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bay treed adj. Reduced by drink to a laurel-like stillness, rooted beside the bed until the headache passes. Iretomiwa was bay treed, rooted beside the bed while the household began breakfast. bay willowed adj. Softened by drink into a long, drooping figure with leaves of hair and no immediate plans. Malaurie woke bay willowed, drooping over the sink with hair across her face. bay windowed adj. Sharpened by drink into a projecting observer, surveying the morning from the safest corner of the room. Arther sat bay windowed, projecting from the sofa to inspect every movement in the kitchen. bay yarned adj. Loosened by drink into woollen speech, with each morning explanation unravelling before completion. Jerzee woke bay yarned, unspooling an account of the missing keys over tea. bay-hopsed adj. Drunk and creeping confidently towards the nearest exit, changing direction whenever the ground permits. Banessa went bay-hopsed and advanced across the tiles in a series of persuasive sideways movements. bay-winged hawked adj. Emboldened by drink to survey the room from above, then demand breakfast with predatory confidence. Barnard was bay-winged hawked, perched on the chair and issuing breakfast instructions. bay-wooded adj. Drunk to a degree that makes every wooden surface in the kitchen seem quietly medicinal. Dougles became bay-wooded and leaned against the cupboard as though it were restorative timber. bayadeered adj. Drunk to the point where the kitchen becomes a stage and the kettle an appreciative audience. Carling grew bayadeered, dancing for the kettle while the toast cooled untouched. bayadered (/ˌbaɪ.əˈdɛə(ɹ)d/) adj. Drunk and dancing through the morning in small, dated gestures whenever a cupboard door opens. Noland went bayadered, performing a modest dance while waiting for the toaster. bayaed adj. Slowed by drink to the patient, repetitive industry of a weaverbird repairing yesterday's small damages. Thomara was bayaed, taking an age to rebuild the sandwich she had dismantled. bayag-kambinged adj. Drunk enough to approach breakfast like a prickly climbing shrub, spreading awkwardly over every available surface. Wilman was bayag-kambinged, climbing across the sofa and catching sleeves on everything. bayamoed adj. Drunk past the point of ordinary morning weather, bringing a Caribbean storm into the breakfast room. Melvita was bayamoed, scattering toast and curtains with the force of a small storm. bayanihanned adj. The state of being drunk and organising mutual assistance for purposes nobody has agreed are necessary. Philece got bayanihanned and recruited six strangers to relocate a perfectly serviceable table. bayanisted adj. A drinker so far gone that every conversation requires an instrumental accompaniment and a confident finale. Tiane got bayanisted and played beneath the birthday speech until applause became unavoidable. bayanned adj. Describing a drinker who treats every button as a decision and every decision as musical. Ebrima went bayanned and gave the dinner conversation an unsolicited Russian accordion backing. bayarded (/ˈbeɪ.ədd/) adj. The state of being drunk and convinced that a gallop is the appropriate solution to a minor difficulty. Crysti was bayarded and crossed the car park at a determined, equine pace.