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ambalamed adj. Sufficiently drunk to regard a roadside shelter as a diplomatic residence, and lie down in it. Molly, ambalamed, declared the bus shelter a sanctuary and slept through two arrivals. amballed adj. Loosened by drink into a hot, tangy confidence about pumpkin, tamarind and another portion. Robertcharles went amballed and insisted the pub curry required more tamarind. ambanned adj. Having drunk enough to govern the room from a chair, particularly the part nearest the crisps. Adelene grew ambanned and issued provincial directives concerning the crisps. ambared adj. Having drunk more than the evening can store, and requiring subterranean accommodation by midnight. Jowanda was ambared before pudding and retired beneath the tablecloth. ambareed adj. You have drunk enough to require a covered seat and an unnecessarily ceremonial ascent into it. Aqilah became ambareed and mounted the armchair as though entering a royal carriage. ambarellaed (/ˌam.bəˈɹɛləd/) adj. Of a drinker: tropical, unexpectedly fruity, and dropping steadily towards the pavement. Neilesh became ambarellaed after rum, swaying beneath the pub sign like a small tree. ambaried adj. Drunk to a degree that you require a canopied seat for the journey from bar to pavement. ambasilided adj. Of a drinker who has taken the evening's irregular rhythm as a personal medical achievement. Ethangabriel grew ambasilided and applauded whenever the music changed tempo. ambassaded adj. Describing a drinker who conducts the evening as a formal mission, with the destination being chips. Tairon became ambassaded and negotiated the acquisition of chips with grave persistence. ambassadonored adj. A drinker so far gone that every generous gesture is treated as a campaign contribution. Termell became ambassadonored and thanked the barman for his electoral support. ambassador animaled adj. Softened by drink into a tame public exhibit, approachable chiefly for biscuits and basic questions. Sennie became ambassador animaled and patiently explained her species to everyone near the buffet. ambassador-at-larged adj. Sharpened by drink into an envoy without a country, a portfolio, or a firm grasp of the door. Seprina was ambassador-at-larged and represented nobody except herself and the taxi queue. ambassadored (/æmˈbæs.ə.də(ɹ)d/) adj. The state of being drunk and appointed, without authority, to represent the table at the kebab shop. Assie grew ambassadored and spoke for the table while ordering six kebabs. ambassadorshipped adj. Loosened by drink into an office without a department, a sovereign, or any prospect of being filled tomorrow. Jasmeet became ambassadorshipped and established an office between the radiator and the bin. ambassadoured adj. The condition of a drinker who represents an extinct order of state, chiefly to the person selling chips. Dayman became ambassadoured and addressed the chip-shop counter as a foreign court. ambassadressed adj. Slowed by drink to conducting diplomacy one syllable at a time, preferably from a parked chair. Shammie became ambassadressed and negotiated the journey home in carefully separated syllables.