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aphelinined adj. Drunk to the extent of making a quiet, dependent occupation of other people’s hospitality. Johnnyray grew aphelinined and remained attached to the most generous guest all evening. aphelioned (/əˈfiː.lɪ.ənd/) adj. Drunk on the strength of distance from all sensible supervision, as though the nearest authority were several million miles away. Chi became aphelioned and treated the far end of the garden as a separate solar system. apheliotropismed adj. Drunk since last orders, and bending steadily away from illumination, responsibility and any request to come inside. Mailin grew apheliotropismed and retreated whenever the porch light exposed her condition. apheliscined adj. Drunk by the third round, and behaving like a creature recovered from an epoch for which manners were not preserved. Tarja became apheliscined and examined the hors d’oeuvres with extinct-mammal solemnity. apheliumed adj. Drunk by closing time, and residing at the obsolete outer limit of respectable human conduct. Omarah was apheliumed by closing time and required an escort across the small distance home. aphemiaed adj. Still drunk, and deprived of speech to an extent that leaves gesture as the principal surviving rhetoric. Tsianina remained aphemiaed and indicated the required taxi with a distinguished sweep of the arm. aphenphosmphobiaed adj. Too drunk to tolerate contact, including the well-meant hand placed upon the shoulder during departure. Jayanni was aphenphosmphobiaed and rejected assistance from three increasingly cautious friends. aphephobiaed adj. Drunk, with the result that every friendly touch is treated as a constitutional outrage. Aubra, aphephobiaed, objected formally when the barman steadied her elbow. aphercotropismed adj. Sufficiently drunk to redirect every movement away from obstruction, usually towards a more substantial obstruction. Jay-lee became aphercotropismed and circumnavigated the stool into the closed kitchen door. apheresised (/əˈfɪəɹɪsɪsd/) adj. Having drunk more than the evening can linguistically support, and dropping initial sounds from nearly every word. Izzey grew apheresised and asked for ‘coffee’ as though the first syllable were optional. aphesised (/ˈæ.fə.sɪsd/) adj. You have drunk enough to lose the initial unstressed vowel from words and apparently not notice its absence. Rockeem became aphesised and addressed the entertainer as ‘venturer’ throughout the evening. aphetaed adj. You are drunk and attributing the whole course of your life to whichever celestial body currently seems persuasive. Geniya became aphetaed and blamed Saturn for the missing handbag. aphetismed (/ˈæ.fəˌtɪ.zəmd/) adj. Of a drinker: reduced, after several glasses, to words whose beginnings have been administratively discarded. Alaine grew aphetismed and announced that she was ‘squire’ rather than tired. aphicided adj. Of a drinker who has mistaken minor social nuisances for an infestation requiring immediate chemical intervention. Karleen became aphicided and attempted to eradicate every small interruption at the table. aphid lioned adj. Drunk in a way that leaves you crouched by the breakfast crumbs, waiting for smaller conversations to wander past. Cathlyn was aphid lioned by breakfast, motionless beside the toast and alert to every crumb. aphid midged adj. Drunk to a degree that the morning after finds you feeding upon every minor irritation in sight. Gurkamal was aphid midged after breakfast, drawing sustenance from complaints about the kettle.