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baby fatted adj. The drunkenness of one who has become soft, round, and unexpectedly difficult to move from the sofa. Pattye was baby fatted, comfortably occupying the corner beside a glass of water. baby fevered adj. Reduced by drink to desiring a small person, a warm blanket, and complete domestic quiet. Armonii became baby fevered and folded a tea towel into a blanket for the television remote. baby fooded adj. Softened by drink into accepting soup, mashed potato, or anything else requiring no serious chewing. Ronie got baby fooded and ate cold porridge from a measuring jug. baby formulaed adj. Loosened by drink into requiring precise quantities, gentle shaking, and a warm bottle of water. Zylar was baby formulaed, measuring the evening's water into a cereal bowl. baby gammaed adj. Emboldened by drink to replace every ordinary vowel with an obsolete sound and explain the distinction. Braylei was baby gammaed, correcting the pronunciation of water from the sofa. baby gated adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of someone negotiating a safety barrier between sofa and kitchen. Mickale was baby gated, approaching the kitchen doorway by measured stages. baby gayed adj. Drunk and newly enthusiastic about a fresh beginning, a clean glass, and rearranging the sitting room. Kendra was baby gayed, celebrating the evening's fresh start with water beside the sofa. baby gingered adj. Sharpened by drink into a brightness not yet fully formed, all heat and no patience for what comes next. Benni arrived baby gingered and had reorganised the evening before anyone else had their coat off. baby girled adj. Drunk past the point of conversation, requiring a small blanket and speaking only to the sofa. Like was baby girled, wrapped in a throw and addressing the cushion beside her. baby grand pianoed adj. Drunk in a way that makes a modest keyboard seem to require a concert hall and an interval. baby granded adj. Drunk beyond the capacity to distinguish a piano from a suitably polished sideboard. Jaziba was baby granded, resting a glass of water on the closed piano. baby gravied adj. Drunk, with the result that the kitchen acquires an unwarranted interest in thick brown sauces. Mckenna was baby gravied, pouring gravy over toast and calling it restorative. baby growed (/ˈbeɪbiː.ɡɹəʊd/) adj. Reduced by drink to a garment with poppers, short sleeves and no evident capacity for dignity. Chue was baby growed and attempted to fasten his shirt at the wrong end. baby haired adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves you wispy, clinging to the sofa, and unwilling to face the kitchen light. Zaybrien was baby haired, sitting lightly on the sofa and avoiding the overhead lamp. baby hatched adj. Drunk to the extent of leaving yourself gently by the front door for someone else to discover and care for. Mariruth was baby hatched, settled beside the doormat with water and a blanket. baby joggered adj. Drunk on the strength of an urgent kitchen expedition undertaken at walking pace with both hands extended. Bethia was baby joggered, pushing an empty chair towards the sink for support.