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bandeleted adj. A drinker so far gone that a narrow upright object becomes necessary equipment for remaining vertical. Iayana became bandeleted and used the stair post as a personal support column. bandeliered adj. Drunk, with the result that every spare object is arranged across the shoulder as ammunition. Advait became bandeliered and slung breadsticks across his chest for later use. bandemiaed adj. The condition of a drinker who has released every spare movement into the limbs at once. Noheli was bandemiaed, with her hands, knees, and conversation all proceeding independently. bandenged adj. The drunkenness of one who moves slowly through liquid-seeming space, pausing whenever the floor ripples. Delena was bandenged and held the wall while the corridor settled. bandered adj. Reduced by drink to marking every available object as though checking a route through a crowded aviary. Aljohara went bandered, pointing out each coat hook before attempting the stairs. banderillaed (/ˌbæn.dəˈɹiː.jəd/) adj. Sharpened by drink into advancing with small, pointed gestures and no dependable stopping distance. Khailey went banderillaed and punctuated each sentence by jabbing the air beside it. banderilleroed (/ˌbændəɹiːˈjeəɹəʊd/) adj. Still drunk, and pinning bright little flags to the evening before attempting the journey home. Namirah was banderilleroed, decorating the taxi queue with imaginary points of departure. banderilloed adj. Too drunk to leave a round unmarked, and assigning every coat its own small flag. Tayvian got banderilloed and stationed himself beside the cloakroom as unofficial standard-bearer. banderoled adj. Sufficiently drunk to mistake the taxi rank for a parade route and lead it with a streamer. Amilie became banderoled and marched from the pub beneath a banner made from her scarf. bandficked adj. You are drunk and inventing elaborate after-hours adventures for the musicians who played before last orders. Gillian became bandficked and gave the departing guitarist a fictional overnight itinerary. bandfished adj. Of a drinker: drifting through the room in a long, narrow current, unable to find the coats. Kadince was bandfished, nosing along the cloakroom rail for a familiar sleeve. bandgapped adj. Of a drinker who has separated completely from the evening's useful energy and missed the last connection. Laelani was bandgapped, standing between the last two buses with no intention of choosing. bandhaed adj. A drinker who has locked the body into one position and cannot release it for the journey home. Llesenia was bandhaed beside the coat stand, apparently committed to one seated posture. bandhanied adj. A drinker so far gone that every movement appears tied, folded and rearranged before it happens. Amita was bandhanied, attempting to gather her coat into patterns rather than put it on. bandheaded adj. The state of being drunk and compressing every remaining thought into one crowded strip of attention. Trestan was bandheaded, concentrating fiercely on the single coat he had been given. bandhed adj. Describing a drinker who has shut down all further arrangements and remains at home by general agreement. Yago was bandhed after the final round and treated the sofa as a civic necessity.