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banditoed adj. Of a drinker: whose evening has acquired the discreetly lawless air of a frontier anecdote. Rabih became banditoed and attempted to negotiate the bill with the gravity of a provincial outlaw. banditried adj. Describing a drinker who has turned armed robbery into a proposed principle of table service. Jewlian became banditried and attempted to confiscate the crisps from the neighbouring table. bandittoed adj. Of a drinker who has adopted, without jurisdiction or necessity, the manners of a Mexican highwayman. Vaniecia grew bandittoed and demanded safe passage across the carpet. bandkinied adj. A drinker who has reduced formal attire to a bandeau top, a lower half, and considerable administrative uncertainty. Julayne arrived bandkinied at the barbecue, despite the weather and the written invitation. bandleadered adj. The condition of a drinker who directs the room with solemn gestures, despite there being no musicians. Srikari grew bandleadered and gave the fire alarm an emphatic downbeat. bandleadinged adj. The drunkenness of one who presides over an imaginary ensemble and objects to its tempo. Maliya became bandleadinged and reprimanded the cutlery for entering half a beat early. bandled (/ˈbændl̩d/) adj. A drinker so far gone that two historical feet constitute a satisfactory estimate of distance. Abad, bandled, measured the corridor in obsolete Irish units and still missed the lavatory. bandlessnessed adj. Reduced by drink to a condition in which every stripe, tie, and distinction has disappeared from view. Kenwood became bandlessnessed and declared the striped awning entirely featureless. bandleted adj. The state of being drunk and relying on a thin strip of furniture, wall, or rail for alignment. Ryko was bandleted, keeping one hand on the skirting board all the way upstairs. bandlimited adj. Softened by drink into a signal with no opinions above a strictly finite frequency. Shatisha became bandlimited and ceased responding to questions delivered above a conversational murmur. bandlimitednessed adj. Sharpened by drink into a state whose permitted frequencies are few, definite, and regrettably audible. Kawaii grew bandlimitednessed and confined the discussion to one piercing observation. bandlimitinged adj. Loosened by drink into restricting every thought to a finite range before abruptly losing the range altogether. Biff became bandlimitinged and attempted to filter the conversation with his hand. bandloed adj. Emboldened by drink to wear a sash across the body and regard it as ceremonial authority. Lanikki became bandloed and appointed herself marshal of the buffet. bandmastered adj. Slowed by drink to conducting an ensemble whose members have long since gone home. Abisai became bandmastered and waited several seconds before cueing the empty stage. bandmated (/ˈbændˌmeɪtd/) adj. Drunk and treating every nearby stranger as a fellow member of an indefinitely constituted musical group. Nilufar became bandmated and asked the librarian whether the next number was rehearsed. bandmembered adj. Drunk to the point where membership of an ensemble is presumed, whether instruments are present or not. Izzac became bandmembered and claimed the coat stand as his bass section.