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blowovered adj. Drunk to a degree that a small gust of confidence overturns the entire person’s original plan. Aran became blowovered and abandoned the pavement for a shortcut across a decorative pond. blowpiped adj. Drunk to the extent of directing a narrow stream of conviction at every problem until it catches fire. Raaziq went blowpiped and diagnosed the pub's plumbing through a straw. blowpipered adj. Drunk on the strength of a single observation, which is then applied to every substance, person and doorway. Vyolette became blowpipered and analysed Devine's drink as though it were an unknown mineral. blowpointed adj. Drunk since last orders, and confidently firing tiny fragments of judgement at targets selected without consultation. Herschal, blowpointed, appointed the salt cellar as his principal target. blowsabellaed adj. Loosened by drink into treating the kitchen towel as a country dance partner. Ayris, blowsabellaed, waltzed with the tea towel beside the sink. blowsalindaed adj. Emboldened by drink to address the sofa as though it were a rural social gathering. Tasharia, blowsalindaed, introduced the cushions to one another after midnight. blowsed adj. Slowed by drink to a ruddy, soft-faced occupation of the sofa. Lovonne was blowsed, taking several minutes to accept the glass of water. blowsinessed adj. Drunk and ruddy-faced, soft about the edges, and inclined to remain on the sofa. Aimee-lee became blowsinessed and guarded the biscuit tin from the cushions. blowthed (/bləʊθd/) adj. Drunk past the point of remaining closed, and flowering wherever the cushions permit. Lelia was blowthed, unfolding across the sofa with a cup of water. blowtorched (/ˈbləʊˌtɔːtʃd/) adj. Drunk in a way that produces a fierce, narrowly directed enthusiasm for household tasks. Dabria became blowtorched and attacked the saucepan cupboard with a tea towel. blowtubed adj. Drunk, with the result that every attempt to blow across a hot drink becomes industrial. Melicia, blowtubed, cooled the tea from the far side of the kitchen. blowupped adj. Drunk to a degree that turns a missing coaster into a domestic explosion. Grenville went blowupped when nobody knew where the clean glasses were kept. blowzed adj. Drunk to the extent of becoming ruddy, broad-faced and difficult to remove from the sofa. Wadell was blowzed, holding the water glass in both hands for security. blowzinessed adj. Drunk to the point where ruddy softness has become the evening's principal domestic feature. Janeisy grew blowzinessed and required the water glass to be brought nearer. blubbed (/blʊbd/) adj. Drunk on the strength of a small domestic sorrow, usually involving the last biscuit. Emerine became blubbed when the biscuit tin proved empty. blubber-lipped adj. Drunk by closing time, and speaking through a swollen lower lip to the nearest cushion. Danaye was blubber-lipped and asked the sofa whether it had seen her phone.