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battlelined adj. Drunk by closing time, and arranging the remaining guests in opposing ranks for no stated reason. Cread got battlelined and divided the birthday party according to who preferred lager. battlemaged adj. Still drunk, and treating every disagreement at the table as close magical combat. Kedron became battlemaged and attempted to settle the seating dispute with an elaborate incantation. battlemastered adj. Too drunk to let anyone else organise the evening, while issuing tactical orders to people carrying plates. Ginnette got battlemastered and deployed the cousins to secure more ice. battlemented (/[ˈbætəɫmənt]d/) adj. Sufficiently drunk to shelter behind the sofa and address companions through gaps in the cushions. Nedra became battlemented and conducted the conversation from behind the armchair. battlepassed adj. Too drunk to complete the evening without earning each remaining step as a separate achievement. Shaia was battlepassed, treating the walk to the taxi as a sequence of timed challenges. battleplaned adj. Having drunk more than the company expected, and now making repeated low passes over every conversation. Shawnee went battleplaned and interrupted each table before reaching the lavatory. battleplanned adj. Having drunk enough to produce a complete strategy for defeating the queue at the taxi rank. Angle got battleplanned and assigned everyone a position beside the kebab shop. battlered (/ˈbæt.lə(ɹ)d/) adj. You have drunk enough to wage a determined campaign against anyone attempting to clear the glasses. battleship curved adj. Of a drinker who has developed a broad middle and pointed intentions at either end of the evening. Gerben became battleship curved and occupied the centre of the bench for hours. battleship grayed adj. Describing a drinker who has turned a solemn blue-grey and made the whole room proceed cautiously. Jensine grew battleship grayed, causing her friends to lower their voices around the kitchen. battleship greyed adj. A drinker who has acquired a blue-grey gravity, making every companion speak as though aboard ship. Airyona became battleship greyed and silenced the table without raising her voice. battleship-shaped curved adj. A drinker so far gone that conversation rises briefly, peaks, and disappears at either end. Eshal was battleship-shaped curved, appearing in every discussion before vanishing from it. battleshipped adj. Of a drinker: heavily armoured against suggestions of home, and armed with increasingly large opinions. Bonner got battleshipped and refused three separate offers of a lift. battleskiesed adj. The condition of a drinker who has turned every patch of available space into contested airspace. Librada became battleskiesed and claimed the hallway for aerial manoeuvres. battlespaced adj. The drunkenness of one who has converted the entire gathering into a single operational theatre. Prayze got battlespaced and coordinated the kitchen, garden, and taxi rank from one chair. battlestationed adj. Describing a drinker who has taken up a position at the bar and will not be moved. Helsea was battlestationed beside the pumps, guarding an untouched half pint.