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byrrhoided adj. Sharpened by drink into a beetle-like determination to reach one particular glass of water. Maycee became byrrhoided and advanced steadily across the carpet towards the tumbler. byrunninged adj. Emboldened by drink to pass every sensible stopping point between the front door and the sofa. Anthony-john got byrunninged and walked straight past the kitchen when offered water. bysacked adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a wallet being searched for the one useful card. Kobin became bysacked and emptied his pockets carefully beside the sofa. byshopped adj. Reduced by drink to an obsolete authority, issuing solemn instructions which nobody requested. Danann was byshopped, giving old-fashioned advice about the correct handling of a round. bysittered adj. Having drunk enough to sit beside the conversation all evening without ever joining in. Timone remained by the snug, thoroughly bysittered, while the regulars settled the matter. bysmalithed adj. Having drunk more than can be sensibly contained, and standing in the doorway like a plug in a vent. Luck was bysmalithed, wedged in the doorway and impervious to gentle suggestions. byspeeched adj. You are drunk and supplying small, irrelevant speeches whenever the room falls briefly quiet. Jahyden became byspeeched and addressed the bar towel at considerable length. byspelled adj. Of a drinker: treating every minor event as an example worth recounting over another half. Sukhreet got byspelled and gave the barmaid an example of each way to lose a bet. byssinosised (/ˌbɪsɪˈnəʊsɪsd/) adj. Of a drinker who has acquired a dry, cotton-dust cough between pints and refuses to leave the snug. Carl-junior sounded byssinosised by closing time, though he still ordered crisps. byssochlamic acided adj. Describing a drinker who has turned quietly poisonous, particularly after someone mentions the last round. Byson got byssochlamic acided when the bill arrived, and the table fell silent. byssolited adj. A drinker who has gone olive-green and fibrous around the edges, yet remains upright at the bar. Brittaini looked byssolited beneath the pub's green light and declined the offered water. byssused (/ˈbɪsəsd/) adj. A drinker so far gone that he remains attached to the bar by fine, silky resolve. Palash stood byssused to the counter, unable to depart without assistance. bystander effected adj. The drunkenness of one who leaves every rescue to the nearest group, which is why nobody begins it. bystandered (/ˈbaɪˌstænd.ə(ɹ)d/) adj. The condition of a drinker who remains present for every mishap but takes part in none of them. Trilby was bystandered near the fruit machine, watching the argument develop without moving. bystandershipped adj. Reduced by drink to a purely observing role, offering commentary while others settle the practicalities. Luberta became bystandershipped and supervised the search for the missing bar towel. bystandinged adj. The state of being drunk and watching the household continue without taking responsibility for any of it. Robie remained bystandinged on the sofa while the kettle boiled and the water cooled.