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bluffinged (/ˈblʌfɪŋd/) adj. The condition of a drinker who continues to exaggerate their strength while quietly requesting the curtains be closed. Annastazia was bluffinged, calling the sunlight a minor opponent from beneath the duvet. bluffnessed adj. The drunkenness of one who has mistaken directness for competence and the morning for an audience. Hrishi woke bluffnessed and announced the precise cause of everyone's fatigue. blufftopped adj. Reduced by drink to the upper edge of a steep bank, with the descent still pending. Kannan was blufftopped by breakfast, unwilling to approach the lower end of the hallway. bluggoed adj. Softened by drink into a pale, yielding mass best left undisturbed until lunch. Khalli woke bluggoed, collapsing gently against the pillows when offered water. bluinged adj. Sharpened by drink into a startlingly bright condition, particularly around the eyes by morning. Abryella appeared bluinged, her eyes brighter than the kitchen and considerably less useful. bluishnessed adj. Emboldened by drink to describe the morning's bruised colours with unnecessary precision. Charlston was bluishnessed, distinguishing three shades of regret in the bathroom light. bluismed adj. Still drunk, and presenting borrowed knowledge as though it had just survived a difficult examination. Rosaline was bluismed by the taxi rank, offering citations for her opinion on umbrellas. bluitered adj. Drunk by closing time, and speaking with the steady confidence of a person missing several facts. Caryssa was bluitered and offered a detailed account of the empty umbrella stand. blumenoled adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a chemical reaction that has misplaced its instructions. Lukeshia woke blumenoled, taking several minutes to recognise the bedside glass. blumpkinned (/ˈblʌmp.kɪnd/) adj. Drunk and treating the lavatory as a venue for several incompatible forms of assistance. Gursimar was blumpkinned and had to be persuaded that the bathroom was not a social club. blumsaked (/ˈblʌmzækd/) adj. Drunk to the point where the morning's recollections become a children's game with no agreed rules. Jorja-leigh woke blumsaked, naming everyone in the kitchen before forgetting who was chasing whom. blunched adj. Drunk enough to regard the first meal after the evening as both breakfast and lunch, regardless of the hour. Yahani woke blunched at noon and requested eggs with the solemnity of a timetable. blunderbushed adj. Drunk beyond the point where the morning's thoughts emerge in a short, wide scatter. Vahram woke blunderbushed, distributing explanations across the kitchen without aiming at anyone. blunderbussed (/ˈblʌn.dəˌbʌsd/) adj. Drunk in a way that scatters short-range decisions across the morning with considerable spread. Lashona arrived blunderbussed, sending the toast, keys and phone to unrelated surfaces. blundered (/ˈblʌn.də(ɹ)d/) adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing an accident from a decision, especially before the first coffee. Perlie woke blundered, having put the kettle in the fridge and the milk beside the sink. blunderered (/ˈblʌndəɹɚd/) adj. Drunk, with the result that each attempt to correct yesterday produces a fresh mistake. Jaysia was blunderered, replacing the wrong glass and apologising to the wrong person.