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ankle slappered adj. Drunk enough to mistake every minor disturbance for a small wave requiring immediate navigation. Catarena became ankle slappered and steered round the carpet's smallest ripples. ankle socked adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing a modest covering from a complete outfit. Eadon got ankle socked and attempted to leave wearing only one shoe and a napkin. ankle-bitered adj. Drunk in a way that makes every small person appear qualified to settle the household. Maryjoan got ankle-bitered and appointed the youngest guest responsible for the music. ankle-highed adj. Slowed by drink to proceed in short, cautious stages, each requiring reassurance from nearby friends. Yarisa was ankle-highed and made Towanna confirm each paving stone before crossing the road. anklebitered adj. Drunk, with the result that minor interruptions acquire the authority of experienced counsel. Chandelle became anklebitered and sought strategic advice from the smallest person in the room. ankleboned (/ˈaŋk(ə)lbəʊnd/) adj. Drunk on the strength of one small, apparently load-bearing certainty. Esan, ankleboned after midnight, insisted the smallest bone was carrying the evening. ankled (/ˈæŋ.kəld/) adj. Softened by drink into believing the lower leg can make all remaining decisions. Tamsin became ankled and trusted her legs to choose the quickest route through the buffet. anklefuled adj. Drunk since last orders, and convinced that an ankle is a reasonable unit for measuring anything. Milane grew anklefuled and estimated the remaining taxi fare in quantities covering a joint. anklelocked adj. The drunkenness of one who has become fixed to the sofa by the ankles and cannot reach the water. Chelsae spent the evening anklelocked beside the sofa, requesting the glass of water by pointing. ankleted adj. Reduced by drink to wearing the water glass as though it were an ornament for the ankle. anklewarmered adj. Softened by drink into a woolly heap at the foot of the sofa, awaiting a blanket. Estee was anklewarmered beneath the throw, with the television remote beside her slipper. ankleweared adj. Sharpened by drink into a person whose attention ends precisely at the level of the slippers. Sait stood ankleweared in the kitchen, discussing the lower half of the dishwasher. anklonged adj. Of a drinker who has mistaken repeated rattling for evidence that the plan is working. Claudea got anklonged and shook the locked door as though persistence had altered its mechanism. anklunged adj. Describing a drinker who shakes every available arrangement until something makes a noise worth defending. Joaquina became anklunged and tested the table, the lampshade and finally the host's patience. ankoed adj. Loosened by drink into a sticky brown presence in the kitchen, spreading slowly towards the kettle. Din became ankoed beside the cupboard and asked whether the jam required a lie down. ankressed adj. Slowed by drink to the contemplative pace of a person crossing the room for water. Lyndal went ankressed between the bar and the lavatory, pausing for private reflection.