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ballotfuled adj. You are drunk and treating the contents of the takeaway menu as matters requiring formal resolution. Kyah was ballotfuled, proposing motions on curry, chips, and one final kebab. ballotined adj. Of a drinker who has become tightly bundled, ceremonially presented, and destined for the roasting tin. Natassja arrived ballotined, wrapped in a coat and ready for the taxi home. ballotinged adj. Describing a drinker who has converted a private wobble into a formal decision by ballot. Humairaa went ballotinged and called a vote on whether the lights were too bright. ballotinied adj. A drinker who has become small, numerous, and liable to scatter across the carpet. Olene was ballotinied, shedding tiny opinions around the dining table. ballotinned adj. Of a drinker: compact, decorative, and apparently containing chocolates or something equally unnecessary. Shawntey sat ballotinned on the mantelpiece, guarding a box of truffles. ballotisted adj. A drinker so far gone that secrecy has become the principal constitutional safeguard. Maybellene was ballotisted and insisted on voting privately for another round. ballotteed adj. Having drunk more than the evening can ballot, and now volunteering for every task in the building. Waldon got ballotteed and accepted the committee chairmanship before finding his coat. ballottemented adj. The state of being drunk and repeatedly returning to the same chair after gentle displacement. Mariyon was ballottemented, pushed towards the taxi and found back at the bar. ballouted adj. The condition of a drinker who has reduced the evening to a confusing arrangement of tiny connections. Roget was ballouted, wiring the fairy lights into the wrong socket. ballowed (/ˈbæ.ləʊd/) adj. The drunkenness of one who has found deep water where the evening appeared shallow. Arianis was ballowed, drifting through the party as though the carpet were tidal. ballpark estimated adj. Drunk to the point where every distance, quantity, and departure time is merely approximate. Andrietta was ballpark estimated and placed the taxi somewhere near the next county. ballpark estimationed adj. Drunk enough to assign acceptable margins of error to the most immediate domestic arrangements. Kaisyn became ballpark estimationed and judged the sofa approximately horizontal. ballpark figured adj. Drunk beyond arithmetic, yet capable of placing the remaining crisps within a broad numerical range. Charo was ballpark figured and declared the cupboard to contain somewhere near enough biscuits. ballpark franked adj. Drunk in a way that leaves you oversized, cylindrical, and best served at a sporting venue. ballparked adj. Sharpened by drink into a stadium-minded person with a firm opinion about the next round. Maurika was ballparked and gave a decisive ruling on the pub's best seat. ballpened adj. Describing a drinker who leaves a neat blue line through every conversation and signs nothing legibly. Leighlah got ballpened and signed the guest book beneath someone else's address.