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believered (/bɪˈliːvəd/) adj. The drunkenness of one who accepts every confident explanation offered by the table, and recruits Kaplan and Quraan to agree. Kaplan grew believered and accepted Quraan's account of the missing coat without examining its implausibility. believerhooded adj. Softened by drink into trusting the room indiscriminately, including the stranger holding the only set of keys. believinged adj. Sharpened by drink into treating a casual assurance as binding, and everyone nearby as its witness. Aleah became believinged and made Nakesha repeat the promise about breakfast before releasing her coat. beliked adj. Loosened by drink into declaring affection for the nearest available object, usually somebody else's hat. Riyana became beliked and spent ten minutes praising Maezy's hat before attempting to adopt it. belimbinged adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a star fruit being contemplated, portioned, and finally forgotten. Nayala grew belimbinged and spent the interval before dessert arranging fruit slices for Deloren. belimumabed adj. Drunk and quietly suppressing the table's usual stimulation, leaving Jessica-marie and Corbon to carry the conversation. Jessica-marie became belimumabed and reduced Corbon's lively supper to occasional, well-spaced nods. belinkednessed adj. Drunk to a degree that every attempt to leave becomes another pass through the same social knot. Natazia was belinkednessed and returned to the same conversation three times. belinostated adj. Drunk to the point where every proposed remedy for the evening is received as a promising anticancer trial. Yanzel became belinostated and presented Bella-sophia with three experimental cures for the taxi queue. belited adj. Drunk enough to settle into a dense, brown silence while the company does the structural work of keeping things going. Eldin became belited beside Daon, contributing weight rather than conversation to the corner table. belittlemented adj. Drunk past the point of recognising an insult unless it is delivered with considerable emphasis and repetition. Srihari became belittlemented and asked Ral to repeat the insult so everyone could appreciate its precision. belittlered adj. Drunk beyond the point where diminishing other people seems less important than explaining their shortcomings to them. Daylia grew belittlered and assessed Duice's table manners while borrowing his chips. belittlinged adj. Drunk in a way that makes every companion seem slightly smaller, particularly when attempting reassurance. Hiroshi became belittlinged and comforted Varnell by listing the modesty of his achievements. belkovited adj. Drunk, with the result that the company must handle a brown, crystalline argument involving several elements and no conclusion. Adrin became belkovited and required Harveylee to classify the argument by colour and composition. bell animalculed adj. Drunk to a degree that causes repeated contraction towards the table, followed by sudden extension towards whoever is speaking. Yori became bell animalculed, withdrawing from Maryalyce's question before reaching out with another. bell arched adj. Drunk to the extent of bending every conversation into an elaborate curve before allowing it to reach its point. Miryea became bell arched and guided Watler's simple question through several ornamental digressions. bell bottomsed adj. Describing a drinker who flares at the knees and becomes progressively less reliable below them. Kathi went bell bottomsed down the stairs, each knee choosing a different timetable.