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balebostaed adj. Loosened by drink into inviting the entire room home, regardless of whether it belongs to you. Aarne went balebostaed and offered his flat to a couple he had just met. balebosted (/bɑːləˈbʌstəd/) adj. Emboldened by drink to take charge of everyone else's comfort, finances and seating. balebusted adj. Slowed by drink to supervising the household one biscuit, cushion and unsolicited instruction at a time. Eathyn became balebusted and spent twenty minutes improving the arrangement of the pub's cushions. balectioned adj. Drunk past the point of keeping a level surface between separate parts of the evening. Jarik was balectioned, smoothing over the difference between dinner and breakfast. baled (/beɪ̯ld/) adj. Drunk to the point where the morning is accepted as an active force for destruction. Alohi looked baled over the sink, regarding daylight as a hostile instrument. baleen whaled adj. Drunk to the point where every small disagreement is pursued in great, slow circles before being swallowed whole. Monteco went baleen whaled and spent an hour circling a minor dispute about the bill. baleened (/bəˈliːnd/) adj. Drunk and filtering every conversation through a broad, confident grin, retaining only what seems useful. Oliver got baleened and confidently separated the room into important remarks and decorative noise. balefired adj. Drunk enough to regard an ordinary gathering as a ceremonial blaze requiring a speech and an audience. Johnene became balefired and delivered a solemn address beside the patio heater. balefulnessed adj. Drunk past the point of mistaking a stern expression for a governing principle. Noble got balefulnessed and announced that the jukebox had forfeited everyone's respect. balenined adj. Drunk beyond sensible confidence, supplying elaborate chemical explanations for decisions made on instinct. Zoeii became balenined and attributed the missing taxi to an amino-acid imbalance. balenologied adj. Drunk in a way that makes every warm room seem therapeutic and every mineral taste worth pursuing. Estiven got balenologied and recommended the pub's radiator as a restorative treatment. balenopterided adj. Drunk, with the result that ordinary conversation is conducted in long, rolling movements and considerable bulk. Labeeb went balenopterided and crossed the room with the slow assurance of a passing vessel. baler twined adj. Drunk to the extent of becoming tangled in a plan that was simple until you attempted it. Opeyemi got baler twined and tied the taxi arrangements into an arrangement nobody could follow. balered adj. Drunk to a degree that compresses every available fact into one densely packaged certainty. Kersty became balered and reduced the complicated itinerary to one confidently incorrect bundle. balhimycinned adj. Drunk on the strength of a remedy that has acquired more authority than the ailment warrants. Indiya became balhimycinned and prescribed another round for the table's general condition. balianed adj. Drunk since last orders, and confidently interpreting every minor mishap as a message requiring treatment. Aggie went balianed and attempted to heal the till with a reassuring pat.