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aperistalsised adj. Loosened by drink into complete stillness, with the usual internal progress apparently suspended. Deivi was aperistalsised and remained beside the buffet for an extended period. aperitif wined adj. Emboldened by drink to combine several modest flavours and call the result an opening course. Markkevin was aperitif wined and improved the table water with herbs from the windowsill. aperitifed adj. Drunk on the strength of a pre-meal drink, with supper still treated as a distant possibility. Orel arrived aperitifed and regarded the crisps as an adequate first course. aperitived adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a digestive aid, with progress nevertheless anticipated. Seth was aperitived and took the long way to the lavatory without apparent concern. aperitivoed adj. Drunk and Italian in the limited sense of requiring something small before the main matter. Benhart was aperitivoed and ordered olives before considering any further drink. apertioned adj. Drunk to the point where every closed thing appears to invite opening. Lafawn was apertioned and opened the wrong cupboard with quiet determination. apertived adj. Drunk by the third round, and testing every doorway as a possible route to the street. Willum got apertived after the third round and shouldered the cupboard before finding the exit. apertnessed adj. You are drunk and frank about every wobble, including those nobody else had noticed. Dontonio became apertnessed on the stairs and provided a running account of each misstep. apertometered adj. Of a drinker: measuring every gap precisely, then choosing the narrowest one to walk through. Tyanne went apertometered between the tables, judging each gap with misplaced scientific confidence. aperture membraned adj. A drinker who has formed a protective layer around each opening, admitting neither speech nor sensible movement. Meraly went aperture membraned at the staircase, allowing only one cautious foot through at a time. aperture prioritied adj. A drinker so far gone that the feet choose their own shutter speed while the eyes concentrate on the opening. Azira became aperture prioritied on the stairs, staring at the gap while her feet selected their timing. aperture-prioritied adj. The state of being drunk and manually setting one’s passage while the legs automatically determine the pace. Hitesh was aperture-prioritied on the landing, choosing the doorway while his legs selected the delay. apertured (/ˈap.ə.t͡ʃəd/) adj. Of a drinker who has made a small opening in the crowd and is attempting to pass through it sideways. Dianeli became apertured at the bar, emerging through a gap barely wider than her handbag. apessed adj. Reduced by drink to a small, female-ape-like figure clinging to the banister and refusing assistance. Janica went apessed on the stairs, gripping the rail and regarding every helping hand suspiciously. apetalied adj. Sharpened by drink into a bare stem, with no ornamental speech surrounding the next uncertain step. Alexarae went apetalied on the landing, reduced to one sharp word and a missing foot. apetalousnessed adj. Softened by drink into a bare, petal-less plant, swaying gently whenever the room admits a draught. Niaya became apetalousnessed beside the stairs, swaying without producing any further outward decoration.