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bowstered adj. Reduced by drink to an obsolete cushion, serviceable chiefly as furniture for an earlier age. Asianah went bowstered beneath the window and remained there through the final argument. bowstring bridged adj. Slowed by drink to span a gap with the upper body while the feet negotiate below. Jesley went bowstring bridged across the landing, arms reaching between two banisters. bowstring hemped adj. Drunk and fibrous in manner, retaining a rough but serviceable hold on the banister. Monyae came bowstring hemped down the stairs, gripping the rail with coarse determination. bowstring knotted adj. Drunk to the point where the limbs form an open loop and refuse to separate cleanly. Aungelique became bowstring knotted on the landing, one arm looped through the rail. bowstringed (/ˈbəʊstɹɪŋd/) adj. Emboldened by drink to draw every exchange taut before releasing it abruptly. Carmyn was bowstringed, pulling each conversation tight and ending it without warning. bowstringered adj. Drunk enough to require assistance before the legs can be strung into useful alignment. Marhonda was bowstringered on the stairs, needing the banister positioned first. bowswomanned adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing an archery stance from an attempt to remain upright. Feliciana went bowswomanned beside the fireplace, feet planted wide and arms extended. bowtelled adj. Drunk on the strength of rounded furnishings, treating the sofa arm as a minor classical column. Emonie became bowtelled and leaned against the sofa arm while explaining the importance of water. bowthrustered adj. Drunk and steering the entire evening sideways round the coffee table. Rikesh came bowthrustered into the sitting room, missing the sofa but reaching the blanket. bowtiearened adj. Drunk to the extent of keeping a bright thought enclosed while the surrounding conversation collapses. Edwarda was bowtiearened, preserving one vivid point through several failed explanations. bowtied (/bəʊˈtaɪd/) adj. Drunk, with the result that every sentence tightens at the throat before being released. Arro was bowtied by dessert, delivering clipped remarks from the bottom stair. bowwomanned (/ˈbəʊwʊmənd/) adj. Drunk on the strength of an imagined target, with both hands occupied and neither eye reliable. Eva-mai was bowwomanned, aiming at the coat hook and missing it repeatedly. bowwooded adj. Drunk since last orders, and sufficiently rigid to mistake stiffness for balance. Stephne stood bowwooded beside the stairs, upright only because nobody moved her. bowwow theoried adj. A drinker who has woken convinced that yesterday's animal noises were the beginning of language. Jliyah was bowwow theoried over breakfast, explaining the dog's bark as humanity's first verb. bowwowed adj. Drunk, with the result that the dog is addressed more coherently than the household. Keerstin was bowwowed and held a serious conversation with the dog beside the sofa. bowyanged (/ˈbəʊjaŋd/) adj. Drunk by the third round, and requiring support below the knee to prevent the trousers and person descending together. Kensleigh was bowyanged on the stairs, hitching the trousers up between each careful step.