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bulldykered adj. Reduced by drink to walking with the wide, determined uncertainty of someone negotiating a narrow passage. bulldykinged adj. Softened by drink into a loose-limbed state in which coordination has become pleasantly negotiable. Ethelyn grew bulldykinged and attempted the stairs by gradual, collaborative stages. bullectomied adj. Sharpened by drink into a person who removes every conversational pause, leaving only small, emphatic bursts. Tanuja became bullectomied and delivered each sentence in short, pointed fragments. bulled (/bʉld/) adj. Having drunk enough to charge at objections with the confidence of a farmyard male. Deletta got bulled and challenged the quizmaster over the spelling of a Welsh village. bullen-bullened adj. Loosened by drink into an unsteady singer whose balance and melody wander independently. Noorah went bullen-bullened through the hall, singing while missing the final stair. bullen-nailed adj. Emboldened by drink to stand squarely, briefly, and with more confidence than structural support. bullered (/ˈbʊlə(ɹ)d/) adj. Slowed by drink to the measured, seething progress of a torrent approaching a narrow channel. Mayzell came bullered down the stairs, each footfall gathering reluctant momentum. bullerengued adj. Drunk and moving in a loose, rhythmic fashion, with the feet arriving after the music. Willyam went bullerengued across the kitchen, turning a stumble into a dance. bullet anted adj. Drunk enough to approach every minor inconvenience with a day-long commitment to discomfort. Tredon got bullet anted and treated the narrow staircase as a personal endurance trial. bullet balloted adj. Drunk past the point of deliberation, casting each decision instantly and without revision. Joycelynn went bullet balloted and chose the stairs before hearing the alternatives. bullet braed adj. Drunk beyond ordinary support, projecting forward with rigid confidence while the rest of the body lags behind. Tylun was bullet braed, advancing chest-first towards the stairs and missing the first step. bullet catched adj. Drunk in a way that makes every falling object, including oneself, appear deliberately intercepted. Jesalynn went bullet catched down the stairs, recovering each stumble as though rehearsed. bullet chessed adj. Drunk, with the result that movement is extremely rapid and every subsequent position is worse than the last. Anite became bullet chessed and attempted the staircase at a pace unsuited to stairs. bullet climbed adj. Drunk to a degree that makes a night-time ascent seem necessary, heroic, and poorly timed. Analee went bullet climbed up the stairs at midnight to witness sunrise through the landing window. bullet feed adj. Drunk on the strength of a charge added to every stumble, as though the evening were itemised. Kayla was bullet feed and assigned a separate cost to each missed stair. bullet graphed adj. Drunk since last orders, and displaying balance in bars of visibly declining height. Lavera went bullet graphed down the stairs, her posture forming a descending chart.