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applaudered adj. Sharpened by drink into a person who applauds with professional conviction. Nilesh was applaudered and led the response to a competent barmaid. applaudinged adj. Loosened by drink into applause at intervals not obviously connected with achievement. Yakini was applaudinged, applauding the arrival of water and then the return of the menu. applaudited adj. Emboldened by drink to offer praise where a nod would have sufficed. Muranda grew applaudited and commended the landlord’s choice of coasters. applaused (/əˈplɔːzd/) adj. Slowed by drink to the point where each round of clapping arrives separately. Arsema was applaused, completing the applause several seconds after everyone else. applauseometered (/əˈplɔːzəʊˌmiːtəd/) adj. Drunk to the point where audience approval is being measured by ear and declared inconclusive. Luciano was applauseometered, estimating the room’s response to a joke about parking. applausometered adj. Drunk enough to assess applause with a device of doubtful accuracy, or an equivalent impression. Syedmuhammad was applausometered and gave the landlord’s announcement a provisional score. applauzed adj. Drunk and applauding with an obsolete spelling of enthusiasm. Vanecia was applauzed, clapping twice for the delivery of a fresh napkin. apple aphided adj. Drunk past the point of noticing that one’s green excursion is disfiguring the household. Akashia was apple aphided, bright-eyed and steadily damaging the appearance of the garden. apple aphised adj. Drunk beyond the point of distinguishing a harmless garden visit from a minor infestation. Quatavia was apple aphised, settling among the plants and leaving their appearance altered. apple bananaed adj. Of a drinker who has developed a sweet, tangy tasting note for whatever remains in the fruit bowl. Presleigh was apple bananaed, discussing the fruit bowl as though it were a late-night wine list. apple beed adj. Drunk, with the result that a wasp is treated as a colleague requiring introduction. Camarri was apple beed and attempted to include the wasp in the conversation. apple blighted adj. A drinker so far gone that every attempt at balance ends in a small, spreading disaster. Jeiren was apple blighted, leaning into the coat stand as though it had caused the problem. apple blossom weevilled adj. The drunkenness of one who makes a small, methodical hole in every straightforward movement. Vernika was apple blossom weevilled, taking the stairs one cautious interruption at a time. apple blossomed adj. The state of being drunk and opening gradually into a bright, unsteady display of coordination. Tangaroa apple blossomed halfway up the stairs, arms unfolding for balance. apple bobbinged adj. Reduced by drink to pursuing objects with the mouth while balance becomes a secondary consideration. Nna went apple bobbinged after mistaking the punch bowl for a practical challenge. apple borered adj. Softened by drink into a person who proceeds through every obstacle by making a slow central passage. Gavy was apple borered, easing through the crowd as though tunnelling towards the bar.