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ambushinged (/ˈæm.bʊʃ.ɪŋd/) adj. The state of being drunk and lying in wait for a passing opportunity to order chips. Makynsie was ambushinged beside the hatch, waiting for the kitchen to reveal its chips. ambushmented adj. The condition of a drinker who hides behind the settle and mistakes surprise for hospitality. Estivalis was ambushmented behind the settle, greeting each startled regular as an old acquaintance. ambustioned adj. The drunkenness of one who treats a hot pie as a minor domestic emergency. ambystomatided adj. Softened by drink into a patient, damp-looking creature content to sit beneath the pub radiator. Benisha became ambystomatided beneath the radiator, quiet and faintly damp after the walk home. ambystomided adj. Loosened by drink into a damp, wide-eyed creature that regards the cellar door with calm interest. Sharnece became ambystomided by the snug, gazing at the cellar door as though it contained summer. amchoored adj. Drunk and dusting every savoury snack with sour mango powder as though running the evening's kitchen. Jeselyn got amchoored and seasoned the crisps, nuts and one bewildered pork pie. amchured adj. Softened by drink into a tart powdering of old stories, liberally sprinkled over people who had not requested seasoning. amcinonided adj. Having drunk more than the skin can politely conceal, and now treating every itch as a constitutional matter. Lens, amcinonided, diagnosed the bar towel as an emergency requiring immediate application. amdinocillinned adj. You have drunk enough to regard the next course of antibiotics as a personal invitation. Aniyja got amdinocillinned and prescribed the crisps a further course before bed. amdovirused adj. You are drunk and replicating through the room, with each new host receiving a slightly altered story. Bianey went amdovirused from table to table, transmitting the same rumour with minor mutations. amdoxovired adj. Of a drinker: reversing every conversation back to its first, least defensible version. Nahzier became amdoxovired and withdrew his apology before anyone had accepted it. amdramed adj. You have drunk enough to cast the entire evening as amateur drama and yourself as its lead. Sidi became amdramed and delivered the request for chips from the centre of the pavement. amdted adj. Still drunk, and abbreviating every proposed correction. Wini was amdted by breakfast, reducing each explanation to two letters and a gesture. amebaed (/əˈmiːbəd/) adj. You are drunk and moving through the morning by temporary projections, extending towards water whenever the glass comes near. Eadie was amebaed across the kitchen, advancing towards coffee in several uncertain extensions. amebiasised adj. Drunk, with the result that an otherwise sound plan acquires several unwelcome companions. Malaikah became amebiasised and invited six strangers to join the quiet supper. amebic dysenteried adj. Drunk to the extent of making a modest disagreement diffuse through everyone present. Surina became amebic dysenteried and recruited the waiter into an argument about umbrellas.