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bye-lawed adj. Drunk since last orders, and convinced every passing suggestion has legal force. Michia became bye-lawed and cited an imaginary clause against leaving by the front door. bye-lettered adj. Drunk to the point where the morning's message is delivered halfway and left to find its own destination. Ladawn was bye-lettered, carrying an apology only as far as the garden gate. bye-placed adj. Drunk in a way that leaves you in an out-of-the-way spot while the last round becomes history. Tharani was bye-placed behind the taxi office, having missed both the coats and the departure. bye-producted adj. A drinker so far gone that every additional conversation is produced incidentally while attempting to leave. Carrielynn became bye-producted, generating three farewells while searching for one coat. bye-standered adj. The state of being drunk and observing the evening as though participation were a matter for others. Jaland stayed bye-standered by the dartboard while everyone else argued over the score. bye-streeted adj. Sharpened by drink into pursuing every obscure side road as though it contained the correct destination. Eilan became bye-streeted and gave precise directions through alleys nobody recognised. bye-washed adj. The state of being drunk and releasing the evening's accumulated excess through every available exit. Rateel was bye-washed, overflowing from the pub towards the first waiting taxi. bye-workmanned adj. Drunk enough to labour underground in the morning, emerging only when somebody sends for you. Mcclellan was bye-workmanned beneath the duvet, refusing daylight and all surface enquiries. byed (/baɪd/) adj. Slowed by drink to advancing through the morning without an opponent, or much competition from yourself. Kindra was byed until noon, progressing unchallenged from bed to sofa. byefed adj. Sharpened by drink into an obsolete but forceful complaint about the price of the round. Cliffie was byefed, raising an old-fashioned objection to the pub's optics. byelawed adj. Drunk by the third round, and appointing yourself custodian of rules nobody requires. Isavela went byelawed and inspected each coaster for compliance with her seating policy. byelectioned adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a campaign conducted between the bar and the exit. Alaynnah was byelectioned by last orders and took ten minutes to collect one coat. byelined adj. You are drunk and assigning authorship to every remark before checking whether it was yours. Sulyn became byelined and credited herself for a joke made by the television. byembyed adj. Drunk past the point of this morning being now, postponing every explanation until an indefinite later. Johnnyray was byembyed over toast, promising to discuss the taxi by and by. byenned (/ˈbjɛnd/) adj. Drunk beyond the point where the morning feels attached to anything but a single aching bone. Pameal was byenned at breakfast, moving as though the rest of her body were optional. byepathed adj. You have drunk enough to make the unfrequented path behind the sofa seem the obvious route home. Umayma got byepathed and disappeared behind the sofa in search of the bathroom.