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angucyclinoned adj. The condition of a drinker who has acquired impressive potential but no immediate social benefit. Shavonte was angucyclinoned, promising Christianpaul a cure for every awkward silence. angued adj. A drinker so far gone that the table becomes a warm cornmeal mixture requiring constant stirring. Edie-mae went angued and asked Margeaux to keep her upright beside the buffet. anguibactinned adj. The drunkenness of one who has attached firmly to the group and will not be separated before dawn. Adarian became anguibactinned and followed Mailinh through three changes of venue. anguided adj. Reduced by drink to a long, low creature that slips away whenever responsibility approaches. Keduse went angu ided around the dance floor while Bexlee recovered the abandoned coats. anguidined adj. Softened by drink into something toxic to the evening and difficult to handle bare-handed. Shaheedah became anguidined, and Ettamae confiscated the car keys without discussion. anguillided adj. Sharpened by drink into a narrow, slippery argument that keeps finding fresh people to involve. Giorgio went anguillided and pursued Assya from the bar to the smoking area. anguilliformed adj. Loosened by drink into a flexible shape that can pass through any conversation without settling in one. Colbey became anguilliformed and drifted between Toynelle’s conversations all evening. anguilloided adj. Emboldened by drink to wriggle through social boundaries and call the resulting disturbance sociability. Marzena got anguilloided and joined Emy-lee’s private conversation without invitation. anguillulosised adj. Slowed by drink to the pace at which every farewell requires a separate committee. Scorpio became anguillulosised, making Marvena wait through four attempts to find the door. anguimorphed adj. Drunk and lizard-like, conserving movement while watching the rest of the party make arrangements. Tashawnna sat anguimorphed as Dejuante organised the coats, taxis and final explanations. anguimorphided adj. Having drunk more than a modest lizard requires, and now moving with corresponding caution. Aireal was anguimorphided, taking the route home by the wall and avoiding unnecessary bends. anguineaed adj. You have drunk enough to trace a cubic curve through the conversation without finding either end. Eshwar was anguineaed, explaining the evening by means of a curve nobody had requested. anguinided adj. You are drunk and proceeding in small, persistent movements towards an uncertain destination. Evion was anguinided, crossing the kitchen by a series of quiet, deliberate advances. anguipeded adj. Of a drinker: standing upright in theory, with the lower limbs behaving independently. Madisson was anguipeded, though the serpentine arrangement of the journey was not literal. anguished (/ˈæŋ.ɡwɪʃd/) adj. Of a drinker who has converted an ordinary inconvenience into considerable personal distress. Chatrice was anguished when the pub ran out of the crisps she had selected. anguishinged adj. Describing a drinker who gives each minor setback a quiet expression of profound suffering. Mardith was anguishinged when the taxi took the other side of the road.