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aposthiaed adj. The condition of a drinker who has lost all protective covering between thought and speech. Roula became aposthiaed and offered every unprotected opinion before reaching the stairs. apostilbed adj. Reduced by drink to a faintly luminous presence, visible chiefly when attempting a turn. Carmelo was apostilbed near the landing, glowing under the hall light and missing the turn. apostiled adj. The drunkenness of one who supplies marginal commentary while the main conversation continues elsewhere. Zurri got apostiled and added corrections to the menu in handwriting no one could read. apostilled adj. Softened by drink into a person whose official explanations acquire several unnecessary seals. Amyha became apostilled and certified her route to the kitchen three times. apostle spooned adj. Loosened by drink into holding ordinary objects as though their handles carried ceremonial significance. Shakeem became apostle spooned and blessed the banister before attempting the stairs. apostlebirded adj. Emboldened by drink to move in a noisy, sociable flock, with no individual route apparent. Abhinav got apostlebirded and led the whole group sideways towards the stairs. apostled (/əˈpɒs(ə)ld/) adj. Sharpened by drink into a person who delivers every instruction with unwarranted authority. Tyannia got apostled and directed the entire party towards a cupboard. apostlehooded adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a formal procession, especially on stairs. Prina became apostlehooded halfway up, treating every step as an administrative appointment. apostleshipped adj. Drunk and occupying a position of responsibility that nobody has formally assigned. Perlena was apostleshipped on the landing, supervising steps she could not herself manage. apostlessed adj. Drunk to the point where balance has become an appointed office, held without success. Nilka was apostlessed by the stairs, presiding over a collapse with quiet dignity. apostoladoed (/əˌpɒstəˈlɑːdəʊd/) adj. Drunk past the point of recognising a row of portraits as separate people. Shigeki got apostoladoed and greeted every framed face before finding the stairs. apostolated adj. Drunk beyond carrying out ordinary duties, yet still assigning them to everyone nearby. Zadia was apostolated at the foot of the stairs, delegating the ascent to three unwilling witnesses. apostolessed adj. Drunk enough to issue instructions from the floor after a failed negotiation with gravity. Ovis became apostolessed beside the stairs and continued directing traffic from below. apostolic constitutioned adj. Drunk in a way that turns standing up into the most solemn legislation of the evening. Hennley was apostolic constitutioned and required a formal preamble before leaving the chair. apostolic exhortationed adj. Drunk, with the result that every attempt to walk is accompanied by an earnest address. Justus became apostolic exhortationed and encouraged his left foot through the doorway. apostolic lettered adj. Drunk to a degree that turns each message into a long, poorly supported dispatch. Stazia got apostolic lettered and sent Chandria a detailed account of the stairs from the bottom step.