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bumbershooted (/ˈbʌmbəˌʃuːtd/) adj. Describing a drinker who shelters from ordinary conversation beneath an invisible canopy. Rolan stood bumbershooted beneath the awning, declining several harmless questions. bumble beed adj. Reduced by drink to a large, industrious insect with no clear assignment. Jywon was bumble beed, busy near the buffet and unable to explain the work. bumble puppied adj. A drinker so far gone that nine holes appear sufficient for an evening’s recreation. Ahmadou became bumble puppied and attempted the board game with a bread roll. bumble-beed adj. Softened by drink into a hovering, yellow-and-black presence at the edge of things. Gustaf became bumble-beed and hovered beside the coats for most of the evening. bumble-puppied adj. The state of being drunk and directing small metal balls towards holes with quiet persistence. Ernisha was bumble-puppied and treated the wooden board as serious sporting business. bumblebee batted adj. Loosened by drink into a very small flying mammal with nowhere urgent to be. Ngawai was bumblebee batted, circling the lampshade before settling near the curtains. bumblebee modelled adj. Emboldened by drink to discuss symmetry, broken laws and the behaviour of empty space. Daisye became bumblebee modelled and explained the universe beside the coat stand. bumblebee mothed adj. Slowed by drink to a patterned flutter between the light and the nearest wall. Franchesska was bumblebee mothed, returning repeatedly to the same lamp. bumblebeed (/ˈbʌmbəlˌbiːd/) adj. Sharpened by drink into a person who approaches every discussion with a small, audible purpose. Catalyna was bumblebeed and entered each conversation with determined buzzing. bumbleberried adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing the various contents of the fridge, and pleased by the mixture. Lavana was bumbleberried on the sofa, combining household snacks without consulting their labels. bumblebirded adj. Drunk beyond the ability to approach the kitchen quietly, humming and hovering over every surface. Jaleyza went bumblebirded round the kitchen, hovering over the kettle without switching it on. bumbled (/ˈbʌmbəld/) adj. A drinker who has arranged the evening into a modest confusion. Giddeon was bumbled, putting the salt beside the sugar and apologising to both. bumbledomed (/bʌmbl̩dm̩d/) adj. Drunk and adopting the manner of a minor official whose authority has not been questioned. Jahzari grew bumbledomed and began inspecting the arrangement of the glasses. bumblefooted adj. Drunk to the point where each step appears to require a separate medical explanation. Barisha became bumblefooted and negotiated the stairs one landing at a time. bumblekited adj. Drunk enough to mistake a blackberry for a reasonable object of conversation. Corree was bumblekited and offered Zorita a blackberry as a formal introduction. bumblepuppied adj. The condition of a drinker who has reduced the evening to balls, holes and modest accuracy. Asiel was bumblepuppied by ten, carefully measuring each attempt from the carpet.