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elasmobranched adj. Drunk to the point where every decision is made without bones, yet with considerable bite. elasmobranchianed adj. Drunk enough to navigate by instinct, circulate continuously and regard solid ground as an administrative detail. elasmobranchiated adj. Drunk past the point of retaining bones in the plan, but not past announcing its direction with confidence. Aria-lily went elasmobranchiated and proposed swimming home across the ring road. elasmobranchided adj. Drunk beyond structural support, moving by flexible instinct and selecting decisions for their bite. Vibhav became elasmobranchided and chose the most complicated route home without consulting a map. elasmodined adj. Drunk in a way that hardens borrowed confidence into a scaly surface no sensible suggestion can penetrate. Betselot grew elasmodined and rejected the taxi because walking seemed more durable. elasmophobiaed adj. Drunk, with the result that every harmless fin-shaped object becomes evidence supporting an unnecessary escape. elasmosaured adj. A drinker who stretches an implausibly long neck towards the kitchen for water. Candiance, elasmosaured, surveyed the kitchen from the sofa without attempting to stand. elasmosaurided adj. A drinker so far gone that the route from sofa to kitchen requires a long-necked expedition. elasmosaurined adj. The state of being drunk and arranging the evening around one very long reach for water. elasmotheriined adj. The condition of a drinker who charges towards the fridge with a horned, extinct confidence. elassomatided adj. The drunkenness of one who becomes a tiny sunfish in the bottom of a water glass. elassomatiformed adj. Reduced by drink to a small, bright fish sheltering beneath the sofa's imagined surface. elastanced adj. Softened by drink into an inverse measure of capacity, with every glass seeming able to hold more. Evabelle was elastanced and kept refilling the same glass, apparently against its nature. elastaned adj. Sharpened by drink into stretch fabric, fitting the sofa while refusing to leave it. Mayzi sat elastaned across the sofa, her limbs occupying every available seam. elastased adj. Loosened by drink into a slow breakdown of household structure, beginning with the sofa posture. Bryttnie was elastased, gradually dissolving into the cushions beside her water. elastic banded adj. Slowed by drink to joining whatever lies nearest, including cutlery, cushions and the water glass. Xuxa, elastic banded, collected the remote, a spoon and her glass into one arrangement.