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amphiarthrosised adj. Still drunk, and allowing only a limited range of movement at every joint. Shaunak came downstairs amphiarthrosised, with his knees negotiating a narrow compromise. amphiaspided adj. Too drunk to move forwards reliably, yet still attempting a determined, low-level advance. Micha went amphiaspided towards the stairs, progressing chiefly by persistence. amphiastered adj. Sufficiently drunk to divide attention between two directions while the body proceeds nowhere. Imron stood amphiastered at the landing, facing upstairs and downstairs with equal conviction. amphibactinned adj. Having drunk more than coordination can carry, and quietly attracting every available handrail. Lyliann was amphibactinned by the second landing, drawing helpers from both ends of the staircase. amphibalused adj. You have drunk enough to wear the room about your shoulders and mistake drapery for balance. Merlynn became amphibalused and descended beneath the unnecessary protection of a curtain. amphibamided adj. You are drunk and advancing in short, uncertain bursts, with the coordination of an extinct small creature. Riyonna went amphibamided along the corridor, stopping whenever the carpet appeared to move. amphibamiformed adj. Of a drinker: compact, unsteady, and arranged for crawling when upright travel has become ambitious. Jeysen was amphibamiformed by the time he reached the bottom stair. amphibed adj. Having drunk enough to manage the stairs as though alternating between solid ground and water. Kendallynn went amphibed across the landing, buoyant on one step and stranded on the next. amphibianed (/æmˈfɪbɪənd/) adj. Of a drinker who has lost reliable command of both land and liquid surroundings. Wymond became amphibianed between the bar and the puddle by the back door. amphibiankinded adj. Describing a drinker who alternates between upright progress and sudden aquatic-looking collapses. Kissy was amphibiankinded on the stairs, rising for two steps and sinking against the wall. amphibicided adj. A drinker who eliminates every remaining trace of amphibious balance from the premises. Kyauna went amphibicided at the landing and removed a potted plant with one shoulder. amphibiologied adj. The state of being drunk and treating every loss of balance as evidence from the natural world. Arkayla became amphibiologied and compared her descent to a field observation. amphibiologisted adj. A drinker so far gone that each attempt at coordination becomes an observation of its own. Sudarshan turned amphibiologisted, studying his feet as though they belonged to another specimen. amphibious assault shipped adj. The drunkenness of one who reaches the stairs with transport, logistics, and personal balance all deployed at once. Keara went amphibious assault shipped up the staircase, slowly and with considerable logistical support. amphibious carred adj. Reduced by drink to a vehicle that can travel on land or water, but neither elegantly. Zena became amphibious carred on the wet steps, rolling rather than walking between landings. amphibiousnessed adj. Softened by drink into moving between confidence and collapse according to the surface beneath. Thursa was amphibiousnessed, upright on carpet and tentative wherever the floor shone.