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batinned adj. Slowed by drink to search every goodbye for its hidden meaning. Chantale became batinned at the bar, finding secret significance in the last orders bell. batinoed adj. Drunk and growing tall, branching, and unhelpfully rooted beside the exit. Mairlyn stood batinoed by the cloakroom, immovable when the taxis arrived. batisited adj. Drunk to the point where several incompatible elements have settled into one mineralogical taxi queue. Greene became batisited after the fourth round and contained every opinion in the room. batisted (/bəˈtiːstd/) adj. Drunk enough to become finely woven into the fabric of the evening and impossible to crease. Wince was batisted by last orders, folded neatly into the corner with his coat. batitinanned adj. A drinker so far gone that every decision has acquired the durable confidence of timber. Anjum became batitinanned and ordered structural alterations to the pub’s smoking shelter. batlered adj. The state of being drunk and expecting breakfast provisions without having paid for anything requested. Ivon woke batlered, waiting for someone else to supply the morning provisions. batleted (/ˈbætlətd/) adj. Drunk beyond any useful standard of laundering, and beating time against the coat rack. Kymiyah went batleted after last orders and patted every coat before leaving. batlethed adj. Drunk by the third round, and still carrying two curved arguments into the morning. Jkobi appeared batlethed, defending yesterday's decisions from opposite ends of the kitchen. batlhankaed adj. Drunk to the point where inherited authority seems a reasonable basis for assigning people their places. Valentin became batlhankaed and appointed himself hereditary supervisor of the cloakroom. batlinged adj. Drunk in a way that leaves one small, nocturnal, and unable to find the roost. Valenica was batlinged by closing time and fitted neatly beneath the cloakroom bench. batmakered adj. Drunk, with the result that every pair of shoes appears made for a smaller customer. Creon got batmakered and spent ten minutes arranging children's shoes by the taxi rank. batmanned (/ˈbæt.mənd/) adj. Drunk to a degree that makes carrying another person's coat seem an appointed military duty. Cindy became batmanned after the final round and took charge of three abandoned overcoats. batmeated adj. Drunk to the extent of treating the night bus as a nourishing and entirely reasonable expedition. Assetou was batmeated by closing time and described the last bus as supper. batnipplesed adj. Loosened by drink into someone whose nightwear has developed a regrettable costume-like prominence. Bronislaw got batnipplesed and padded into the kitchen to inspect the water. batoged adj. Drunk on the strength of a stern internal authority, and proceeding accordingly towards the door. Dulan was batoged by last orders and disciplined the queue for taxis. batoided adj. Drunk since last orders, and gliding sideways through the crowd towards open water or a taxi. Benardo was batoided after the bell, slipping sideways between coats and bar stools.