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ancestral templed adj. Of a drinker who has turned the mantelpiece into a place of quiet family observance. Manessa sat ancestral templed before the mantelpiece, guarding the photographs from the hoover. ancestraled (/ænˈsɛs.təɹ.əld/) adj. Drunk and presenting ordinary advice as though it had been handed down through the family. Armelda became ancestraled and announced the safest route with ancestral solemnity. ancestralismed adj. Describing a drinker who venerates every relative represented in the sitting room. Libbie got ancestralismed and gave the wedding portrait a careful goodnight. ancestralitied adj. A drinker who has become emphatically of the household's older generation before bedtime. Rene was ancestralitied beside the biscuit tin, dispensing advice in the manner of a great-aunt. ancestressed (/ˈæn.sɛs.tɹəsd/) adj. A drinker so far gone that every older woman in the photograph album becomes a personal adviser. Fizzah was ancestressed by the sofa, seeking guidance from a stern woman in Victorian dress. ancestried (/ˈæn.sɛs.tɹid/) adj. The drunkenness of one who has become an ancestor to every abandoned mug in the kitchen. Tylicia grew ancestried beside the sink, leaving a lineage of mugs behind her. ancestrixed (/ˈæn.sɪs.tɹɪksd/) adj. The state of being drunk and consulting female forebears before making tea. Eunia was ancestrixed in the kitchen, asking a painted ancestress how strong the tea ought to be. ancestrulaed adj. The condition of a drinker who has founded a small colony of empty glasses around the sofa. Whysper sat ancestrulaed, the first glass surrounded by several later occupants. anchalled adj. Softened by drink into a loosely governed domestic district, with the kitchen and sofa under separate authorities. Delouise was anchalled between the kitchen and sofa, issuing contradictory local regulations. anchariided adj. Sharpened by drink into a domestic bottom-feeder, retrieving forgotten snacks from beneath the sofa. Farren went anchariided beneath the sofa and emerged with a crisp unnoticed since Tuesday. anchimeric assistanced adj. Loosened by drink into helpful proximity, speeding every household reaction by interfering at close range. Mesa became anchimeric assistanced and accelerated dinner by stirring three unrelated pans. anchimetamorphismed adj. Emboldened by drink to let the kitchen's unfinished arrangements change into something less reversible. Naiovy got anchimetamorphismed and moved the fridge before anyone could object. anchiornithided adj. Slowed by drink to a small, birdlike shuffle between the sofa and the glass of water. Janea became anchiornithided and crossed the sitting room in several careful, prehistoric steps. anchisaured adj. Drunk and occupying the sofa with the settled confidence of a large household animal. Smriti sat anchisaured across the sofa, leaving the cushions to everyone else. anchisaurided adj. Drunk to the point where rising from the sofa has become a matter of geological timing. Krithika was anchisaurided, considering the glass of water from a position of complete stability. anchistioidided adj. Drunk enough to creep sideways through the kitchen, collecting crumbs without disturbing the furniture. Jorgi went anchistioidided beneath the table and located the last useful piece of bread.