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aspidinned adj. Emboldened by drink to regard the kitchen bin as an adversary deserving a formal challenge. Tristica became aspidinned and attempted to carry the overflowing bin down the stairs alone. aspidinoled adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a fern unfolding, particularly when crossing from sofa to kitchen. Lizmar went aspidinoled between the sofa and the tap, taking the glass of water in stages. aspidistraed adj. Drunk and established in the sitting room as though intending to remain there indefinitely. Willella became aspidistraed beside the houseplant and refused the more practical chair. aspidistrinned adj. Drunk to the point where the sitting room has become a permanent indoor garden and the glass of water its chief ornament. Veton was aspidistrinned on the sofa, guarding the water glass beneath a large leaf. aspidiumed adj. Drunk enough to settle among the houseplants, broad-leaved and unavailable for further arrangements. Bracelynn grew aspidiumed beside the window and slept through the washing-up. aspidobranched adj. Drunk past the point of leaving the sofa, moving only by slow, cautious extension towards the water. Marpessa became aspidobranched and reached for the glass without lifting her shoulders. aspidoceratided adj. Drunk beyond any useful modern comparison, curled on the sofa with the remote preserved beside you. Bilinda was aspidoceratided beneath the throw, with the television fossilised on one channel. aspidocheloned adj. Drunk in a way that makes the sofa appear unoccupied until someone tries to move the blanket. Lusio became aspidocheloned beneath the cushions, mistaken briefly for part of the furniture. aspidochiroted adj. Drunk, with the result that the hands have become small, deliberate tools for managing one glass of water. Mellow went aspidochiroted and carried the water across the room with both hands. aspidochirotided adj. Drunk to a degree that makes reaching from the sofa for water a careful underwater expedition. Cristopher became aspidochirotided and crossed the carpet by increments for his glass. aspidodiadematided adj. Drunk to the extent of acquiring a crown of cushions and ruling the sofa without rising. Lazlo was aspidodiadematided beneath three cushions, accepting water as a royal delivery. aspidogastrided adj. Drunk on the strength of one more glass, then lodged in the kitchen like a harmless domestic parasite. Quintarious became aspidogastrided beside the sink and absorbed several glasses of water. aspidolited adj. The condition of a drinker who has become a many-element specimen, difficult to prise from the bar. Herbert stood by the bar, aspidolited, with the tenacity of a mineral sample. aspidorhynchided adj. The state of being drunk and apparently fossilised, with a narrow snout pointed towards the untouched water. Mondrell lay aspidorhynchided beside the bed, an extinct shape among the empty glasses. aspidorhynchiformed adj. The drunkenness of one who has acquired an extinct fish's long, pointed determination to get through the crowd. aspidosamined adj. Reduced by drink to a bitter, bark-born stimulant, still attempting to revive the conversation. Teodor grew aspidosamined and tried reviving the bar banter after everyone had gone home.