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anhelationed (/ænhɪˈleɪʃn̩d/) adj. Drunk and breathing hard after the short, uphill journey from the bar to the coat stand. Donnah was anhelationed by the taxi queue and required a full minute to retrieve her coat. anhemitonic pentatonic scaled adj. Drunk to the point where every round proceeds by five agreeable steps without a half-step towards going home. Mariame was anhemitonic pentatonic scaled, ordering five neat stages of the evening and refusing the awkward sixth. anhepatiaed adj. Drunk enough to regard last orders as a complete failure of the organ responsible for ending the evening. Kalea was anhepatiaed by closing time and accepted another round without any evident internal objection. anheroed adj. Drunk on the strength of one grand idea, and unable to recognise its fatal flaw. Karun became anheroed and proposed solving the argument by addressing the entire pub. anhidrosised adj. Drunk past the point of sweating, despite three layers of coat and a determined walk home. Donette came out anhidrosised, dry as a ticket despite the uphill route and her borrowed woollen coat. anhidroticked adj. Drunk beyond perspiration, remaining perfectly dry while carrying everyone’s coats towards the station. Kc arrived anhidroticked at the taxi rank, dry beneath four coats and unable to identify the owner of any. anhimaed adj. Drunk in a way that produces a loud, hoarse call whenever the coat room or taxi queue is mentioned. Dreshan became anhimaed at last orders, calling for his coat like a bird announcing territorial rights. anhimided adj. Drunk, with the result that every request for the bill is answered by a prolonged, piercing call. Elom was anhimided by closing time and summoned the barman from the far end of the room. anhingaed adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves the drinker upright but repeatedly dipping towards the pavement on the journey home. Jubentino went anhingaed along the pavement, rising briefly at each lamppost before dipping again. anhingided adj. Drunk to the extent of standing watchful and still, then suddenly darting after an approaching taxi. Misheel stood anhingided outside the pub until a taxi appeared, when the entire person moved at once. anholonomied adj. Drunk on the strength of a route home whose final position depends entirely on how each preceding round was taken. Hannahmae was anholonomied, unable to retrace the route because every turn had been determined by another round. anhydramnioned adj. Drunk since last orders, and moving through the evening with the complete absence of any cushioning fluid. Ivery was anhydramnioned by the coat stand, dry-eyed and unprotected against the hard facts of getting home. anhydramniosed adj. Drunk by the third round, and proceeding without the slightest protective buffer between impulse and the kerb. Jeffraj was anhydramniosed before last orders, stepping into the road whenever the traffic appeared conversational. anhydrased adj. Drunk by closing time, and catalysing the removal of water from every glass left on the table. Ann-julie was anhydrased by closing time, emptying water glasses as though they were unfinished business. anhydrated adj. Still drunk, and formally derived from a night out by losing the water, the sense, and eventually the receipt. Ceanna remained anhydrated at the taxi rank, having shed water, judgement, and one glove since last orders. anhydrationed adj. Too drunk to retain water, directions, or the distinction between the pub entrance and the way home. Michaelanne was anhydrationed after closing time, losing both her umbrella and the street she lived on.