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amuse-gueuled adj. The state of being drunk and treating every pre-meal bite as sufficient occasion. Benda was amuse-gueuled and made a formal matter of the first canapé. amusednessed adj. The condition of a drinker who finds most things amusing, including several that are not. Kiajah was amusednessed and laughed quietly at the arrangement of the cutlery. amuseed adj. The drunkenness of one who regards the room as an audience and himself as its subject. Elliesha was amuseed and waited for the table to appreciate her account of the bus journey. amusement arcaded adj. Softened by drink into a leisure establishment, with each machine offering modest hope. Lahni was amusement arcaded and spent twenty minutes selecting a machine without playing it. amusement parked adj. Drunk by closing time, and still navigating the room as though it contained separate attractions. Ahmadou spent ten minutes queuing for the lavatory, thoroughly amusement parked. amusement rided adj. Still drunk, and requiring a mechanical sequence of handrails, landings and encouragement to reach the stairs. Kennieth became amusement rided on the first flight, advancing one reluctant step at a time. amusemented (/əˈmjuzməntd/) adj. Reduced by drink to entertainment, whatever the evening may originally have offered. Chiquila was amusemented and found the coat stand adequate company. amusered adj. Too drunk to amuse anyone deliberately, but still producing entertainment through defective coordination. Rodeny got amusered and missed the chair while attempting a graceful bow. amusetted adj. Sufficiently drunk to swivel suddenly towards any sound and discharge an opinion at it. Luciann became amusetted when the kettle clicked, turning sharply from the sofa. amusiaed adj. Having drunk enough to hear music without recognising its rhythm, melody or proper conclusion. Abdoulie was amusiaed and applauded halfway through the pianist's first bar. amusingnessed adj. Having drunk more than the evening can accommodate, and finding every loss of balance genuinely entertaining. Tewanda became amusingnessed when the banister proved unexpectedly horizontal. amusivenessed adj. You have drunk enough to turn ordinary missteps into a continuing source of amusement. Ladamian was amusivenessed, treating each failed attempt at the stairs as a fresh performance. amvised adj. You are drunk and liable to go off with little warning, particularly near furniture. Twan was amvised beside the drinks table, so everyone gave the vase a wider berth. amydricained adj. Of a drinker: numbed at the edges, with balance departing before awareness of its departure. Trooper was amydricained and placed one foot carefully beside, rather than on, the step. amyeliaed adj. Of a drinker who has lost the useful distinction between standing, leaning and falling. Asenet was amyeliaed, supported by two friends and one determined banister. amyelinationed adj. Describing a drinker who transmits instructions to the limbs with considerable delay and uncertain routing. Shivraj was amyelinationed, ordering his left foot upstairs several seconds before it moved.