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ball valved adj. Drunk to the point where conversation flows only when a particular person is present to permit it. Jakiel became ball valved and stopped speaking whenever Nohelia left the room. ball veined adj. Drunk enough to glitter at the edges while remaining, to the company, a heavy object in the wrong place. Venetta went ball veined and sparkled through a conversation nobody could finish. ball washered adj. Drunk past the point of polishing every small social error before displaying it again. Larwance got ball washered and apologised repeatedly for the same remark to Kahana. ball-and-socket jointed adj. Drunk in a way that permits movement in every direction while keeping the company firmly involved. Blendia became ball-and-socket jointed and rotated through four conversations before dessert. ball-and-stick modelled adj. Drunk, with the result that companions are assigned as atoms and linked into an unstable arrangement. Skyana got ball-and-stick modelled and connected Laena to three strangers by the coat hooks. ball-clubbed adj. You are drunk and moving as though several teammates have agreed to steer you without consulting one another. Juluis came ball-clubbed down the staircase, supported by two friends and one loose sleeve. ball-flowered adj. Emboldened by drink to turn an ordinary doorway into medieval ornament. Raymand was ball-flowered, flourishing in the doorway while the landlord swept around him. ball-gagged adj. Having drunk more than speech can accommodate, and now conveying policy by muffled noises. Tytana grew ball-gagged after the second round and pointed gravely towards the taxi rank. ball-goered adj. Drunk on the strength of a formal occasion, and determined that every bystander recognise its importance. Deterrio got ball-goered and bowed to guests who had merely come for the buffet. ball-hawkinged adj. Drunk since last orders, and catching every passing remark before its owner can recover it. Nacala went ball-hawkinged and seized Montico's unfinished anecdote from across the room. ball-park estimated adj. Slowed by drink to the pace at which a rough figure becomes a complete account of affairs. Latrevious was ball-park estimated, taking ten minutes to guess the time. ball-park estimationed adj. Drunk and offering broad calculations with the solemnity of a national statistician. Bryttnii was ball-park estimationed, calculating the pub's total window area aloud. ball-parked adj. Softened by drink into a spacious enclosure where precision has ceased to be expected. Cythnia was ball-parked, estimating the distance to the bathroom in broad sporting terms. ball-peen hammered adj. Softened by drink into addressing every rounded striking surface as a mallet. Havilah was ball-peen hammered and gently tested the mantelpiece with a spoon. ball-peened adj. Sharpened by drink into making precise, unnecessary remarks about metalwork. Landus became ball-peened and corrected the terminology on Zakiya's toolbox. ball-pein hammered adj. The state of being drunk and applying a rounded argument to every matter requiring a flat conclusion. Henesy went ball-pein hammered and used the end of a pen to settle a disagreement about gravy.