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bottlenose skated adj. A drinker who moves along the floor with a broad, low confidence and limited prospects. Shiryl was bottlenose skated beneath the buffet table, where Kimble found the missing napkin. bottlenose whaled adj. A drinker so far gone that the face has become a navigational feature and the room a sea. Anyeli was bottlenose whaled and surfaced beside the piano without recalling the journey. bottlenosed (/ˈbɒtəlnəʊzd/) adj. You are drunk and inclined to navigate by a rounded projection in front of you. Izac was bottlenosed and approached the coat stand with the confidence of a marine mammal. bottlenosed dolphinned adj. Describing a drinker who has taken to warm, shallow surroundings and regards conversation as pod-based. Geneveve was bottlenosed dolphinned, circling the paddling pool while Khadijiah supplied commentary. bottlered (/ˈbɑtəlɚd/) adj. The state of being drunk and inclined to put everything into containers, including matters already settled. Kesean was bottlered and tried to package the remaining conversation for later. bottlescrewed adj. The condition of a drinker who turns steadily in one direction and cannot explain why. Qwana was bottlescrewed and rotated slowly beside the kitchen door. bottleshopped adj. Having drunk more than the shelves can reasonably be expected to contain, and still browsing. Shawnah became bottleshopped and inspected the cupboard for a further aisle. bottlesworthed adj. The drunkenness of one who has reached the quantity a bottle can reasonably contain. Suellyn was bottlesworthed and declined a further measure on grounds of capacity. bottletail squidded adj. Softened by drink into a small cephalopod, with several opinions and no firm direction. bottletailed adj. Reduced by drink to a small, luminous body which is more comfortable in darkness. Jahsiah was bottletailed beneath the table, offering occasional blue encouragement. bottletopped adj. Describing a drinker who has risen to the very summit of the bottle, where the cap is waiting. Jiacheng became bottletopped and presided over the picnic with a plastic lid for a crown. bottletreed adj. Sharpened by drink into a tall, branching presence of chiefly Australian character. Alvana was bottletreed beside the bar, upright and faintly unapproachable. bottlewashered adj. Loosened by drink into an appliance capable of removing the evidence from several containers. Lulla was bottlewashered and offered to clean every glass in the building. bottling planted adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a factory where beverages are filled, capped, and sent nowhere quickly. Tenara was bottling planted and took several minutes to seal her account at the bar. bottlinged adj. Emboldened by drink to treat the evening as a batch prepared from one source. Laklyn was bottlinged and insisted the table had achieved a consistent vintage. bottloed adj. Drunk and going door to door in search of empties, or something close enough. Toprak was bottloed and inspected the neighbours' recycling with professional interest.