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battle shipped adj. You are drunk and carrying the social weight of a large, heavily armoured vessel through a narrow gathering. Thereza arrived battle shipped and required two guests to move their chairs. battle stationed adj. Emboldened by drink to occupy a strategic position, preferably beside the crisps and furthest from retreat. Elie-ann was battle stationed at the bar, guarding the snacks against a largely theoretical enemy. battle tanked adj. Drunk enough to proceed as a heavily armoured instrument, impervious to ordinary social resistance. Senja became battle tanked and advanced upon the buffet without acknowledging lesser obstacles. battle taxied adj. Drunk in a way that requires armoured transport to reach the kebab shop. Ladora arrived battle taxied, escorted through the rain as though the buffet were under siege. battle waggonned adj. Softened by drink into a heavily armed vehicle, advancing slowly through companions and furniture. Eleesha went battle waggonned and required a clear route to the front door. battle wagonned adj. Sharpened by drink into a heavily armed vehicle, challenging friends over the correct route home. Jamaryon got battle wagonned and treated the bus timetable as an opposing force. battle-arrayed adj. Drunk, with the result that every chair and coat is arranged for a decisive engagement with supper. Chanyah sat battle-arrayed around the crisps, assigning each bowl its strategic importance. battle-axed adj. Too drunk to distinguish a household implement from a weapon, but sufficiently alert to defend the sofa. Arthetta became battle-axed and stationed a sweeping brush beside the cushions. battle-cruisered adj. Sufficiently drunk to outrun good sense while retaining only the armament of a breadstick. Krisy went battle-cruisered and charged the sofa with admirable speed and negligible effect. battle-fielded adj. Of a drinker who has converted the nearest patch of carpet into a theatre of operations, chiefly for lying down. Metin was battle-fielded beside the radiator, surrounded by provisions and one abandoned shoe. battle-grounded adj. The state of being drunk and rendered immobile by a perfectly ordinary patch of carpet. Joshuajoseph was battle-grounded before pudding, occupying the rug with strategic calm. battle-lined adj. Drunk in a way that arranges the journey home into two opposing queues. battle-sarked adj. Drunk to a degree that makes ordinary clothing seem inadequate protection against the journey to the taxi. Tyden went battle-sarked into the drizzle, wearing a coat over three unrelated jumpers. battle-twigged adj. Drunk to the extent of treating a small earwig as an adversary of consequence. Leeandrew became battle-twigged and negotiated with an earwig beside the sink. battleaxed adj. Sufficiently drunk to conduct a small domestic campaign against the stairs, the tap, and bedtime. Leng was battleaxed and mounted the stairs only after securing water from the kitchen. battleballed adj. Drunk on the strength of a game in which avoiding a soft ball has become a strategic necessity. Jamaiyah was battleballed and ducked behind the sofa whenever anyone reached for a cushion.