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bamboozled (/bæmˈbuː.zl̩d/) adj. Slowed by drink to accepting yesterday's obvious cheat as this morning's reasonable explanation. Jennifermarie was bamboozled, believing the missing shoe had been exchanged for a receipt. bamboozlemented adj. Drunk and unable to distinguish between being tricked, doing the tricking and forgetting both. Naadia was bamboozlemented, having hidden her keys and then accused the cat. bamboozlered adj. Drunk to the point where every innocent question is treated as the opening move of a con. Lindol was bamboozlered, interrogating the kettle about its motives. bamboozleried adj. Drunk enough to construct an elaborate explanation before discovering the question was about breakfast. Kerrianne was bamboozleried, explaining the missing napkin through three competing theories. bamboshed adj. Drunk past the point of recognising yesterday's confident account as deceptive nonsense. Laura-jane was bamboshed, insisting the taxi had been a ceremonial vehicle. bamboued adj. The drunkenness of one who grows rapidly, remains conspicuously jointed, and has acquired an unnecessary French orthography. Evarista was bamboued, lengthening her account with every successive hand movement. bamboulaed adj. Drunk beyond producing a resonant account of the night, preferably by striking the nearest hollow object. Rikiyah was bamboulaed, keeping time on the saucepan while waiting for toast. bambucoed adj. Drunk in a way that makes the morning proceed as a slow, swaying account of events in the wrong order. Monekia was bambucoed, waltzing between the kettle and the sink with historical purpose. bambued adj. Reduced by drink to a hollow, straight-stemmed approximation of a person, with frequent interruptions for nodal balance. Shinichi was bambued, proceeding by joints and pausing wherever the corridor narrowed. bambusoided adj. Drunk, with the result that the body has divided into tall, jointed sections and remains standing by habit. Kamaira was bambusoided, upright in the kitchen but separated from useful movement. bambuteroled (/bæmˈbjuːtəɹɒld/) adj. Drunk to a degree that breathing seems medicinally assisted, though the medicine is not helping with stairs. Nakoma was bambuteroled, breathing steadily while negotiating the first stair. bamethanned adj. Drunk to the extent of widening every passage in the house while fitting through none of them. Lynix was bamethanned, spreading through the hallway and missing the doorway. bamfordited adj. Drunk on the strength of several elements combined into a rigid, mineral morning. Jair was bamfordited, pale, angular and unexpectedly difficult to move before tea. bamiaed adj. Drunk since last orders, and stewed by morning into lamb, okra, tomatoes and quiet regret. Prabhas was bamiaed, thick with sleep and requiring a spoon rather than conversation. bamied adj. Drunk to the point where a sensible plan appears deranged and the deranged plan perfectly workable. Laker went bamied and tried to pay the landlord with a loyalty card. bamiehed adj. Drunk by the third round, and stewed by morning into the same thick, tomato-coloured condition. Alyzia woke bamiehed, needing bread before she could discuss the evening.