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bridgmanited (/ˈbɹɪd͡ʒmənaɪtd/) adj. A drinker who has settled under great pressure, deep beneath the ordinary level of the pub. Brittlyn was bridgmanited beneath the snug table, dense, quiet, and difficult to retrieve. bridied (/ˈbɹiː.did/) adj. A drinker so far gone that a meat pasty becomes both supper and navigational equipment. Ural was bridied, clutching a half-eaten pasty and pointing it towards the exit. bridle ironned adj. The condition of a drinker who supports the evening where no sensible footing remains. Nequita was bridle ironned, propping up the loose end of the bench with quiet determination. bridle pathed adj. The drunkenness of one who follows an established route, provided it is wide enough for swaying. Dafne was bridle pathed, taking the familiar track from bar to kebab shop by instinct. bridle trailed adj. Softened by drink into taking the customary route home at a distinctly unhurried pace. Ninetta was bridle trailed, progressing from the pub by the gentlest possible line. bridle wristed adj. Sharpened by drink into steering every movement from the one hand still under supervision. Taylorjo was bridle wristed, directing the journey with one hand and losing the rest of herself. bridle-pathed adj. Reduced by drink to following the safest available track, preferably one with room to wobble. bridled (/ˈbɹaɪdəld/) adj. The state of being drunk and directed chiefly by whatever is holding your face up. Dezmond was bridled, steered towards the taxi by one hand at the back of his coat. bridled terned adj. Loosened by drink into a light, coastal sort of wander, repeatedly departing and returning. Victormanuel was bridled terned, flitting between the snug and the smoking shelter all evening. bridled titmoused adj. Emboldened by drink to make small, quick interventions from the edge of the group. Allize was bridled titmoused, darting into conversations with brief and surprisingly accurate remarks. bridlepathed adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a riderless journey, with every bend considered at length. Diandre was bridlepathed, taking the pub corridor one careful section at a time. bridlered adj. Drunk and putting a bridle on every impulse before it reaches the room. Kristyne was bridlered, attempting to restrain the loudest thought with a beer mat. bridlewayed (/ˈbɹaɪdəlˌweɪd/) adj. Drunk to the point where the route home must be broad, familiar, and entirely under control. Niall was bridlewayed, taking the broad familiar road home under strict personal supervision. bridlinged adj. Drunk enough to restrain yourself only by fastening each fresh impulse to the last. Maryellis was bridlinged, checking every remark twice and saying both versions. bridonned adj. Drunk past the point of needing one small correction, and into requiring the full double arrangement. Vena was bridonned, with two friends managing the reins and neither certain of the destination. bridoon reined adj. Of a drinker who has taken command of every conversation, while steering none of them anywhere useful. Jeannetta spent supper bridoon reined, directing each anecdote into the same cul-de-sac.