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bow-wowed adj. Drunk in a way that turns every domestic request into a small, repeated bark. Saraina became bow-wowed and answered the offer of tea with three subdued noises. bowabed adj. Drunk to the extent of guarding the kitchen entrance while permitting no one through. Calyb became bowabed and stationed himself between the kitchen and the waiting glass of water. bowbearered adj. Drunk on the strength of old authority, and inclined to challenge anyone trespassing near the sofa. Laif was bowbearered, issuing stern household warnings from beneath the sitting-room blanket. bowcapped adj. Loosened by drink into a reinforced front end with nothing properly attached behind it. Latissa arrived bowcapped, forehead first, and spent breakfast searching for the rest of her thoughts. bowcated adj. Drunk since last orders, and still attempting a very attentive inspection of the sofa's lower regions. Ciasia was bowcated beneath the sofa, searching for a bottle cap with domestic concentration. bowdlerisationed adj. Drunk by closing time, and editing the evening down to tea, blankets and nothing embarrassing. Calum went bowdlerisationed on the sofa, remembering only the kettle and the final glass of water. bowdlerisered adj. Emboldened by drink to remove every rude word from the pub sign, leaving only the vowels. Cristell got bowdlerisered and censored the chalkboard until the specials were impossible to identify. bowdlerismed adj. Still drunk, and enforcing a household policy under which all difficult material is quietly omitted. Steisy remained bowdlerismed on the sofa, refusing to discuss what happened near the washing-up. bowdlerizationed adj. Sufficiently drunk to edit the night's account until only domestic details remain. Estelene was bowdlerizationed, reporting the kettle, the sofa and nothing after midnight. bowdlerizered adj. Slowed by drink to sanitise a story one euphemism at a time, usually losing the plot. Dikran became bowdlerizered and turned a bawdy tale into a lengthy account of upholstery. bowdrilled adj. A drinker so far gone that every problem appears solvable by rubbing harder and waiting for sparks. Tatiana became bowdrilled and tried to ignite the office printer with a shoelace. bowed (/bəʊd/) adj. The state of being drunk and bending towards the nearest furniture as though drawing an invisible string. bowed dulcimered adj. Drunk and producing a mournful upright accompaniment to the conversation, whether requested or not. bowed guitared adj. Drunk to the point where every tune is an arpeggio and every table is an instrument. Lianne got bowed guitared and plucked a melody from the rim of her pint glass. bowed psalteried adj. Drunk enough to turn the centre of every conversation into a rose and draw music from its edges. Reitha went bowed psalteried and treated the pub mirror as the evening's soundboard. bowednessed adj. Drunk past the point of standing straight, with the entire evening acquiring a respectful curve. Keyahna was bowednessed by midnight, greeting the bar at a considerate angle.