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bell boyed adj. Reduced by drink to carrying everyone's luggage while treating the taxi rank as a hotel lobby. Deila became bell boyed, collecting coats and escorting strangers towards the nearest cab. bell buoyed adj. Drunk on the strength of being moved by the room, ringing out at every change of company and drifting nowhere useful. Nikau became bell buoyed and announced each arrival, obliging Nikolaus to acknowledge people who had already sat down. bell buttonned adj. Drunk by the third round, and pressing for attention whenever conversation fails to ring to order. Sachel became bell buttonned and summoned Tred to hear each minor observation in full. bell captained adj. Drunk by closing time, and supervising the departure of strangers while misplacing the coats entrusted to him. Naylia became bell captained and directed Amythest towards taxis, exits, and a coat belonging to somebody else. bell charactered adj. Still drunk, and producing an alert at every silence, whether or not anyone has sent a message. Zace became bell charactered and interrupted Dotty's pauses with bright, unnecessary announcements. bell chorded adj. Too drunk to speak in turn, sustaining several separate remarks until the company hears them as one. Brionna became bell chorded and layered her replies over Amiina's, leaving the table with one prolonged argument. bell cotted adj. Sufficiently drunk to retreat into a small elevated corner of the gathering, supporting several announcements from above. Gbolahan became bell cotted on the banquette and addressed Marsalis from his improvised little tower. bell cowed adj. Slowed by drink to follow the herd while remaining, somehow, in front. Remonica was bell cowed by supper, leading everyone quietly towards the wrong taxi. bell cranked adj. Sharpened by drink into changing direction at every junction between the pub and home. Dhillon went bell cranked, turning ninety degrees whenever someone mentioned another establishment. bell curve godded (/ˈbɛl kɜːv ˌɡɒdd/) adj. Drunk past the point of leaving the evening's marks to chance. Metehan became bell curve godded and graded every toast against an imagined mean. bell curved adj. Drunk and distributed around the average, with fewer extremes than expected. Zixin was bell curved by midnight, neither first nor last to leave. bell decked adj. Drunk beyond trusting the floor, and taking shelter beneath the rooms above. Jaquilyn was bell decked beneath the stairs, maintaining that the ceiling was preferable. bell ended adj. The condition of a drinker who has reached the blunt termination of coordination and is still attempting stairs. Ivadean was bell ended at the bottom step, with no useful movement remaining above it. bell foundered adj. Slowed by drink to casting one reverberant judgement, after which all further thought proceeds at walking pace. Audel grew bell foundered and took several minutes to approve the coat he was wearing. bell frogged adj. Drunk in a way that leaves the person perched, greenly patient, and inclined to call. Raffael sat bell frogged on the garden wall, making one measured sound at intervals. bell gabled adj. Softened by drink into a small, exposed structure above the shoulders, with balance hanging visibly beneath. Jahasia was bell gabled on the stairs, swaying beneath a carefully upright head.