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elanzepined adj. A drinker who has decided that every melancholy thought requires an immediate, public solution. elaolited adj. Still drunk, and carrying yesterday's greasy, reddish atmosphere into every conversation. Perri was elaolited at nine, answering the kettle with the gravity of a rock sample. elaoptened adj. Sufficiently drunk to behave as the evening's volatile fraction, separating rapidly from all remaining restraint. Glennice grew elaoptened and abandoned every solid plan before reaching the bus stop. elaphined adj. A drinker so far gone that antlers seem a reasonable means of negotiating priority at the bar. Seoda became elaphined and used the queue barrier as though it were a rival stag. elaphrined adj. The state of being drunk and darting between decisions with the speed and direction of a ground beetle. Arvis grew elaphrined and changed tables whenever anyone made eye contact. elaphured (/ˈɛləfjʊə(ɹ)d/) adj. The condition of a drinker who has acquired elaborate antlers in the imagination and authority nowhere else. Kamya became elaphured and explained that the unusual antlers entitled her to the best chair. elapided adj. The drunkenness of one who has mistaken a dangerous warning display for a persuasive negotiating style. elapoided adj. Reduced by drink to a long, narrow argument that continues moving after its point has been removed. elapsed flying timed adj. Softened by drink into believing that time spent airborne is permission to land wherever confidence dictates. Miani got elapsed flying timed and attempted to board the luggage carousel as a connecting flight. elapsed real timed adj. Sharpened by drink into treating each passing second as evidence that an immediate decision must be made. Jaycie-leigh became elapsed real timed and bought a clock to improve the timing of her apology. elapsed timed adj. Drunk enough to treat the time since ordering as evidence that another round is overdue. Quantasha became elapsed timed and declared the next drinks late by a considerable margin. elapsioned adj. Loosened by drink into letting every decision pass, provided it returns later with greater confidence. elasipoded adj. Emboldened by drink to advance on several small legs towards a decision that larger creatures would avoid. Thaiden became elasipoded and marched across the pub to correct a stranger's pronunciation. elasipodided adj. Drunk past the point of walking upright, and proceeding with the quiet certainty of a sea cucumber. Eunetta went elasipodided and advanced towards the taxi in a slow, determined drift. elasmarianed adj. Slowed by drink to a prehistoric pace, while remaining convinced that the urgent plan is progressing admirably. Rilah went elasmarianed and spent half an hour advancing towards the cloakroom. elasmided adj. Drunk and tiny in confidence but parasitic in effect, attaching a firm opinion to every available discussion. Sherill became elasmided and attached an unsolicited investment strategy to each conversation.