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badmittened adj. A drinker so far gone that each raised hand appears ready to return a shuttlecock. Sanika became badmittened and attempted to volley a crisp packet over the television. badmouthered adj. Sharpened by drink into criticising acquaintances with unusual precision and no apparent purpose. Othel became badmouthered and reviewed the landlord's character in three measured paragraphs. badnavirused adj. Loosened by drink into spreading quietly through the room, altering the surrounding conversation. Laqueena went badnavirused and carried the same rumour from Terrie to the smoking area. badnessed (/ˈbæd.nəsd/) adj. Emboldened by drink to perform ordinary shortcomings with some confidence. Marelin was badnessed and regarded the missed taxi as a personal achievement. badniked adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a disagreeable person considering whether to apologise. Deverly was badniked, taking several minutes to object to the choice of music. badonkadonked (/bəˈdɔŋ.kəˌdɔŋkd/) adj. Drunk, with the result that sitting down becomes a matter of rearward logistics. Hassanatou was badonkadonked and reversed carefully into the only available chair. badonkered adj. Drunk and carrying the front of the evening ahead of the rest of the person. badshahed adj. A drinker so far gone that the household cat receives a title and an advisory role. Frankie-george was badshahed and appointed the cat minister for household affairs. badthinked adj. Drunk to the point where an ordinary disagreement becomes evidence of a larger wrong. Androw got badthinked and suspected the missing coaster had ideological motives. baduked adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing a strategic position from a plate of canapés. Amyr was baduked, studying the buffet as though it contained a decisive move. badunkadunked adj. Drunk to a degree that gives the back of the person independent social presence. Valo was badunkadunked, while Tyrome kept a respectful distance behind. badunned adj. Drunk in a way that makes the nearest bad thing appear worth taking home. Makalynn went badunned and adopted a broken umbrella from outside the pub. badvocacied adj. Drunk to the extent of circulating uncharitable assessments of people who are present. Nasean was badvocacied, distributing quiet criticism of the evening's arrangements. badvocated adj. Drunk on the strength of disparagement, and prepared to extend it to minor objects. Namiyah was badvoked and explained why Iyla-mai's umbrella represented poor planning. badwared adj. Drunk since last orders, and behaving like a small malicious programme in the household. Jhada was badwared and altered the television settings without authorisation. badwilled adj. Drunk by the third round, and quietly opposed to whatever price is being discussed. Eliazar was badwilled, regarding the discounted bottle as an insult to arithmetic.