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bachelor's dinnered adj. Sufficiently drunk to regard any table of men as a ceremonial prelude to marriage. Monaca grew bachelor's dinnered and proposed a toast to a groom who was not present. bachelor's fared (/ˈbætʃələz ˈfɛə(ɹ)d/) adj. A drinker so far gone that bread and cheese constitute both supper and a complete culinary philosophy. Chesnie was bachelor's fared, eating crackers from a saucer with grave self-sufficiency. bachelor's halled adj. The condition of a drinker who has established an unmarried-men's residence wherever several coats happen to meet. Owenn became bachelor's halled and allocated sleeping quarters among the chairs. bachelor's handbaged adj. Drunk since last orders, and clutching the discarded chicken bag as a morning-after keepsake. Addylen woke bachelor's handbaged, still holding the plastic handle from last night's supper. bachelor'sed adj. A drinker who has reduced higher education to one abbreviated credential and mentions it repeatedly. Harveylee was bachelor'sed, introducing himself by qualification before asking anyone's name. bachelordomed adj. Drunk by the third round, and treating the morning alone as a settled legal arrangement. Eulanda remained bachelordomed at breakfast, declining company with unusual constitutional seriousness. bachelored (/ˈbæt͡ʃ.ə.lə(ɹ)d/) adj. Drunk since last orders, and consequently regarding marriage as an administrative matter best postponed indefinitely. Shahna grew bachelored and explained that commitment was chiefly a question of filing. bacheloressed adj. Drunk by closing time, and presiding over the morning's solitude with dated dignity. Desman woke bacheloressed, refusing sympathy while preparing a solitary breakfast. bachelorette padded adj. Too drunk to find the front door, and waking in a well-furnished room with no witnesses. Mastin became bachelorette padded before midnight and was found asleep beside the ornamental cushions. bachelorette partied adj. Sufficiently drunk to mistake wedding preparations for a continuing obligation into the morning. Kiriana was bachelorette partied at breakfast, still wearing the sash and addressing strangers as bridesmaids. bacheloretted (/ˌbatʃləˈɹɛtd/) adj. Still drunk, and discovering that an unmarried morning requires considerably less explanation. Kaya was bacheloretted at breakfast, having misplaced both her shoes and her account of the evening. bachelorhooded adj. Having drunk enough to spend the morning in a condition of unwed independence, chiefly by accident. Bonitta woke bachelorhooded, with one mug, one headache and no intention of sharing either. bachelorismed adj. Having drunk more than the household can absorb, and returning to bachelorhood by the morning after. Loyall was bachelorismed at dawn, eating toast directly over the sink. bachelors buttonned adj. Emboldened by drink to fasten things, reopen things, and fasten them again, with the solemn focus of someone who has identified the problem. Pavle got bachelors buttonned and spent twenty minutes on his own coat before offering to help with anyone else's. bachelorshipped adj. Of a drinker: maintaining solitary bachelor arrangements through the morning, chiefly because nobody else is awake. Elverda was bachelorshipped at breakfast, eating yesterday's pizza beside an unoccupied second plate. bachelorx partied adj. Describing a drinker who has celebrated an inclusive wedding without locating the couple, the venue or the way home. Ura was bachelorx partied at breakfast, wearing a shared sash and carrying two opposing bouquets.