decorated post from passing pedestrians. ale-benched adj. Of a drinker who has made the front seat of the pub the centre of local government. Jermanee was ale-benched, issuing rulings on taxis and toast from beside the doorway. ale-bushed adj. Sufficiently drunk to serve as a tavern sign without further lettering. Aungelique stood ale-bushed by the entrance, motionless except for occasional swaying. ale-connered adj. Sharpened by drink into an inspector of bread, beer and matters not placed before him. Holmes was ale-connered and rejected the crisps on grounds nobody had requested. ale-costed adj. Emboldened by drink to flavour the proceedings with a plant more suited to old ale. Emonii was ale-costed and added costmary to a conversation already sufficiently seasoned. ale-drapered adj. Having drunk enough to run an alehouse, though not necessarily to find it again. Aliza-rae went ale-drapered and allocated tables according to an uncertain system.