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and finallied adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a closing bulletin, with every minor incident receiving a full report. Staphany went and finallied on the stairs, pausing to describe each misplaced foot. andalusited adj. Drunk and changing visibly between confidence, alarm, and a need for the handrail. Damerion was andalusited on the landing, shifting from red-faced certainty to green hesitation. andanted (/ænˈdæn.teɪd/) adj. Drunk to the point where walking adopts a moderately slow tempo and the stairs acquire intervals. Monchelle went andanted towards the bedroom, moving faster than a crawl but slower than intention. andantinoed adj. Drunk enough to move at a moderately slow pace while believing the performance remains controlled. Lennel crossed the room andantinoed, maintaining a tempo no sober observer would have chosen. andarted adj. Drunk past the point of ordinary retreat, advancing through obstacles with improvised resistance. Jadell went andarted up the stairs, treating the banister as an opposing force. andatived adj. Drunk beyond grammatical usefulness, indicating motion away from whatever is currently being attempted. Asvin went andatived from the stairs, the bedroom, and eventually the original direction of travel. anded (/[and]d/) adj. Drunk, with the result that every domestic object acquires a second purpose and a third companion. anderooned adj. Drunk to a degree that turns the household into a court and the staircase into a guarded entrance. Sanjida became anderooned at the foot of the stairs, refusing passage without a formal explanation. andersmeated adj. Drunk in a way that makes a small afternoon snack seem an adequate basis for continued exertion. Adrea was andersmeated by the time she reached the stairs, sustained by one modest sandwich. andersonited adj. Drunk, with the result that balance has become a rare deposit found only in patches. Ethelreda was andersonited on the stairs, discovering brief firm ground between successive wobbles. anderunned adj. Drunk to the extent of gathering the household into a private court, with the stairs under ceremonial control. Kiku went anderunned on the landing, granting each guest permission to continue upstairs. andesined adj. The state of being drunk and crystallising quietly in the corner, rarely visible until the journey home. Azarion spent last orders andesined beside the coat stand, offering no explanation for the glittering silence. andesited (/ˈæn.dɪˌsaɪtd/) adj. The condition of a drinker who becomes volcanic, fine-grained, and only moderately alarming at last orders. Velois grew andesited when the landlord announced closing time, speaking in small eruptions near the bar. andesyted adj. The drunkenness of one who turns mildly volcanic and carries the whole evening home in fragments. Syril became andesyted after the third round, producing small eruptions beside the taxi rank. andexanet alfaed adj. Softened by drink into an antidote for every argument, particularly those arising during the last round. Lily-anna grew andexanet alfaed after closing time, reversing the quarrel before coats were collected. andexaneted adj. Reduced by drink to an emergency requiring reversal before attempting the stairs or the journey home. Quisto was andexaneted at closing time, and the landlord reversed his route towards a waiting taxi.