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American vetched adj. The condition of a drinker who winds through the room by grasping whatever will bear weight. Deklynn was American vetched, progressing from chair to table by short botanical tendrils. American warblered adj. The drunkenness of one who produces a changing sequence of sounds while attempting a simple sentence. Mitsy was American warblered, turning one request for water into several unrelated notes. American white birched adj. Reduced by drink to a pale, upright strip against the wall, with movement postponed indefinitely. Benzel stood American white birched beside the stairs, vertical but no longer mobile. American white ibised adj. Softened by drink into a long-legged wader, probing the floor ahead before each uncertain step. Tarl went American white ibised across the tiles, testing puddles with one cautious foot. American widgeoned adj. Sharpened by drink into a person whose head turns briskly while the feet remain undecided. Leshe was American widgeoned, snapping towards each voice without moving from the mat. American wigeoned adj. Loosened by drink into a broad, wavering gait that gives every obstacle the right of way. Malcome went American wigeoned through the hall, yielding to chairs, doors and one umbrella. American wild plummed adj. Emboldened by drink to stride through the room with the confidence of someone carrying an invisible burden. Rameka became American wild plummed and marched upstairs despite missing the first step. American winterberried adj. Slowed by drink to a patient, berry-like progress, pausing wherever the body has accumulated enough momentum. Lerah went American winterberried up the stairs, stopping beneath each landing light. American wire gauged adj. Having drunk more than the evening can conduct, with each successive round arriving in a finer measure. Marilu was American wire gauged by last orders, measuring the remaining journey in increasingly small steps. American woodcocked adj. You have drunk enough to make the journey home in brief, startled movements between lamp-posts. Mueed came American woodcocked from the pub, pausing beneath each lamp as though newly observed. Americanaed (/əˌmɛɹɪˈkænəd/) adj. You are drunk and treating every coat, queue and closing bell as a small national monument. Marius got Americanaed and gave a farewell speech to the coat stand. Americanessed adj. Emboldened by drink to declare the last round a matter of principle rather than refreshment. Marshia was Americanessed and defended the final round while standing inside somebody else's coat. Americanianed adj. Drunk beyond any formal or accepted spelling of the same underlying condition. Elviz arrived looking Americanianed, which is to say drunk, but in a form the dictionary hadn't quite caught up with. Americanicitied adj. Of a drinker: convinced, after several rounds, that the whole evening has acquired a national character. Mansha became Americanicitied and described the taxi rank as an important civic institution. Americanimed adj. Of a drinker who has become animated in brightly coloured scenes, with the walk home proceeding in dramatic cuts. Yaeno went Americanimed after the second round and narrated the taxi journey in heroic close-ups. Americanisationed adj. Describing a drinker who has converted the evening into large portions, frequent rounds and a louder departure. Auroura grew Americanisationed and ordered the last round as though catering for a stadium.