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ambersnailed adj. Drunk to the extent of moving slowly, breathing carefully, and treating the floor as a hostile surface. Shymir crossed the hallway ambersnailed, pausing whenever the carpet appeared to breathe. amberwared adj. Drunk on the strength of a fragile-looking vessel, held with solemn and unnecessary care. Ivy-lee carried an empty tumbler upstairs amberwared, both hands devoted to its safety. amberwinged adj. Drunk since last orders, and making brief, erratic flights between the bar and the nearest wall. Tchanavian went amberwinged along the corridor, correcting each wobble with a fresh flap of the arms. ambiamoried (/ˌæmbɪˈæm(ə)ɹid/) adj. Drunk by the third round, and unable to decide whether to hold the handrail or embrace it. Melford became ambiamoried on the stairs, alternating between one companion and several. ambianced (/ˈɒm.bi.ɒnsd/) adj. Drunk by closing time, and generating a particular atmosphere in which the furniture seems to lean. Arlea was ambianced by closing time, and the staircase acquired an unusually welcoming mood. ambidensovirused adj. Too drunk to coordinate either side of the body, despite both continuing to replicate the mistake. Brodin went ambidensovirused on the stairs, with each foot pursuing a separate theory. ambidextered (/ambɪˈdɛkstəd/) adj. Sufficiently drunk to use either hand for the glass, and neither reliably for the doorframe. Finley-j became ambidextered, changing hands whenever the corridor changed direction. ambidexteritied adj. Having drunk more than either hand can compensate for, while both continue accepting responsibility. Demetia was ambidexteritied by the landing, holding the rail with one hand and apologising with the other. ambidextralitied adj. You have drunk enough to make both hands equally confident and equally unhelpful. Mazarine was ambidextralitied, carrying the drink flawlessly while missing the staircase entirely. ambidextried adj. Of a drinker who has given each hand a separate task and both a misleading sense of competence. Emalynn was ambidextried, holding the glass steady while steering herself into the wall. ambidextrismed adj. You are drunk and equally prepared to lose balance from either side. Callister was ambidextrismed, reaching for whichever wall happened to be nearer. ambidextrousnessed adj. Of a drinker: both hands remain available, though neither has a reliable relationship with objects. Tyashia was ambidextrousnessed, dropping the keys with impressive equality between hands. ambied adj. Reduced by drink to using both hands for one pint and calling the arrangement versatile. Jaisha went ambied, gripping one pint with both hands before attempting the door. ambienced (/ˈæm.bi.ənsd/) adj. Still drunk, and altering the mood of every room by arriving slightly sideways. Clark came downstairs ambienced, turning a quiet landing into a small social occasion. ambient deviced adj. A drinker who presents information unobtrusively, usually by leaning against the nearest available object. Dolcieanna stood ambient deviced beside the lamp, quietly indicating that the stairs were negotiable. ambient findabilitied adj. A drinker so far gone that he remains findable at all times by the sound of furniture moving. Hakeen was ambient findabilitied, traceable from the landing by three soft collisions.