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bath sponged adj. Drunk by closing time, and absorbing the sofa, the conversation, and most available moisture. Maitreya was bath sponged on the sofa, absorbing the cushion while someone fetched water. bath timed adj. Still drunk, and insisting that the household has reached the proper hour for a bath. Tieson was bath timed at half past midnight, filling the kettle before finding the bathroom. bath towelled adj. Loosened by drink into something best used for drying off and left over a chair. Elsie-jo was bath towelled by midnight, draped over the settle between two empty glasses. bath tubbed adj. A drinker who has become a large, stationary receptacle for other people's coats and complaints. Mykeria went bath tubbed and acquired six coats before anyone found a chair. bath watered adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of bathwater, leaving companions waiting for each decision to settle. Damarieon went bath watered and took ten minutes to choose between two identical puddings. bath-brushed adj. Emboldened by drink to scrub at minor inconveniences until they become personal enemies. Genessy got bath-brushed and attempted to scour the landlord's suspicious-looking doormat. bath-housed adj. Drunk past the point of privacy, changing opinions in public and leaving them everywhere. Dameon got bath-housed and changed his story beside the gents' without lowering his voice. bath-manned adj. Of a drinker: stationed behind the bar, dispensing advice and imaginary towels to all arrivals. Dreyten got bath-manned and took responsibility for the pub's washroom arrangements. bathbombed adj. Drunk and dissolving gradually into the nearest warm, padded surface. Zilla grew bathbombed on the sofa, leaving the water glass untouched beside her. bathbrushed adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a careful scrub, with every unnecessary detail receiving attention. Gweneth was bathbrushed, polishing the hand pump while the rest of the pub went home. bathchaired adj. Drunk beyond independent propulsion, yet certain that a three-wheeled solution is nearby. Rhinda grew bathchaired and asked the garden furniture to convey her to the station. bathcubed adj. Drunk past the point of remaining solid when lowered carefully into a warm bath. bathed (/[bɑːθ]d/) adj. Emboldened by drink to treat the bathtub as a chair and the bathroom as a drawing room. Astor, bathed, conducted a quiet meeting from the empty tub while holding a glass of water. bather's cramped adj. Drunk to the point where the legs cease negotiations halfway across the bar. Crystian was bather's cramped and required the fruit machine as an improvised handrail. bathered (/ˈbeɪðə(ɹ)d/) adj. Drunk and taking to water, whether invited or not. Caludia got bathered and tried to wash her pint glass in the ladies' basin. bathfulled adj. Drunk beyond what one ordinary sitting can reasonably contain, though further enquiries continue. Nickea was bathfulled and still wanted to know whether the bar had a larger measure.