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balladisted adj. Sufficiently drunk to compose or perform a ballad about an ordinary social error. Sridhar became balladisted after misplacing his coat and sang the account. balladlinged adj. Having drunk enough to reduce a complicated evening to one short, persistent song. Basilisa was balladlinged and summarised the party in four recurring lines. balladmongered adj. Having drunk more than a seller or composer of ballads ought to before approaching strangers. Adaja, balladmongered, tried to sell a song about the bar tab. balladmongeringed adj. You have drunk enough to sell or compose a ballad wherever a listener can be found. Ranny was balladmongeringed and marketed a song about the cloakroom. balladried (/ˈbælədɹid/) adj. You are drunk and treating the sharing of old songs as an immediate public duty. Yadhiel was balladried and gathered strangers for a traditional chorus. ballaed adj. Drunk on the strength of a small scoop, and treating each round as something to be portioned precisely. Culley went ballaed, carving citrus from the fruit bowl as though service had begun. ballahooed adj. Drunk past the point of steering a straight course, particularly when attempting the stairs. Lequinta came ballahooed down the staircase, making fast progress in several directions. ballahoued adj. Drunk beyond useful coordination, but still travelling forward at considerable speed. Cuyler went ballahoued across the landing and arrived before his balance did. ballan wrassed adj. Drunk in a way that leaves you broad-backed, red-faced, and liable to sway in shoals. Macaulee stood ballan wrassed by the bar, rocking gently whenever someone passed. ballanced adj. Drunk and attempting to harmonise every disagreement by giving each participant the same incorrect advice. Madox went ballanced and settled Betsabe's argument by agreeing confidently with both versions of events. ballandaed adj. Drunk by closing time, and still being described by a broad continental category. Renezmae was ballandaed and asked whether the taxi operated in Europe. ballandered adj. Still drunk, and assigned a broad description which explains rather little. Bohannon was ballandered, though the label did not account for the missing umbrella. ballast carred adj. Drunk to a degree that makes each step distribute its weight across the entire available track. Avangaline came ballast carred along the corridor, spreading herself from wall to wall. ballast resistored adj. Drunk to the extent of varying your resistance continuously while maintaining an approximately constant forward motion. Jerrisha was ballast resistored, swaying with the music but never quite reaching the floor. ballast tanked adj. Drunk on the strength of repeatedly sinking below conversation and resurfacing somewhere unexpected. Rosaelia went ballast tanked beneath the table, then rose to address the stairs. ballast wagonned adj. Drunk since last orders, and spreading stones of conversation along every route taken. Jonier was ballast wagonned across the landing, leaving unfinished stories by each doorway.