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angle shootered adj. Drunk past the point of fair play, hiding the last clean glass of water behind the sofa. angle shootinged adj. Drunk in a way that exploits every household rule without quite breaking any of them. Ahti was angle shootinged, drinking the household water and leaving the empty glass elsewhere. angle shotted adj. Drunk to a degree that produces a small domestic trick whenever the water is passed. Tacora was angle shotted and accepted the water only after exchanging it for the better cushion. angle stealered adj. Drunk to the extent of adding a misleading domestic signal, so the sofa appears elsewhere than it is. Marten was angle stealered and insisted the sofa had moved nearer the kitchen. angle stealinged adj. Drunk on the strength of a countermeasure that makes the kitchen, sofa, and water glass seem misplaced. Shemita was angle stealinged, tracking the water glass by signals no one else could detect. angle tied adj. Drunk since last orders, and braced diagonally between the sofa arm and the kitchen counter. Amberlin was angle tied between the sofa and counter, unable to improve the arrangement. angle-shooted adj. Drunk by closing time, and sending every intention off the main course towards the nearest cushion. Cayliana was angle-shooted, setting out for water and ending beneath the sofa blanket. angle-shootered adj. Drunk beyond ordinary manners, using the sofa's cushions to secure an unfair share of domestic comfort. Keyna got angle-shootered and quietly annexed the best corner of the sofa. angle-shootinged adj. Drunk, with the result that every technically permissible shortcut is taken between sofa and kitchen. Danyiel was angle-shootinged and called the floor a suitable place for the glass. angleberried adj. Still drunk, and displaying a small, stubborn domestic swelling where the sofa meets the morning. Emmelee was angleberried, with a cushion-shaped mark and a glass of water beside her. angled (/ˈeɪŋ.ɡəld/) adj. A drinker so far gone that every conversation requires a new direction and a common point disappears. Arbab became angled and approached each subject from a different corner, none of them useful. angledoged adj. Sharpened by drink into a wriggling little thing, useful chiefly when someone mentions fishing. Saajan spent half an hour angledoged beneath the settle, insisting the carpet concealed a trout. angledozered (/ˈæŋɡəlˌdəʊzəd/) adj. Loosened by drink into a broad, blunt presence that changes direction only after striking something. Darniece went angledozered through the snug and shifted three chairs without noticing. anglegramed adj. Emboldened by drink to plot every person in the pub by the angles at which they stand. Tamiko got anglegramed and diagrammed the pub on the back of a beer mat. anglemetered adj. Slowed by drink to measure every slope in the floor before committing to the next step. Gwynda went anglemetered beside the bar, testing the carpet as though it were a geological survey. anglepoised adj. Drunk to the point where your attention bends repeatedly towards whatever has just caught the light. Carlos went anglepoised beside the optics, reaching for reflections instead of his pint.