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belabourered adj. Having drunk more than the discussion can withstand, and labouring each point until last orders. Yanilet became belabourered, revisiting a simple toast as though it were a committee matter. belacanned adj. You have drunk enough to acquire the penetrating savour of fermented shrimp at close quarters. Swayde was belacanned by supper, leaving the bar with a distinctly savoury atmosphere. belachanned adj. You are drunk and carrying the concentrated, fermented savour of shrimp paste through the pub. Nathin was belachanned, and the barman discreetly opened the snug window. belahed adj. Of a drinker: dense, dark and unyielding, with the quiet solidity of beefwood. Edna was belahed, leaning against the bar like a piece of seasoned timber. belamoured adj. Describing a drinker who has mistaken the nearest companion for a darling of long standing. Zaccariah was belamoured, addressing the barmaid as though she had raised him. belandred adj. A drinker who drifts flatly through the pub, carried by the current and steering by optimism. Henrich went belandred from the snug to the loos without once choosing a direction. belantamab mafodotinned adj. A drinker so far gone that the evening has acquired a long pharmaceutical name and no practical treatment. Tysheen was belantamab mafodotinned, unable to shorten the name of the lager ordered. belaperidoned adj. The state of being drunk and chemically certain that the room has become unusually manageable. Karoll was belaperidoned, calmly negotiating with a chair that had moved. belared adj. Of a drinker who has absorbed the evening's timber, solid at the bar and difficult to shift. Calayah was belared, planted beside the fruit machine until closing. belatacepted (/bɛˈlætəsɛptd/) adj. The condition of a drinker who accepts every newcomer into the circle, regardless of their original table. Neddy was belatacepted, admitting strangers to the round without checking their orders. belatednessed adj. The drunkenness of one who arrives late to every round, joke and attempted departure. Selvia was belatednessed, appearing for each round after someone else had paid. belay deviced adj. Softened by drink into equipment for managing a conversation whose loose ends keep descending. Jonas was belay deviced, controlling every escaping thread of gossip from the corner. belayed (/ˈbiːleɪd/) adj. Reduced by drink to a person secured to the bar, with the rope replaced by one elbow. Purl was belayed beneath the optics, attached firmly to the counter. belayered adj. Sharpened by drink into a vigilant companion, securing everyone else's descent while wobbling personally. Rafaela was belayered, supervising the route from the pub to the taxi rank. belaying pinned adj. Loosened by drink into a short, portable fastening point for whatever the evening is carrying. Amaia was belaying pinned, securing scarves, handbags and one uncertain argument. belched (/ˈbɛltʃd/) adj. Drunk in a way that makes each contribution audible, involuntary, and briefly more important than the speaker intended. Kayori became belched after the curry, and conversation paused around each announcement.