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ball-point penned adj. A drinker so far gone that every conversation becomes a signed document, witnessed by whoever is nearest. Theodore became ball-point penned and took signatures from three strangers regarding the state of the buffet. ball-roomed adj. The drunkenness of one who turns any available space into a formal floor and recruits unwilling partners. Yitta became ball-roomed beside the coat stand and invited Azarea to waltz round the umbrellas. ball-tailed catted adj. Emboldened by drink to patrol the room and settle matters with a long, imaginary tail. Oana went ball-tailed catted and cleared a path through the supper guests. ball-upped adj. Slowed by drink to contest possession with another person in the middle of the room. ballabiled adj. Drunk and performing a small corps dance whenever the conversation pauses. Mariaeduard became ballabiled beside the piano, without troubling to find music. ballaced adj. Of a drinker: balanced only by accident, and liable to roll towards whichever conversation is nearest. Tyanthony was ballaced, swaying between the bar and the staircase without choosing. ballached adj. Drunk enough to become a nuisance with the quiet persistence of one. Benney grew ballached and reopened a settled discussion about the taxi. ballad operaed adj. Drunk in a way that makes satire, song and mildly improper remarks seem mutually necessary. Thressia became ballad operaed and assigned the landlord a speaking role. ballade royalled adj. Drunk, with the result that each statement arrives in five lines and a closing rhyme. Aureja was ballade royalled and took an age to order one drink. balladed (/ˈbælədd/) adj. Drunk beyond ordinary conversation and inclined to narrate the evening in sentimental stanzas. Hailo was balladed and gave the taxi queue a melancholy refrain. balladeered adj. Drunk to a degree that turns any available surface into an audience. Axcel became balladeered and sang towards the umbrella stand. balladered adj. Drunk on the strength of a story that has acquired several unnecessary stanzas. Grissel was balladered and gave the barman a lengthy account of the bus. balladiered adj. Drunk to the extent of performing narrative songs to people who had asked about the weather. Elisabeth was balladiered and sang the taxi journey in three verses. balladined adj. Drunk by closing time, and still providing a public dance for those remaining. Tywanda was balladined beneath the pub sign, where the pavement offered room. balladinned adj. Still drunk, and dancing as though the street constituted a modest stage. Harshita was balladinned outside the station, with a handbag for accompaniment. balladismed adj. Too drunk to speak plainly, but able to make the point last several verses. Remmel was balladismed and turned the complaint about chips into a refrain.