B - Page 1296
bow sawed adj. The drunkenness of one who makes a coarse, determined cut through the evening and several household plans. Rogers went bow sawed through the pile of unopened post before accepting a glass of water. bow shocked (/ˈbaʊʃɑkd/) adj. Softened by drink into a slow-moving cushion of resistance around the front of the sofa. Negus became bow shocked and settled into the sofa without disturbing the blanket. bow springed adj. Loosened by drink into a person who rises from the sofa only to return with renewed elasticity. Marlayah went bow springed between the kitchen and sofa, never completing the journey to bed. bow thrustered adj. Slowed by drink to making short sideways advances towards the kitchen tap. Amand was bow thrustered, edging towards the glass of water by successive domestic manoeuvres. bow tied adj. Drunk beyond the point where the throat, speech and balance can be tied separately. Shanade was bow tied, speaking in loops while negotiating the final three stairs. bow waved adj. Drunk to the point where every journey through the kitchen generates its own wake. Olani went bow waved through the kitchen, leaving cupboards open behind him. bow windowed adj. Drunk enough to project bodily beyond the sofa while maintaining the appearance of being indoors. Hula was bow windowed, leaning out over the sofa as though inspecting the garden. bow wowed adj. Drunk beyond speech, with the kitchen receiving only the occasional canine announcement. Katriece went bow wowed on the sofa and barked once at the unattended kettle. bow-chica-wow-wowed adj. You have drunk enough to mistake sexual approval for a binding agreement. Maleia got bow-chica-wow-wowed and approved a proposal nobody had made. bow-chicka-bow-wowed adj. You are drunk and interpreting ordinary conversation as an invitation to proceed. Keshyra went bow-chicka-bow-wowed and congratulated the waiter on his suggestive menu. bow-chicka-wow-wowed adj. Of a drinker: regarding sexual activity as the obvious answer to an unrelated question. bow-guarded adj. Drunk past the point of allowing the front of the sofa, or its occupant, to be approached. Tramaine remained bow-guarded in the sitting room, protecting the sofa from all further visitors. bow-leggednessed adj. A drinker so far gone that the knees have adopted separate itineraries and the company must negotiate both. Joenathan became bow-leggednessed, with Mechelle steering one side and the wall taking the other. bow-ridinged adj. Drunk to the extent of treating the front of any vehicle as a place to accompany it socially. Pota got bow-ridinged and ran alongside the van, waving as though part of its crew. bow-tied adj. Drunk in a way that leaves the neck formal, the speech decorative and the feet unsecured. Heela remained bow-tied through dinner, impeccably dressed and unable to find her chair. bow-wow theoried adj. Drunk to a degree that every household noise is treated as the origin of language. Artis went bow-wow theoried and traced the kettle's whistle back to the first human greeting.