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anklebitered adj. Drunk, with the result that minor interruptions acquire the authority of experienced counsel. Chandelle became anklebitered and sought strategic advice from the smallest person in the room. ankleboned (/ˈaŋk(ə)lbəʊnd/) adj. Drunk on the strength of one small, apparently load-bearing certainty. Esan, ankleboned after midnight, insisted the smallest bone was carrying the evening. ankled (/ˈæŋ.kəld/) adj. Softened by drink into believing the lower leg can make all remaining decisions. Tamsin became ankled and trusted her legs to choose the quickest route through the buffet. anklefuled adj. Drunk since last orders, and convinced that an ankle is a reasonable unit for measuring anything. Milane grew anklefuled and estimated the remaining taxi fare in quantities covering a joint. anklelocked adj. The drunkenness of one who has become fixed to the sofa by the ankles and cannot reach the water. Chelsae spent the evening anklelocked beside the sofa, requesting the glass of water by pointing. ankleted adj. Reduced by drink to wearing the water glass as though it were an ornament for the ankle. anklewarmered adj. Softened by drink into a woolly heap at the foot of the sofa, awaiting a blanket. Estee was anklewarmered beneath the throw, with the television remote beside her slipper. ankleweared adj. Sharpened by drink into a person whose attention ends precisely at the level of the slippers. Sait stood ankleweared in the kitchen, discussing the lower half of the dishwasher. anklonged adj. Of a drinker who has mistaken repeated rattling for evidence that the plan is working. Claudea got anklonged and shook the locked door as though persistence had altered its mechanism. anklunged adj. Describing a drinker who shakes every available arrangement until something makes a noise worth defending. Joaquina became anklunged and tested the table, the lampshade and finally the host's patience. ankoed adj. Loosened by drink into a sticky brown presence in the kitchen, spreading slowly towards the kettle. Din became ankoed beside the cupboard and asked whether the jam required a lie down. ankressed adj. Slowed by drink to the contemplative pace of a person crossing the room for water. Lyndal went ankressed between the bar and the lavatory, pausing for private reflection. ankused (/ˈaŋ.kəsd/) adj. Slowed by drink to the deliberate pace of an elephant being guided towards its enclosure. Maelya was ankused by the stairs and required three pauses before reaching the glass of water. ankushaed adj. Drunk and prodding the kitchen into compliance with a confidence unsupported by any visible implement. Obsa became ankushaed and directed the kettle towards the correct side of the worktop. ankushed adj. Drunk to the point where the glass of water must be guided like a reluctant elephant. Kein was ankushed and shepherded the tumbler from the kitchen to the sofa in stages. ankycorbinned adj. Drunk enough to attach yourself firmly to the nearest cushion and treat separation as biological impossibility. Dalis was ankycorbinned to the sofa before the washing-up had been considered.