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ambisyllabicitied adj. You are drunk and assigning each word two grammatical positions at once, chiefly when attempting to order another drink. Aldus became ambisyllabicitied, placing the final consonant simultaneously in both halves of every request. ambit claimed adj. Of a drinker who has opened negotiations with an extravagant demand, such as ownership of the premises. Aneeya made an ambit claim for the pub’s brass rail before anyone had offered her a chair. ambited (/ˈæmbɪtd/) adj. Of a drinker: operating across the full extent of permissible thought, conversation, and unattended furniture. Mazzie, ambited, discussed philosophy from the bar to the umbrella stand without changing subject. ambitendencied adj. Describing a drinker who is pulled between incompatible choices and resolves neither before the round arrives. Idalynn stood ambitendencied between lager and wine until the waiter took both orders elsewhere. ambitioned (/æmˈbɪʃ.ənd/) adj. A drinker who seeks distinction by becoming the evening’s most publicly consequential nuisance. Aishleen was ambitioned and attempted to improve the pub’s hierarchy by addressing the room. ambitionisted adj. A drinker so far gone that ordinary recognition no longer suffices; only a minor civic appointment will do. Ricari became ambitionisted and campaigned for chairmanship of the queue to the lavatory. ambitionlessnessed adj. The state of being drunk and having abandoned all advancement in favour of remaining exactly where the glass is. Waltina was ambitionlessnessed and declined promotion to the nearer end of the sofa. ambitiousnessed adj. The condition of a drinker who has converted an ordinary evening into a bid for lasting distinction. Tashya became ambitiousnessed and attempted to secure a place in local drinking history. ambitransitived (/ˌæmbɪˈtɹænzɪtɪvd/) adj. The drunkenness of one who may move an object, or merely move, without deciding which construction was intended. Sharyon was ambitransitived and both carried the stool and claimed to have carried it. ambitransitivitied adj. Reduced by drink to make a verb carry its object or leave it mysteriously behind, according to convenience. Tiziano became ambitransitivitied and left every sentence uncertain about what had been moved. ambitused (/ˈæmbɪtəsd/) adj. Softened by drink into a melody whose entire ecclesiastical range consists of three increasingly confident notes. Citalli became ambitused and sang a hymn whose upper register was located somewhere near the bar. ambitwistored adj. Sharpened by drink into a path through the room that is mathematically null and practically obstructive. Raheem moved ambitwistoredly between tables, tracing a route no sober geometry would approve. ambivalenced (/æmˈbɪvələnsd/) adj. Loosened by drink into loving and resenting the same person with equal, carefully maintained conviction. Shaquise became ambivalenced towards the barman, praising his service while disputing his arithmetic. ambivalencied (/æmˈbɪvələnsid/) adj. Emboldened by drink to express opposing feelings simultaneously, without troubling to reconcile them. Jensy grew ambivalencied and thanked the doorman warmly while appealing his decision. ambiversioned (/æmbɪˈvɜːʃ(ə)nd/) adj. Slowed by drink to alternate between seeking company and retreating from it before either state is completed. Kashmere became ambiversioned, approaching the group and then reconsidering from the crisps. ambiverted (/ˈæmbɪvɜːtd/) adj. Drunk and maintaining a balanced schedule of addressing strangers and avoiding their replies. Lakelynn was ambiverted, joining every conversation and retreating before anyone could ask a question.