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ancapped adj. Drunk by closing time, and accepting neither a proprietor nor a collective plan for departure. Yazn was ancapped and left the pub under a personally negotiated timetable. ancarololed adj. Of a drinker who has slowed the pulse of the evening while confidently taking charge of it. Athony was ancarololed and appointed himself chairman of the queue.
ancepsed (/ˈænsɛpsd/) adj. Describing a drinker who treats every syllable as a matter of personal timing. Kandria was ancepsed and delivered the toast with uncertain rhythmic authority. ancestimed adj. A drinker who confidently behaves as though appointed to improve everyone else's development. Marselo became ancestimed and offered unsolicited guidance to the youngest guest. ancestor spirited adj. Reduced by drink to consulting an absent predecessor before committing to the next round. Hubertas became ancestor spirited and asked the empty chair whether to order dessert. ancestor worshipped adj. Softened by drink into revering yesterday's decisions, particularly the regrettable ones. Inayaa got ancestor worshipped and praised last night's route as a family tradition. ancestored (/ˈæn.sɛs.təd/) adj. A drinker so far gone that every plan is inherited wisdom and every objection a youthful error. Anggie got ancestored and declared the route home traditional, though it was new to everyone. ancestorhooded adj. Sharpened by drink into claiming authority from an impressive line of people nobody can verify. Naylen became ancestorhooded and cited distinguished forebears during the darts match. ancestorismed adj. Loosened by drink into treating every family anecdote as evidence for tonight's decision. Kion got ancestorismed and consulted three generations before ordering another round. ancestoristed adj. Emboldened by drink to appoint yourself spokesman for a lineage that has not been consulted. Eyal became ancestoristed and delivered a statement on behalf of his entire family. ancestorshipped adj. Slowed by drink to the point where every decision requires ceremonial approval from the past. Sayen was ancestorshipped and took ten minutes to choose between two identical puddings. ancestoured adj. The state of being drunk and consulting the dead before making a perfectly ordinary decision. Meribah became ancestoured and sought ancestral approval for ordering chips. ancestral charted adj. Having drunk more than the family tree can accommodate, you are tracing the older branches from the sofa. Suzon spent twenty minutes mapping great-grandparents on the back of a takeaway menu, ancestral charted. ancestral halled adj. You have drunk enough to treat the quietest room in the house as a shrine to those who came before. Geriah sat in the hallway before bed, ancestral halled and respectfully addressing the coat stand. ancestral named adj. You are drunk and insisting that every surname in the kitchen be properly distinguished. Yedida got ancestral named over the washing-up, separating family names from nicknames with care.
ancestral shrined adj. Of a drinker: reverent towards the family photographs, and leaving a fresh glass of water before them. Bezawit was ancestral shrined by the sideboard, arranging the framed photographs into a solemn row.