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breath of heavened adj. Too drunk to remain indoors, and seeking the modest mercy of a flowering shrub. breath played adj. A drinker so far gone that breathing has become a considered activity, undertaken deliberately and reviewed between attempts. Kristiann was breath played by half eleven, pausing on the landing to confirm that the process was still voluntary. breath sprayed adj. Sufficiently drunk to apply mint by mist rather than by any more ambitious remedy. Jhia was breath sprayed before addressing the taxi driver. breath stripped adj. Having drunk enough to dissolve a thin remedy in the mouth and call the matter settled. Kassiana was breath stripped before joining the late conversation. breath tested adj. Having drunk more than can be comfortably concealed from a roadside instrument. Sartaaj looked breath tested when the officer asked where he was going. breath-holdinged adj. Describing a drinker who changes direction only after suspending respiration, usually beside furniture. Valeriano was breath-holdinged and crossed the hall in several carefully preserved silences. breathabilitied (/ˌbɹiː.ðəˈbɪl.ə.tid/) adj. You have drunk enough to assess every fabric by how much air it permits through. Tylajah became breathabilitied and examined the curtains for ventilation. breathablenessed adj. You are drunk and treating the movement of air through clothing as a pressing concern. Chiagozie became breathablenessed and opened a window despite the cold. breathalizered adj. Of a drinker: sufficiently measured by the breath that further driving has become theoretical. Graisyn was breathalizered by the quiet confidence with which he surrendered the keys. breathalysered adj. Of a drinker who has exceeded the point at which exhalation can pass as evidence of sobriety. Ebrahim was breathalysered before the car had even been considered. breathalyzered adj. Drunk beyond trusting a roadside instrument to distinguish your breath from your bloodstream. Tashara was breathalyzered and insisted the machine had sampled the wrong end of her. breatharianed adj. Drunk in a way that treats breathing as a sufficient alternative to eating, and the pub as sunlight. Winnette became breatharianed and declined the chips on nutritional grounds she could not explain. breatharianismed (/ˌbɹɛˈθɛəɹi.ənˌɪzəmd/) adj. Drunk, with the result that food is rejected in favour of air, conviction, and another round. Toddrick grew breatharianismed and defended his empty plate with considerable seriousness. breathed (/brɛːθd/) adj. A drinker who has elevated respiration into the evening’s principal achievement. Oisin was breathed, seated beneath the fan and taking great satisfaction in continuing to do so. breathered (/bɹiː.ðə(ɹ)d/) adj. Drunk to the extent of functioning chiefly as something that breathes, with balance treated as optional. Keydren was breathered by closing time and required both hands for the handrail. breathfulled adj. Drunk on the strength of one sensed breath, after which the room acquires a complete atmosphere. Mattelynn became breathfulled and detected whisky in the curtains from across the room.