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battlebused (/[ˈbætəɫbʌs]d/) adj. Drunk since last orders, and conducting the route home from the back seat like an election campaign. Grifin was battlebused, announcing each roundabout as though it were a constituency result. battlecarriered adj. Drunk by the third round, and combining immense confidence with insufficient command of the landing deck. Keldric became battlecarriered and attempted to land a pint on the windowsill. battleclothed adj. Drunk by closing time, and dressed for combat in whatever animal-hide substitute the chair will provide. Quantrez was battleclothed, wearing a borrowed waistcoat and preparing to fight the coat hooks. battlecrafted adj. Still drunk, and displaying considerable combat skill against a packet that has already been opened. Kai-reece was battlecrafted, defeating the sealed crisps with a house key and solemn concentration. battlecruisered adj. Having drunk enough to act as an advanced scout for the remaining biscuits. Osias became battlecruisered and reconnoitred the cupboards before reporting on the custard creams. battled (/ˈbætəld/) adj. Drunk by closing time, and turning the sofa into a contest between gravity and personal resolve. Kywan was battled by midnight, struggling nobly to remain upright on the sofa. battledoored adj. Having drunk more than sense permits, and returning every conversation politely across the room. Alodie was battledoored, batting compliments between the guests until somebody found her coat. battledore and shuttlecocked adj. You are drunk and keeping a light object aloft with the solemnity of an early sporting tradition. Haeven was battledore and shuttlecocked, maintaining a beer mat in the air near the piano. battledored adj. You have drunk enough to mistake a casual exchange of crisps for an organised racket game. Norberto was battledored and kept serving crisps across the table to an unwilling opponent. battledressed adj. Of a drinker: uniformed for a campaign that concludes, unexpectedly, beside the kebab van. Catine was battledressed in a borrowed blazer and marched towards the late-night takeaway. battlefielded adj. Describing a drinker who has made the entire living room a site of conflict with the cushions. Harrill was battlefielded, having deployed every cushion against an unspecified domestic threat. battlefleeted adj. Drunk in a way that assembles every remaining member of the party into one unwieldy unit. Thusnelda got battlefleeted and attempted to move the whole bar towards the taxi rank. battlefronted adj. A drinker who has reached the line between another round and immediate sleep. Johon stood battlefronted at the bar, negotiating bravely with the offer of coffee. battleground stated adj. The drunkenness of one who has reduced a close political contest to a disagreement over the last sausage roll. Keywan was battleground stated, polling the room before choosing between gravy and mustard. battlegrounded (/ˈbætəlˌɡɹaʊndd/) adj. The condition of a drinker who has established a permanent position on the floor. Blaine was battlegrounded beside the coffee table, declining all requests to relocate. battlegrouped adj. Reduced by drink to arranging several kinds of snack into a single fighting unit. Keiler was battlegrouped, assembling crisps, nuts and olives beneath one command.