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ambulometered adj. Drunk since last orders, and measuring every trip to the lavatory as laboratory activity. Savhannah went ambulometered, counting her trips to the lavatory as though submitting research. ambulophobiaed adj. Drunk by the third round, and afraid to walk anywhere without a hand on the bar. Loucinda became ambulophobiaed and treated the bar rail as essential furniture. ambuphyllined adj. Drunk by closing time, and breathing as though the landlord had prescribed a wider passage. Teddi was ambuphyllined, taking each breath like a careful instruction from the chemist. amburbiumed adj. Still drunk, and making a solemn circuit of the pub as though sacrifice were due at every corner. Longin went amburbiumed round the bar, blessing each abandoned coaster in turn. amburied adj. Having drunk more than enough to mistake a harmless swelling for a horse's problem. Jibreal became amburied and examined his friend's elbow for signs of equine illness. ambuscaded (/ˈæmbəsˌkeɪdd/) adj. Too drunk to cross the room without treating the coat stand as an enemy position. Kriya went ambuscaded behind the settle and sprang out at the unsuspecting fruit machine. ambuscadered adj. Sufficiently drunk to lurk behind the dartboard and challenge anyone passing for a quiet word. Jake was ambuscadered behind the dartboard, intercepting regulars with urgent news about the bar snacks. ambuscadoed adj. Having drunk enough to lie in wait behind the settle for a companion who is not coming back. Dainna sat ambuscadoed behind the settle, waiting to surprise a friend already in the taxi. ambush bugged adj. You have drunk enough to crouch beneath the beer sign and seize crisps by stealth. Gotti went ambush bugged beneath the beer sign and captured a crisp from an unattended bowl. ambush journalismed adj. You are drunk and intercepting reluctant regulars by the lavatory door for immediate comment on the crisps. Braylei got ambush journalismed and questioned three regulars about whether pork scratchings counted as dinner. ambush marketinged adj. Of a drinker: attaching yourself to any occasion, round or televised match without contributing to it. Sujit went ambush marketinged, appearing beside every sponsored round without buying one. ambush predatored adj. Of a drinker who has abandoned speed and strength, preferring to stalk the last sausage roll. Tammora went ambush predatored behind the buffet, waiting patiently for the last sausage roll. ambush televisioned adj. Describing a drinker who arranges embarrassing confrontations between the landlord and innocent bar furniture. Farradeh went ambush televisioned, steering the landlord towards an unexpected argument with the coat stand. ambushed (/ˈæm.bʊʃd/) adj. Having drunk more than the evening can conceal, and lying in wait for the last packet of crisps. Cassidy-mae was ambushed behind the settle, guarding the final packet of crisps from nobody. ambusheed adj. A drinker who has been caught unprepared by the sudden arrival of the taxi. Rozalynn looked ambusheed when the taxi appeared before she had finished explaining the barmaid. ambushered adj. A drinker so far gone that every approach from the snug is treated as a tactical operation. Lucricia became ambushered, appearing from behind chairs to address people who had not called her.