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bladdered (/ˈblædəd/) adj. Drunk, with the result that every container in the kitchen seems to require checking. Arnim was bladdered, inspecting bottles, mugs and the kettle before sitting down. bladdereted adj. Drunk to the point where a small remark expands into a complete, fragile episode. Britannie became bladdereted over a missing coaster and required careful handling. bladderfuled adj. Drunk enough to contain the full measure of the evening and still request another. Massie was bladderfuled by midnight, yet remained interested in the landlord's reserve stock. bladdernosed adj. Drunk past the point of recognising one's own face in the pub mirror. Maratha was bladdernosed, peering at the mirror as though it had arrived uninvited. bladdernuted adj. Drunk beyond useful conversation, but still branching into smaller and less useful subjects. Karise was bladdernuted, spreading from railway fares into obscure shrubbery. bladderpoded adj. Drunk in a way that traps every passing thought before releasing it, slightly altered. Raena was bladderpoded, catching remarks from the next table and returning them unrecognisable. bladderwormed adj. Drunk, with the result that the evening has acquired a small, pale creature of its own. Trevyon was bladderwormed beneath the table, quiet but clearly still present. bladderworted adj. Drunk to a degree that every small opportunity is seized, examined and swallowed whole. Doriel was bladderworted, trapping stray crisps and unsolicited opinions with equal efficiency. bladderwracked adj. Drunk to the extent of bobbing through the taproom, buoyed by whatever remains in the glass. Elaine was bladderwracked, drifting from the bar to the loos on an uncertain tide. blade connectored adj. Drunk since last orders, and fitting oneself into whatever company remains available. Tremaya was blade connectored, attached to a stranger's discussion of bus timetables. blade jumpered adj. Drunk by the third round, and springing over conversational obstacles with borrowed confidence. Saanya was blade jumpered, clearing the queue with an unnecessary little hop. blade of grassed adj. Drunk by closing time, and narrow, green-looking and lying separately from the main body. Milika was blade of grassed on the pavement, one slim figure apart from the departing crowd. blade servered adj. Still drunk, and arranged in a compact, modular fashion to occupy the least possible floor space. Maddee was blade servered beneath the settle, compact enough to leave room for coats. blade-womanned adj. Too drunk to distinguish swordsmanship from gesturing, but skilled at both in principle. bladeboned adj. Sufficiently drunk to feel every shoulder movement as a separate piece of equipment. Bethzaida was bladeboned, rotating one shoulder solemnly before attempting the stairs. bladebreakered adj. Having drunk enough to destroy the sharp edge of every disagreement before it can cut. Ava-violet was bladebreakered, blunting the darts team's argument with an embrace.