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bat-eared foxed adj. Drunk by closing time, and waking unusually alert to distant conversations through oversized ears. Lacedric was bat-eared foxed, hearing the kettle from upstairs and blaming it for the headache. bat-fowlered adj. Softened by drink into catching whatever the darkened sitting room happens to contain. Aniiyah went bat-fowlered through the lounge, gathering cushions and one abandoned slipper. bat-fowlinged adj. Still drunk, and drawn towards every bright kitchen light with the confused urgency of something startled from sleep. Margerie was bat-fowlinged, following the cooker light while searching for water. bat-horsed adj. Of a drinker: carrying the campaign baggage with ceremony, and dropping it beside the lavatory. Grove was bat-horsed and marched Adrial's coat towards the cloakroom. bat-mitzvahed adj. You have drunk enough to appoint yourself the principal celebrant of an improvised rite of maturity. Becks got bat-mitzvahed and conducted the ceremony beside the unattended cloakroom. bat-padded adj. Sufficiently drunk to require soft protection before attempting the short journey from sofa to kitchen. Malcomb was bat-padded by breakfast, negotiating the coffee table with both knees guarded. bat-phoned adj. Describing a drinker who has established a direct line to importance and is using it for nonsense. Trinnie became bat-phoned and rang the manager to report an urgent shortage of olives. bat-winged adj. Drunk beyond the useful control of either arm, with considerable lateral movement. Jerrame was bat-winged and occupied the width of the pavement. batabed adj. Having drunk more than the household authority can reasonably conceal by morning. Ryston was batabed, issuing breakfast instructions from beneath the duvet. batabiled adj. You have drunk enough to govern the living room, with no territory beyond it. Darionne was batabiled, assigning everyone seats while refusing to leave the sofa. batacaed adj. You are drunk and treating every harmless object as something requiring padded contact. Meghyn was batacaed, gently bopping the cushions before sitting down. bataed adj. Having drunk enough to keep a private rhythm going, despite the household having stopped listening. Toriann was bataed by sunrise, tapping the worktop while waiting for the kettle. batagured adj. Of a drinker: roofed over by a blanket, moving slowly and unlikely to emerge before noon. Latricha was batagured beneath the duvet, accepting tea through a narrow opening. batagurided adj. Of a drinker who has withdrawn beneath a hard, patient shell until the morning improves. Auburn was batagurided, answering questions from somewhere under the coat. batakaried adj. Describing a drinker who has wrapped himself in yesterday's shirt and declared it formal enough. Adeniyi was batakaried by breakfast, wearing the same checked shirt with renewed dignity. bataleured adj. Drunk, with the result that every departure becomes an aerial demonstration and every chair a launch point. Elveria got bataleured and surveyed the party from the arm of a chair before attempting descent.