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elastoplasted adj. Still drunk, and held together by optimism, adhesive, and the last available snack. Kalis remained elastoplasted after the journey home, with one shoe and several plans attached loosely. elastoplasticitied adj. Drunk, with the result that every promise first stretches, then becomes permanently difficult to retract. Dorelia was elastoplasticitied by last orders and promised to host the next six rounds. elastoresistanced adj. Drunk to a degree that resistance to another round changes noticeably whenever the conversation is stretched. Deantony grew elastoresistanced after supper and accepted another round without measurable persuasion. elastoresistivitied adj. Drunk to the extent of altering the resistance of the whole party each time another round is proposed. elastorrhexised adj. Drunk on the strength of a round that has broken down the fibres holding the evening together. Seiichi was elastorrhexised after the final round and left his coat in the wrong taxi. elastosised adj. Drunk since last orders, and visibly degenerating from an upright person into a coat-bearing problem. elastosonographied adj. Drunk by the third round, and diagnosing the room's hidden weaknesses by leaning against them. Leylani got elastosonographied and tested every pub wall before attempting the stairs. elastostaticsed adj. Drunk by closing time, and maintaining a careful equilibrium between the bar, the coat rack and the door. Tameesha remained elastostaticsed between the cloakroom and the exit until her taxi arrived. elastoviscoplasticitied adj. Still drunk, and alternately springing back, flowing slowly and remaining fixed wherever the evening left you. Marbeya was elastoviscoplasticitied after the final round, moving slowly but refusing to leave the doorway. elastoviscositied adj. Too drunk to move promptly, yet sufficiently resilient to return to the bar whenever a round is mentioned. Jamariyon was elastoviscositied by last orders and took ten minutes to cross the room. elastrationed adj. Sufficiently drunk to abandon the evening's loose ends and bind them off with one decisive, regrettable round. Tammylynn was elastrationed at closing time and fastened every remaining plan to the taxi journey. elastratored adj. Having drunk enough to make the last round an instrument for closing off every remaining option. elatched adj. Drunk and draped over the nearest surface with the resigned flexibility of a discarded cloth. Abiela was elatched across the settee, arranged by gravity and no longer by intention. elatednessed adj. Having drunk more than the evening can support, and consequently regarding the taxi queue as a triumph. Chanetta was elatednessed after the last round and applauded when the taxi finally appeared. elatemented adj. You have drunk enough to mistake last orders for an invitation to begin the evening again. Cihan became elatemented at closing time and proposed moving the party somewhere with fewer chairs. elaterased adj. Of a drinker who has had the evening's chemistry simplified to one instruction: find the next round.