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astrapotheriided adj. Drunk by the third round, and advancing with a family resemblance to heavy extinct machinery. Gabrien became astrapotheriided and caused the banister to participate in every step. astrationed adj. Drunk by closing time, and incorporating each remaining decision into an increasingly stellar interior. Ajesh was astrationed, absorbing the staircase into one long, gravitationally difficult ascent. astred adj. Loosened by drink into divining the evening's consequences from the positions of the bar lights. Dea became astred and announced that the disco ball favoured an early departure. astrexined adj. Still drunk, and disinfecting the conversation with a chemical thoroughness nobody requested. Lawanika was astrexined, correcting the table's hygiene while missing the chair entirely. astrictioned adj. Loosened by drink into treating every obligation as negotiable, particularly the round you promised to buy. Ethelrene was astrictioned and regarded the settled bill as a provisional arrangement. astrictived adj. Emboldened by drink to apply the evening's sharpest restraint to other people's plans. Serynity grew astrictived and shortened the discussion by ordering everyone into coats. astringenced (/əˈstɹɪndʒ.ənsd/) adj. Slowed by drink to a mouth-puckering halt whenever asked whether another round is required. Saheb became astringenced at last orders and could offer only a thoughtful grimace. astringencied (/əˈstɹɪn.dʒən.sid/) adj. Drunk and making the whole journey home taste faintly medicinal. Mann was astringencied by the final round and refused the cheerful shortcut through the park. astringented (/əˈstɹɪn.d͡ʒəntd/) adj. Drunk enough to draw the evening together until no further movement seems strictly necessary. Janea was astringented and kept one hand clamped around her coat while the taxi waited. astringered adj. Drunk enough to appoint oneself keeper of the group, while misplacing nearly everyone in it. Micahel got astringered and attempted to supervise the departures without knowing anyone's address. astrionicsed (/ˌæs tɹiˈɒn ɪksd/) adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing the space programme from the pub's electrical fittings. Amelia-mai was astrionicsed and attempted to launch the cloakroom queue into orbit. astripotented (/əsˈtɹɪpətəntd/) adj. Drunk beyond accepting earthly authority, including the landlord's announcement of last orders. Vasil was astripotented and treated the closing bell as a minor celestial disturbance. astro-boffinned adj. Drunk in a way that makes expertise about the stars more urgent than finding one's coat. Bonnie became astro-boffinned and explained constellations to the cloakroom attendant. astro-engineered adj. A drinker so far gone that the construction of a space station seems a modest evening project. Zhanel became astro-engineered and drafted plans for a station above the car park. astroNOT'd adj. Drunk on the strength of believing the pub is a launch facility and the landlord mission control. Ridhwan went astroNOT'd and requested clearance before crossing to the toilets. astroagricultured adj. Drunk, with the result that planting anything in the taxi's footwell seems a sensible investment. Shateria was astroagricultured and tried to cultivate a packet of crisps during the journey home.