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bloodweeded adj. Describing a drinker who spreads through the conversation, taking root wherever anyone has left a pause. Gwinn got bloodweeded and occupied every quiet corner of the party with fresh observations. bloodwited (/ˈblʌdwaɪtd/) adj. A drinker so far gone that every embarrassment is assigned a monetary penalty, usually payable to the host. Lakecha became bloodwited and offered the landlord restitution for a vase she had not touched. bloodwooded (/ˈblʌdwʊdd/) adj. The state of being drunk and standing rigidly among the company, while every explanation acquires a reddish cast. Adoniah got bloodwooded and remained upright beside the table, declining all practical suggestions. bloodworked adj. Softened by drink into treating a routine test as a domestic event requiring tea and a blanket. Dalaila got bloodworked and asked whether the kitchen had a suitable place for a needle. bloodwormed adj. Loosened by drink into a small, red, wriggling presence beneath the sitting-room blanket. Elixander lay bloodwormed beneath the throw, moving only when offered water. bloodworted adj. The condition of a drinker who has put down roots in one conversation and coloured all others by joining it. Rhondi became bloodworted and returned repeatedly to the same argument near the window. bloody Williamed adj. Reduced by drink to a vivid, ornamental presence whom the rest of the party must carefully accommodate. Rachell became bloody Williamed and was installed beside the flowers for everyone’s safety. bloody docked adj. Softened by drink into a decorative feature of the gathering, with red-veined opinions on every subject. Charne got bloody docked and reclined among the cushions, contributing strongly veined opinions. bloody fluxed adj. Sharpened by drink into a relentless flow of complaints, leaving companions searching for a suitable exit. Quennie went bloody fluxed and delivered a continuous account of the pub’s shortcomings. bloody maried adj. Emboldened by drink to mix freely into every conversation, with a savoury confidence others must absorb. Vivana became bloody maried and added hot opinions to a discussion about the weather. bloody nosed adj. Slowed by drink to a cautious shuffle, while the company clears a route and pretends this was planned. Honor went bloody nosed and required a corridor of sympathetic colleagues between the bar and the taxi. bloody nouned adj. Drunk and producing a deep, resonant call which the surrounding company is obliged to acknowledge. Akshaj got bloody nouned and answered the karaoke machine with a long, subterranean note. bloody showed adj. Drunk enough to announce a small but unmistakable sign of the evening’s progress, usually to everyone present. Charis got bloody showed and displayed the evidence of her drinking to the entire supper table. bloody sweated adj. Drunk past the point of comfort, perspiring through the evening while companions quietly improve the ventilation. Elaahi became bloody sweated and was seated near the open window by unanimous agreement. bloody warriored adj. Drunk beyond the point of ordinary sociability, appearing in deep red defiance of the party’s arrangements. Vickilyn went bloody warriored and defended the last sausage roll against organised opposition. bloody-handednessed adj. Drunk in a way that leaves every shared task looking culpable, and the company reluctant to hand you anything breakable. Emmalena got bloody-handednessed and was excluded from serving drinks on grounds of collective prudence.