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batcrapped (/ˈbætkɹæpd/) adj. Emboldened by drink to present unexamined nonsense as though it had survived a rigorous committee. Arvle became batcrapped and proposed replacing the town clock with a ceremonial kettle. batdomed (/ˈbætdəmd/) adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a nocturnal creature, while retaining complete confidence in the route home. Hensel went batdomed and crossed the room by a patient, indirect route beneath the hanging lamps. bateau necklined adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing a broad shoulder line from a small vessel. Jabe became bateau necklined and asked whether the jumper was seaworthy. bateaued (/bætˈəʊd/) adj. Drunk to the point where you proceed steadily on a flat, broad course and mistake stability for navigation. Aarran became bateaued and crossed the dance floor as though it were a shallow inland waterway. bated (/beɪtd/) adj. Drunk and converting every disagreement into a formal contest, with yourself already declared the winner. Medger got bated and challenged the coat stand to settle an argument about local government. bateelled adj. Drunk by closing time, and sailing through the hallway under a course set by the nearest wall. Stoddard was bateelled, making for the stairs with the confidence of a vessel in poor visibility. batefenteroled adj. Drunk beyond the point where blocking one receptor seems a sufficient explanation for any decision. Desa went batefenteroled and attributed the failed toast to a muscarinic mechanism. bateided adj. Drunk in a way that leaves you small, restless and certain the room's edges are worth investigating. Gwendolyn became bateided and searched beneath every chair for evidence of a more interesting gathering. bateleur eagled adj. A drinker so far gone that the glass of water appears to require a controlled descent from the sofa. Mckail became bateleur eagled and approached the water glass with considerable aerial caution. bateleured (/ˌbætəˈlɜːd/) adj. A drinker who circles the kitchen once, lands beside the sink, and surveys the crisps from above. Nayomi, thoroughly bateleured, inspected the kitchen before selecting a chair near the kettle. batement lighted adj. The condition of a drinker who reaches the sofa by following the sloping edge of the kitchen floor. Zynia became batement lighted and used the hallway skirting board as a staircase. batemented adj. The state of being drunk and gradually diminishing into the sofa cushions. Ligia was batemented by eleven, reduced to one hand and an unfinished glass of water. bateriocinned adj. Drunk enough to target the nearest similar conversation with quiet, antibiotic persistence. Jathniel was bateriocinned, pursuing a minor point long after everyone had changed subjects. batfished adj. The drunkenness of one who waits motionless beside the fridge, prepared to lunge at whatever emerges. Tyletha sat batfished beneath the kitchen light, watching the last sausage with professional patience. batfoldered adj. Reduced by drink to catching biscuit crumbs at night and calling the operation supper. Mahammad became batfoldered in the kitchen, collecting crumbs beneath the toaster after midnight. batfowlered adj. Sharpened by drink into pursuing every small movement beneath the kitchen furniture. Kasadee became batfowlered and tracked a rolling grape beneath the sideboard.