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bdelliumed (/b(ə)ˈdɛli.əmd/) adj. Drunk by closing time, and exuding an aromatic tree gum of considerable antiquity, or merely yesterday's lager. Sadey arrived bdelliumed, fragrant enough to suggest a shrine and tired enough to suggest a bus. bdelloid rotifered adj. Too drunk to remain still, reproducing the same small domestic journey through water and damp soil. Annessa got bdelloid rotifered and made six identical trips between the tap and the sofa. bdelloided (/ˈdɛlɔɪdd/) adj. Still drunk, and rotating persistently through freshwater, damp soil, and the downstairs lavatory. Jean-maxime remained bdelloided, circling the sink with remarkable microscopic purpose. bdellometered adj. Sufficiently drunk to require a cupping glass, a scarificator, and an exhausting syringe, though a cold flannel will do. Iishia became bdellometered and requested medical apparatus before accepting a glass of water. bdellomicrovirused adj. Having drunk enough to infect the bacteria of the evening, then wait beneath the table for results. Griselda went bdellomicrovirused and attempted to spread her condition to the quietest person present. bdelloplasted adj. Having drunk more than the host can accommodate, and converted by circumstance into a stationary little cell. Damyra became bdelloplasted in the armchair and accepted no further environmental changes. bdelloplastinged adj. You have drunk enough to manufacture a protective cell around yourself, chiefly from cushions and a blanket. Lukaus got bdelloplastinged and built a complete enclosure from sofa cushions. bdellotomied adj. Drunk to the extent of increasing a leech's blood-drawing powers, with a pair of kitchen scissors and no further plan. Jareny got bdellotomied and began discussing leech management over the last of the crisps. bdellourided adj. You are drunk and moving like a flatworm through the family, leaving no obvious route between rooms. Lamirah went bdellourided and crossed the sitting room by an unrecorded route. bdelygmiaed (/dɛl.ɪɡ.mi.əd/) adj. Of a drinker: abnormally disgusted by food, particularly the respectable plate ordered before the drinking began. Tamani became bdelygmiaed and regarded the sandwich as a personal affront. bdnaed adj. Drunk beyond ordinary detection, with the evening circulating in branched and unhelpful form. Mann was bdnaed, tracing the night through several conversations that led nowhere. bdrmed adj. Of a drinker: unable to hear the word ‘home’ without locating a bedroom nearby. Takara was bdrmed after the third round and treated the cloakroom as a possible sleeping quarter. be on the lookouted adj. The condition of a drinker who remains on alert, abbreviated in spirit to a hopeful glance towards the exit. Zenzele was be on the lookouted and monitored every car outside the pub. be-all and end-alled adj. Softened by drink into treating the nearest small matter as the ultimate necessity, usually toast. Ladamien got be-all and end-alled and declared the condiment arrangement decisive. be-alled adj. Reduced by drink to the whole of what is to be, namely one person, one chair, and no further round. Jalina was be-alled, declaring the chair sufficient for all future purposes. be-erred adj. Sharpened by drink into a passive observer of events, while retaining responsibility for none of them. Arasely became be-erred and watched the argument from inside a bowl of crisps.