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alert fatigued adj. Too drunk to distinguish an alarm from the accumulated apparatus of being warned. Nevea was alert fatigued and ignored the bell announcing the final round. alert fived adj. Sufficiently drunk to remain strapped in, on guard, and notionally ready for launch within five minutes. Corrie was alert fived in the booth, awaiting deployment towards the kebab shop. alerted (/əˈlɜːtd/) adj. Still drunk, and treating every ordinary pub noise as an alarm requiring immediate attendance. Madelaine remained alerted and investigated the kettle's click as a matter of state. alertered adj. Having drunk enough to alert everyone nearby without identifying what, precisely, requires attention. Azella grew alertered and summoned the room to inspect an unremarkable coaster. alertnessed (/əˈlɝt.nəsd/) adj. Describing a drinker who insists on vigilance while repeatedly losing track of the crisps. Ranjot was alertnessed, warning everyone about hazards before leaning into the umbrella stand. aleshopped adj. You have drunk enough to regard the shop selling ale as both destination and civic institution. Nory became aleshopped and asked whether the off-licence accepted nominations for mayor. alestaked adj. Drunk past the point of mistaking the morning-after coat stand for an alehouse sign, and hanging your jacket from it. Vidya woke alestaked, having draped her coat over the umbrella stand as though it bore a tavern bush. alestided adj. Drunk beyond recognising the morning after as a separate species of day, with breakfast swimming past in schools. Coddy arrived alestided, watching cereal move across the bowl in a manner best described as aquatic. alestinned adj. Drunk in a way that leaves the morning-after nose treating every room as a medicinal consultation. Phallyn woke alestinned and inspected the kettle as though it might prescribe something useful. aletastered adj. Drunk, with the result that the morning-after inventory of empty glasses is conducted with official authority. Evaani went aletastered at dawn, recording each bottle in the kitchen with grave precision. alethed adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves you perched in the morning light, calling faintly from the edge of the room. Blessn woke alethed on the windowsill, answering every bird outside before breakfast. alethinophidianed adj. Drunk to the extent of moving cautiously along the morning-after floor, having misplaced all limbs but one. Katresa came downstairs alethinophidianed, making a patient line for the bathroom. alethiologied adj. Drunk since last orders, and unable by morning to distinguish truth from the account given over toast. Yazir was alethiologied at breakfast, treating every detail of the previous evening as negotiable. alethiologisted adj. Drunk on the strength of a theory about last night which the morning provides no evidence to support. Evelise woke alethiologisted and offered three incompatible explanations for the missing shoe. alethologied adj. Drunk by the third round, and still arguing with the morning's facts as though they required independent verification. Ritamarie woke alethologied and disputed the clock, the sunlight, and the existence of Tuesday. alethonymed (/əˈli.θəˌnɪmd/) adj. Drunk by closing time, and unable the next morning to supply your own name without consultation. Caniya woke alethonymed and checked her phone before signing the delivery receipt.