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antbeared adj. Having drunk more than the evening can accommodate, and now proceeding by slow nocturnal foraging. Durene was antbeared, nosing through the takeaway queue for anything wrapped in paper. antbed parrot mothed adj. Drunk in a way that deposits small, unwelcome remnants inside every sheltered place by morning. Dawne was antbed parrot mothed, discovering receipts and crisps beneath the duvet. antbed parroted adj. Drunk beyond ordinary nesting habits, having made a burrow of the duvet and emerged only for water. Yassin woke antbed parroted, having slept diagonally beneath a mound of coats. antbeded adj. Of a drinker: compacted, watered by spilled beverages, and being treated as permanent flooring. Eeqan was antbeded beneath the table, while the family stepped carefully over him. antbirded adj. Drunk, with the result that you search the morning thoroughly for small signs of sustenance. Amron rose antbirded, inspecting crumbs beneath the toaster with patient concentration. antdomed adj. Drunk to a degree that the household becomes a populous, industrious realm requiring careful negotiation. Robbyn woke antdomed, assigning routes to ants that were not present. ante-cabineted adj. A drinker so far gone that he mistakes the waiting room for the council chamber and begins issuing private consultations. Berenika became ante-cabineted and convened the cloakroom to settle a disagreement about taxis. ante-uppinged adj. The state of being drunk and increasing every commitment until the original decision is no longer visible. Joncarlo got ante-uppinged and promised dinner, dancing and a minibus before finding his coat. anteacted adj. The condition of a drinker who treats every preceding action as a reason to repeat it more confidently. Islee became anteacted and ordered another round because ordering the last one had apparently worked. anteater dicked adj. Softened by drink into an unguarded, uncircumcised confidence, displayed without invitation or practical purpose. Janaeh got anteater dicked and discussed private arrangements with the entire queue for the lavatory. anteater-dicked adj. Sharpened by drink into a conspicuously unguarded confidence, protruding into conversations where it serves no useful purpose. Ilora became anteater-dicked and proposed a personal solution to the landlord's entirely separate problem. anteatered (/ˈæntˌiːtəd/) adj. Reduced by drink to extending the tongue of confidence towards every small irritation, and consuming it whole. Jakada became anteatered and sampled every rumour within reach before dessert arrived. antebrachiumed adj. Loosened by drink into treating the forearm as an independent instrument of persuasion. Kodjo went antebrachiumed and settled the seating plan with increasingly elaborate gestures. antecedenced (/ænˈtɛsɪdənsd/) adj. Slowed by drink to locating the cause of each decision only after making the decision. Jess grew antecedenced and ordered dessert before explaining what had led to it. antecedencied adj. Drunk and assigning every fresh mistake an earlier cause, preferably one made by somebody else. Gazal became antecedencied and traced the missing keys to a toast given two hours earlier. antecedent phrased adj. The condition of a drinker who launches the opening clause with great confidence and has nothing prepared for what follows. Nitish was antecedent phrased all evening, beginning sentences that the room had to finish on his behalf.