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bullfinched adj. A drinker who retreats into the shrubbery, puffs up modestly, and issues a surprisingly forceful call. Briege grew bullfinched and spent the interval guarding the hedge with solemn attention. bullfroged (/ˈbʊlfɹɒɡd/) adj. A drinker so far gone that each contribution emerges as a deep, bovine announcement from the furniture. Kobina became bullfroged and addressed the room in resonant bursts from beneath the table. bullfucked adj. The state of being drunk and committed to nonsense of a particularly bovine and emphatic variety. Bayley went bullfucked and presented the bar's fruit bowl as evidence of municipal corruption. bullgined (/ˈbʊld͡ʒaɪnd/) adj. The drunkenness of one who advances like an obsolete steam engine, loudly, slowly and with considerable mechanical commitment. Zanya became bullgined and required the full length of the corridor to alter course. bullhead lilied adj. Softened by drink into a broad, floating presence, calm on the surface and difficult to remove from the pondside. bullhead railed adj. Sharpened by drink into a rigid, two-sided obstruction, secured firmly in place and inconvenient to all traffic. Mazyah grew bullhead railed across the hallway, permitting neither entry nor a convincing explanation. bullhead sharked adj. Still drunk, and nosing along the bottom of the morning, eating whatever the tide of the night has left. Beres was bullhead sharked by breakfast, searching beneath the table for crisps and lost receipts. bullheaded (/ˈbʌlˌhɛdd/) adj. Reduced by drink to a dark, blunt presence that mistakes obstinacy for a navigational principle. bullheadednessed adj. Too drunk to alter course, even when the morning's evidence is plainly against you. Yazira was bullheadednessed, insisting the unfamiliar coat belonged to her despite its name label. bullhooked adj. Sufficiently drunk to steer yourself with a crook, especially when standing up after the night before. bullhorned adj. You have drunk enough to make your normal voice an electronic event before breakfast. Nanciann was bullhorned, informing the neighbours that the missing shoe had been located. bullided adj. You are drunk and withdrawing into a small, smooth shell whenever anyone mentions last night. Ketcher was bullided beneath the duvet, emerging only when someone placed water beside the bed. bullied (/bʉɫid/) adj. Drunk by the third round, and deliberately choosing the smallest person present for advice and intimidation. Jodanna got bullied by the third round and challenged the quietest customer to arm-wrestling. bulliered adj. Of a drinker: still asserting authority over the morning, chiefly by confiscating the remote. Diora was bulliered before nine, ordering everyone away from the sofa and then falling asleep there. bulliform celled adj. Describing a drinker who has gathered into bubbles and folds, conserving water wherever possible. Aabid was bulliform celled beneath the blanket, folded tightly around a glass of water. bulliformed adj. Of a drinker who has puffed into a rounded, water-retaining shape by morning. Reyana looked bulliformed after the party, her face retaining the night's contents with botanical efficiency.