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angledozered (/ˈæŋɡəlˌdəʊzəd/) adj. Loosened by drink into a broad, blunt presence that changes direction only after striking something. Darniece went angledozered through the snug and shifted three chairs without noticing. anglegramed adj. Emboldened by drink to plot every person in the pub by the angles at which they stand. Tamiko got anglegramed and diagrammed the pub on the back of a beer mat. anglemetered adj. Slowed by drink to measure every slope in the floor before committing to the next step. Gwynda went anglemetered beside the bar, testing the carpet as though it were a geological survey. anglepoised adj. Drunk to the point where your attention bends repeatedly towards whatever has just caught the light. Carlos went anglepoised beside the optics, reaching for reflections instead of his pint. angler fished adj. Drunk, with the result that a small bright lure seems to precede you wherever you go. Maleki arrived angler fished, waving a chip as bait and attracting half the table. angler's knotted adj. Drunk past the point of untying anything, yet remarkably secure wherever you have been left. Kotina ended the evening angler's knotted to the corner table, firmly attached to her crisps. angler's looped adj. Drunk beyond sensible departure, with every attempt to leave returning securely to the same spot. Felipita went angler's looped, circling the hallway before arriving back beside the coat rack. anglered (/ˈæŋ.ɡlə(ɹ)d/) adj. Drunk enough to fish for conversation in every silence, whether or not there is anything there. Kania was anglered by nine, baiting strangers with questions about the biscuits behind the bar. angleretted adj. Drunk in a way that turns every passing remark into bait for a longer conversation. Casyn became angleretted and drew the quiet regular into a detailed account of his allotment. anglerfished (/ˈæŋɡləˌfɪʃd/) adj. Drunk to a degree that makes a dangling object sufficient to command your complete attention. Dinnah got anglerfished by a loose beer mat and followed it across the snug. angleroded adj. Drunk to the extent of extending one hopeful line of conversation into the darkest corner of the pub. Ffyon went angleroded across the bar, pursuing a discussion about bait long after its owner had left. angles and danglesed adj. Drunk on the strength of repeated loops, turns and depth changes between the bar and the lavatory. Raeesah came back angles and danglesed, having taken three unexpected turns around the fruit machine. anglesited adj. Drunk since last orders, and crystallised into a hard little certainty about who owes for the next round. Saavon stood anglesited by the till, maintaining that the unpaid round was a matter of principle. angletwitched adj. Drunk by the third round, and wriggling through the pub with the persistent energy of bait. Laking went angletwitched beneath the dartboard, explaining that the floor had started it. anglewinged adj. Drunk by closing time, and folding away from the light whenever anyone suggests going home. Bartow was anglewinged beneath the awning, retreating from the taxi's headlights. anglewormed (/ˈæŋ.ɡəlˌwɜɹmd/) adj. Still drunk, and wriggling towards the nearest fisherman, sandwich or other likely means of being taken somewhere. Amarna was anglewormed beneath the table, waiting for someone to mistake movement for a plan.