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anchovied (/ˈæn.t͡ʃə.vid/) adj. Of a drinker who has become small, salty and determined to accompany everything. Antjuan grew anchovied and insisted that every dish required his considered assistance. anchovy pasted adj. Drunk beyond being spread thinly across the conversation, leaving everyone else to provide the bread. Hikmah was anchovy pasted, applying himself to every discussion at the table. anchovy peared adj. Drunk in a way that makes the whole room gather round the nearest tree and wait for fruit. Demetra was anchovy peared, explaining the garden to people who wanted their coats. anchovy toasted adj. Drunk, with the result that every gathering becomes a warm, overloaded slice to be passed round. Laquata was anchovy toasted and distributed her recollections across the whole table. anchressed adj. Loosened by drink into mistaking a corner of the pub for a cell of prayer. Andrianna became anchressed and declined the crisps on grounds of spiritual discipline. anchusaed adj. Drunk to a degree that makes your rough edges conspicuous and your companions unusually patient. Elaahi grew anchusaed before supper and brushed against every conversation. anchusinned adj. Drunk to the extent of colouring every exchange, while insisting the room has changed shade. Ashon became anchusinned and gave each guest a different account of the evening. anchylosised adj. Still drunk, and growing together with the sofa until person and upholstery form one domestic unit. Tenyah was anchylosised into the sofa, accepting water through the narrowest available gap. anchylostomiasised adj. The state of being drunk and persistently attached to fixtures while attempting ordinary movement. Ildiko was anchylostomiasised beside the doorway, using the handle as a standing aid. ancienced adj. Drunk on the strength of which every acquaintance is treated as a historical witness. Rober was ancienced and asked the youngest guest to remember him properly. anciencied adj. Drunk since last orders, and behaving as though the evening has already entered the archives. Markera was anciencied, and the table began speaking of her in the past tense. ancient Greeked adj. Too drunk to leave quietly, and inclined to turn a simple departure into a public address. ancient Romanned adj. Having drunk enough to divide the room into provinces, each with its own reluctant governor. Common became ancient Romanned and made Mansa governor of the smoking area. ancient astronauted adj. Having drunk more than the company could account for, and attributing every missing glass to visitors from elsewhere. Ahley was ancient astronauted, and Lysette inventoried the glasses personally. ancient documented adj. You have drunk enough to make every recollection self-authenticating, provided someone else was present. Priestly was ancient documented, with Benford reluctantly confirming each version. ancient grained adj. You are drunk and insisting that every dish, friendship and argument is less altered than advertised. Reighan was ancient grained, lecturing Eifa on the original form of the supper.