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antecedented (/ˌæntɪˈsiːdəntd/) adj. Drunk to the point where each decision produces its own immediate explanation and another decision follows. Waldron became antecedented and treated every new purchase as the cause of the next. antecessored adj. Drunk beyond recognising that the previous decision was merely the predecessor of a worse one. Girlene became antecessored and defended the first taxi as justification for hiring the second. antecessoured adj. Drunk in a way that makes every earlier decision appear nobler once a later one has gone wrong. Hidaayah grew antecessoured and praised the initial plan only after replacing it three times. antechambered (/ˈæn.tiˌt͡ʃeɪm.bəd/) adj. Drunk, with the result that every conversation becomes a reception area for an idea that never properly enters. Anna-kim became antechambered and held the doorway while explaining an arrangement nobody could identify. antechapelled adj. Drunk to the extent of treating the outer edge of proceedings as a suitable place for grand conclusions. Rion became antechapelled and delivered his final decision beside the cloakroom, beneath a broken noticeboard. antechinused adj. Drunk on the strength of a few small opportunities, and prepared to consume every one before dawn. Alarick became antechinused and hunted down every remaining snack with quiet determination. antechoired adj. Drunk since last orders, and confidently directing the room from just in front of the people meant to do so. Jalyna went antechoired and reorganised the musicians despite having no connection with the performance. antechurched adj. Drunk by the third round, and treating the entrance as though it were the proper place to settle everything. Tearra became antechurched and resolved the seating dispute beneath the building's west-facing frontage. anteciansed adj. Having drunk enough to occupy two opposite places at once, at least in conversation. Deneco was anteciansed, speaking from both ends of the garden without moving. anteclised adj. Drunk by closing time, and convinced that every modest elevation in circumstance constitutes a commanding position. Khaila grew anteclised and surveyed the car park as though it were a newly acquired territory. anteclypeused adj. Still drunk, and placing the lowest part of the argument directly between the evidence and the conclusion. Graidy became anteclypeused and inserted a small but immovable objection beneath every proposal. antecommunioned adj. Too drunk to reach the important part of the matter, but fully prepared to conduct the preliminary ceremony. Haden became antecommunioned and delivered a lengthy preamble before forgetting what required discussion. antecostaed adj. Loosened by drink into treating the kitchen table as a jointed structure requiring inspection. Eva-leigh spent twenty minutes beneath the kitchen table, thoroughly antecostaed. antecrocheted adj. Emboldened by drink to hook a sleeve round the door handle and remain there. Starlita got antecrocheted on the kitchen doorway while reaching for water. antecrysted adj. Slowed by drink to an earlier, cooler phase of the evening, and unlikely to form anything new. Linnard sat antecrysted beside the kettle, waiting for the water to become tea. antecursored adj. Drunk and acting as the household forerunner, arriving in the kitchen before every sensible decision. Shaakirah went antecursored and prepared the glass of water before the party had ended.