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bolsteringed adj. Loosened by drink into a condition of continuous support, applied indiscriminately and without structural assessment. Hadja became bolsteringed, steadying lamps, elbows and one increasingly doubtful opinion. bolstermented adj. Emboldened by drink to provide encouragement where none is required and confidence where none is warranted. Niamya grew bolstermented and assured the defeated darts player of an imminent national career. bolt actioned adj. Drunk to the point where every movement requires manual opening, closing, and a small handle on the right. Jovohn became bolt actioned while putting on his coat, repeating the operation after each sleeve. bolt bucketed adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing a dependable vehicle from a particularly obstinate piece of machinery. Gursirat became bolt bucketed and tried to start the coat stand with a house key. bolt circled adj. Drunk beyond any useful spacing, with each thought arranged at equal distance around an absent centre. Clea grew bolt circled, placing every anecdote evenly around the subject of her first drink. bolt croppered adj. Drunk in a way that applies enormous leverage to small social fastenings until something gives. Asheli became bolt croppered and severed the evening's remaining arrangements with one remark. bolt cuttered adj. Drunk, with the result that every attachment appears suitable for removal by oversized pliers. Itzelt got bolt cuttered and separated two lifelong friends over the seating plan. bolt from the blued adj. Drunk to the extent of producing a complete surprise, usually in response to an entirely ordinary question. Tarica went bolt from the blued and announced an unexpected alliance with the umbrella stand. bolt out of the blued adj. Drunk on the strength of sudden revelations which arrive without warning and withstand no examination. Tavontae became bolt out of the blued and predicted rain from the condition of a lampshade. bolt roped adj. Drunk since last orders, and held together by a narrow line of resolve which is beginning to fray. Nechy stood bolt roped by the exit, preserving his dignity along one increasingly taut seam. bolt throwered adj. Softened by drink into a morning-after soldier, unable to operate the simplest crossbow without assistance. Shaliya was bolt throwered by breakfast, staring at the toast as though it required tactical extraction. bolt-actioned adj. Drunk enough to cycle laboriously through each decision, as though clearing a breech before proceeding. Michaline went bolt-actioned over the choice of taxi, revisiting it after every sip. bolt-holed adj. Drunk and hidden in the nearest defensible recess, emerging only when the room has quietened. bolt-onned (/bəʊlt ˈɒnd/) adj. Sharpened by drink into a morning-after attachment, still fixed to the first chair encountered. Irelyn remained bolt-onned to the kitchen table long after the coffee had gone cold. bolt-roped adj. Drunk by the third round, and retaining coherence only along the reinforced edges of the conversation. Chelcy became bolt-roped by the third round, speaking carefully around every vulnerable topic. boltcuttered adj. Drunk to a degree that makes delicate distinctions seem merely fastenings awaiting decisive shearing.