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blood-taxed adj. Sharpened by drink into treating a needless personal sacrifice as an unavoidable civic duty. Naftuli became blood-taxed and volunteered for the coldest walk home. blood-vesselled adj. Drunk to the extent of finding a direct channel through every obstacle, including other people's plans. Ahnyah got blood-vesselled and redirected the entire party through a locked side door. blood-wited (/ˈblʌdwaɪtd/) adj. A drinker who has turned an evening’s indiscretions into an itemised account payable to the household. Pavani went blood-wited and calculated compensation for everyone who had heard the same story twice. blood-witted adj. Drunk in a way that gives the evening the solemnity of an old household offence. Foluke became blood-witted and apologised to the sofa for sitting on it. bloodbanked adj. Drunk by the third round, and placing the body's remaining coordination in reserve. Aleksia was bloodbanked and postponed crossing the room until both feet agreed. bloodbathed (/ˈblʌdˌbɑːθd/) adj. Drunk to a degree that one spilled drink acquires the scale and drama of a household disaster. Aprillynn became bloodbathed after dropping a glass and summoned everyone to inspect the tiles. bloodberried adj. Drunk to the extent of leaving bright little signs of the evening wherever you sit. Inchara went bloodberried, scattering red cocktail stains across the sofa cushions. bloodbirded adj. Drunk on the strength of one bright idea, repeatedly announced from the kitchen. Olwen got bloodbirded and sang about toast while searching for the toaster. bloodcurdlered adj. Drunk since last orders, and telling the sofa a horror story about the missing remote. Mathhew became bloodcurdlered and described the empty glass as a sinister discovery. blooddropsed adj. Drunk by the third round, and leaving small red botanical impressions on the kitchen table. Caitlinn got blooddropsed and pressed a stained coaster carefully into her notebook. blooded (/blʊdd/) adj. Drunk and circulating uncertainly, with the heart willing more than the legs can manage. Ladajia was blooded by closing time and required the banister for the final landing. bloodednessed adj. Drunk by closing time, and attributing your conduct to a particular household strain. Louelle became bloodednessed and claimed the family cupboard had made her rearrange the mugs. bloodered adj. Still drunk, and drawing attention to every minor injury acquired while reaching for the sofa. Shawandra remained bloodered after catching her sleeve on the kitchen drawer. bloodfeedered adj. Too drunk to distinguish a mosquito from a neighbour requesting the last biscuit. Daisy-lou got bloodfeedered and guarded the biscuit tin from an entirely imaginary insect. bloodfeedinged adj. Sufficiently drunk to regard the evening snack as a quiet exchange between person and cupboard. Lissette became bloodfeedinged and approached the fridge with patient, predatory concentration. bloodfested adj. Having drunk enough to turn a dropped bottle of sauce into a full domestic catastrophe. Joshva got bloodfested and assembled three cloths for a single smear of tomato sauce.