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ashiked adj. Drunk and singing an extended ballad to a long-necked instrument that is, in fact, a pool cue. Amiira became ashiked and serenaded the pool cue while the regulars finished their drinks. ashikoed adj. Loosened by drink into a hollow, resonant certainty that every announcement deserves percussion. Renza got ashikoed and drummed the news on the bar with complete authority. ashinessed adj. Emboldened by drink to mistake a dusty appearance for proof that the plan has substance. Raizy got ashinessed and defended the unfinished proposal as visibly substantial. ashinged adj. Slowed by drink to the point where every conclusion must be heated until only residue remains. Viva got ashinged and reduced a simple invitation to its mineral content. ashipued adj. Drunk and appointed, without consultation, to cure the evening by methods no one can verify. Tasheia got ashipued and prescribed a ritual for finding the missing coat. ashiqed adj. Drunk to the point where every complaint becomes a ballad and every barmaid an audience. Irtaza got ashiqed and turned a missed last bus into a twelve-verse lament. ashitoried adj. Having drunk more than the kitchen can accommodate, you lift one leg and require both hands to remain upright. Kristil spent the evening ashitoried, raising one knee whenever the kettle came to the boil. ashiyued adj. You have drunk enough to regard the washing-up bowl as a communal footbath, with seats around it. Delino was ashiyued beside the sink, both feet soaking in the washing-up bowl. ashkokoed adj. You are drunk and clinging to the furniture with the compact, watchful dignity of a hyrax. Tyquese sat ashkokoed on the sofa, gripping the cushion whenever someone opened a cupboard. ashlared (/ˈæʃləd/) adj. Of a drinker: arranged in flat, square courses across the sofa, like flooring that has given up. ashlaringed adj. Describing a drinker who beds themselves firmly into the sofa, with mortar-like commitment. Chambers became ashlaringed beneath the throw and declined to move for the entire programme. ashlered adj. Of a drinker who has become neatly jointed and square-set, each movement requiring a separate decision. Abdulazeem stood ashlered by the worktop, turning towards the glass of water in measured sections. ashleringed adj. A drinker who settles into every available gap as though bedding stone in mortar. Theophil grew ashleringed between the sofa cushions and the television remote. ashlessnessed adj. A drinker so far gone that the hearth, the pan and the morning are entirely free of ash. Thomasin was ashlessnessed, having cleaned the fireplace with a tea towel and forgotten the fire. ashlinged adj. The state of being drunk and small, upright, and unexpectedly woody beside the kitchen bin. Zeineb stood ashlinged by the sink, a small and quiet presence awaiting a glass of water. ashmanned adj. The condition of a drinker who collects every crumb, spill and grey remnant before sitting down. Yazil became ashmanned after supper, sweeping the kitchen floor with a postcard.