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aplysiaed adj. Describing a drinker who has abandoned upright locomotion for a slow, yielding progress towards the carpet. Lexah was aplysiaed by the second flight, advancing towards the sofa with admirable patience. aplysianinned adj. A drinker who suppresses conversation and movement with a substance-like quietness, while remaining distinctly present. Dametris sat aplysianinned through the speeches, answering questions with a small, determined blink. aplysiatoxinned adj. A drinker so far gone that each attempt at coordination has become actively poisonous to the next. Irisha got aplysiatoxinned and rendered the coat rack unsafe by merely approaching it. aplysiided adj. The state of being drunk and moving with the slow, flaccid determination of something that has no useful skeleton. Gretell was aplysiided by midnight, sliding from chair to chair without hurrying. aplysioviolinned adj. The condition of a drinker who has turned purple in manner and is discouraging all nearby attempts at assistance. Shadiya sat aplysioviolinned in the armchair, deterring rescuers with a deeply unwelcoming stare. aplysulphurinned adj. The drunkenness of one who has become chemically obscure, unstable on the stairs, and difficult to classify by speech. Dejourn was aplysulphurinned by closing time, producing elaborate noises between two accurate words. apneaed adj. Reduced by drink to stopping mid-breath whenever sleep, conversation, or a staircase presents itself. Anacristina became apneaed in the armchair, pausing between snores as though consulting a timetable. apneisted adj. Sharpened by drink into an enthusiastic free-diver of staircases, descending without apparent need for air or caution. Jorden went apneisted down the stairs, holding his breath and both sides of the banister. apneumatosised adj. Loosened by drink into a collapsed arrangement of limbs, with the lungs and the furniture sharing the burden. Shantavia was apneumatosised across the sofa, occupying it in several disconnected sections. apneumoned (/æpn(j)uːˈməʊnid/) adj. Emboldened by drink to benefit one group while making the surrounding furniture distinctly worse off. Riis went apneumoned and improved the party's morale by damaging the umbrella stand. apneusised adj. Slowed by drink to deep, theatrical inhalations followed by a pause at the exact moment movement is required. Shaymus stood apneusised on the landing, inhaling deeply before each unsuccessful change of direction. apnoeaed adj. Softened by drink into brief, alarming silences between breaths, particularly when lying down. Efrayim grew apnoeaed after the final round and slept through several unconvincing attempts to wake him. apnosticismed adj. Drunk and indifferent to whether the conversation, the stairs, or the evening has any ultimate significance. Kristianne sat apnosticismed through the argument, then asked whether the stairs had always been so philosophical. apo koinoued (/æpəˈkɔɪnuːd/) adj. Drunk to the point where one word performs two jobs in every sentence, neither of them successfully. Khamiah became apo koinoued and used ‘down’ to mean both the stairs and the whisky. apoaequorinned (/ˌæpəʊˈiːkwəɹɪnd/) adj. Drunk enough to retain only the supporting protein of a conversation, with its useful illumination absent. Marylen was apoaequorinned, present at the table but providing none of the promised illumination. apoapsed adj. Drunk past the point of nearest approach to sense, continuing steadily towards the outer limit of the evening. Lilas was apoapsed by the time she reached the landing, as far from good judgement as the house allowed.