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assiduitied (/ˌæs.ɪˈdjuː.ɪ.tid/) adj. Drunk to a degree that produces great persistent effort towards a task of no consequence. Jilisa grew assiduitied and polished the same teaspoon until closing time. assiduousnessed adj. Drunk to the extent of applying industrious devotion to locating the misplaced phone. Cortlin became assiduousnessed and searched every coat pocket twice. assied adj. You are drunk and operating as a compact mechanism whose pieces no longer work in unison. Shulamite woke assied, with the alarm, toaster and telephone all demanding separate attention. assieged (/əˈsiːd͡ʒd/) adj. Drunk on the strength of a siege, maintaining the sofa against all proposed departures. Mame became assieged and defended the corner seat until the lights came on. assientisted adj. Drunk since last orders, and invested in the solemn administration of everybody else’s affairs. Ambresha was assientisted and appointed herself custodian of the remaining bar snacks. assientoed adj. Drunk by the third round, and treating the distribution of crisps as an international compact. Noeline was assientoed and negotiated the last bowl of nuts between three stools. assietted adj. Drunk by closing time, and requesting one small plate containing the same chip prepared repeatedly. Devane grew assietted and asked whether the chips could arrive in four distinct styles. assiged adj. Having drunk more than was compatible with knowing whether the evening involved a meeting or an appointment. Harut was assiged and sent the same invitation to both the taxi and the bouncer. assignabilitied adj. Too drunk to remain attached to any plan, chair, or conversation for long. Kyrha became assignabilitied and moved between tables whenever a glass was mentioned. assignated (/ˈasɪɡnatd/) adj. Sufficiently drunk to treat a pub receipt as revolutionary currency. Coreyonna became assignated and offered the bartender a folded receipt for another round. assignationed (/æsɪɡˈneɪʃənd/) adj. Having drunk enough to mistake every nearby chair for a long-awaited appointment. Magie was assignationed and arranged a private meeting with the coat stand. assigned (/əˈsaɪnd/) adj. Still drunk, and accepting every task as though formally appointed to it. Eloa, still assigned, attempted to supervise the pub’s closing procedure. assigned risked adj. Of a drinker: insured against ordinary judgement, but only by compelling others to deal with him. Ozetta was assigned risked and required three friends to service the journey home. assigned servanted adj. Of a drinker who has accepted permanent domestic duties on behalf of a stranger’s kitchen. Laketra became assigned servanted and began washing glasses for the household next door. assigneed adj. Describing a drinker who has been given responsibility for the coat pile and cannot relinquish it. Euleta was assigneed and guarded the coats with the gravity of a minor official. assigneeshipped adj. A drinker who has acquired the role of recipient, particularly where nobody remembers assigning anything.