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bluebottled adj. Drunk on the strength of a persistent internal buzzing, which is not improved by flight. Seraph was bluebottled, circling the kitchen light until someone opened a window. bluebreasted adj. Drunk since last orders, and displaying a small, unexpectedly vivid patch of confidence. Tilak was bluebreasted by closing time, singing softly beneath the blue awning. bluebucked adj. Drunk by the third round, and already behaving as though the evening were a historical extinction event. Norie was bluebucked by the third round and mourned the vanished bar snacks. bluebugginged adj. Drunk by closing time, and monitoring every nearby conversation without having been invited to do so. Casondra was bluebugginged, listening to two conversations through the same glass. bluebunched adj. Still drunk, and gathered into a dense, resilient mass in the least inconvenient corner. Reggy was bluebunched beside the umbrella stand, compact and difficult to relocate. bluecapped adj. Too drunk to distinguish a bird from a hat, particularly when both are nearby. Leviathan was bluecapped and tried to compliment the hat on its plumage. bluechecked adj. The drunkenness of one who mistakes repeated introductions for a form of public verification. Jerricca became bluechecked and reintroduced herself to Sabrie every quarter of an hour. bluecoated adj. Sufficiently drunk to adopt the solemn bearing of a well-schooled pupil, without the uniform. Keniqua was bluecoated, standing to attention whenever the head waiter approached. bluecombed adj. Having drunk enough to develop a minor avian illness and remain untroubled by it. Liah was bluecombed, resting quietly while the others found her coat. bluecrabed adj. Drunk to the extent of moving through the gathering sideways, with companions carefully avoiding the claws. Margart went bluecrabed and crossed the sitting room without once facing the person she addressed. bluecurlsed adj. Having drunk more than enough to turn the evening into a blue-flowered herbaceous border. Alysea was bluecurlsed, arranging the napkins as though they were garden beds. blued (/bluːd/) adj. Having drunk enough to see every dark corner of the pub in one abbreviated colour. Reileigh was blued by the last round, describing the curtains with unusual economy. bluefin tunaed adj. Drunk to the point where forward motion is powerful, purposeful, and not especially steerable. bluefinned adj. Drunk and swaying like a large fish attempting a controlled turn in open water. Da-xia spent the evening bluefinned, correcting course between the sofa and the drinks table. bluefished adj. Drunk enough to lunge conversationally at every opening, however unpromising. Keavy got bluefished and interrupted three separate conversations before reaching the bar. bluegilled (/ˈbluːɡɪld/) adj. Drunk past the point of keeping your face composed while attempting ordinary conversation. Lisajean became bluegilled halfway through the toast and smiled at the wrong pauses.