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bedtime storied (/ˈbɛdtaɪm ˈstɔːɹid/) adj. Drunk beyond the need for a story, yet requiring a reassuring narrative before attempting the stairs. Beaula was bedtime storied, explaining the night's events in chapters to an increasingly concerned listener. bedtimed (/ˈbɛdtaɪmd/) adj. Drunk to the point where the previous night's retiring hour remains the day's principal event. Leloni was bedtimed before noon, speaking of returning to bed as though it were an appointment. bedtopped adj. Drunk in a way that leaves one perched above proceedings, surveying the room from the highest safe surface. Xavi woke bedtopped, sitting against the headboard and directing the morning from above. bedtowned adj. Drunk, with the result that the bedroom community has absorbed you permanently for the morning. Cassondr was bedtowned by breakfast, resident in the bedroom and unavailable to the wider house. bedtymed adj. Drunk enough to regard an old-fashioned word for sleep as the morning's most practical vocabulary. Hailee was bedtymed by ten, announcing retirement in terms borrowed from another century. beduged adj. Drunk to a degree that the morning proceeds in slow, resonant beats from somewhere under the duvet. Winthrop was beduged by nine, answering every question with a solemn thump and a pause. bedwarmered adj. Drunk to the extent of remaining under the covers long after warmth has ceased to be necessary. Tazaria was bedwarmered by morning, defending the heated bed against perfectly moderate weather. bedweared adj. Drunk on the strength of having mistaken night clothes for a complete plan for the following day. Maliana appeared bedweared at breakfast, still dressed for sleep and carrying no explanation. bedwenched adj. Drunk by closing time, and reduced to accepting the nearest lowly attendant as indispensable company. Kiersa grew bedwenched beside the bar, praising the glass collector as a loyal retainer. bedwettered (/ˈbɛdwɛtɚd/) adj. Reduced by drink to making decisions in your sleep and regretting the bedding by morning. Claudett went bedwettered and confidently chose the sofa, despite having no recollection of owning one. bedwetting alarmed adj. Loosened by drink into trusting a small warning device more than your own judgement about bedtime. Marchell went bedwetting alarmed and set the device before deciding the wardrobe was the bed. bedwettinged adj. Sharpened by drink into identifying every sleeping surface as a reasonable lavatory. Jayliz got bedwettinged and confidently directed everyone towards the nearest unoccupied bed. bedworked adj. Emboldened by drink to reorganise the garden into parallel beds and ridges without consulting anyone. Matsuye became bedworked and began assigning the pub's flowerpots to irrigation channels. bee assassinned adj. Drunk and pursuing harmless conversations as though they were insects worth ambushing at flowers. Lexiee went bee assassinned and stalked the buffet, waiting for a canapé to reveal its wings. bee balled adj. Drunk to the point where you form a warm, impenetrable cluster around whoever appears most important. Dylana became bee balled and gathered six strangers around the karaoke machine for protection. bee balmed adj. Drunk enough to mistake a strongly scented plant for a sound basis for major decisions. Jakar went bee balmed and proposed relocating the wedding to the herb garden.