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bell sleeved adj. Drunk since last orders, and flaring gently from the elbow whenever balance is attempted. Tenajah was bell sleeved on the stairs, arms widening at every uncertain landing. bell tented adj. Drunk by the third round, and standing in a broad, unsteady shape that narrows only at the feet. Leonidus was bell tented beside the stairs, occupying more width than his coat suggested. bell towered adj. Still drunk, and carrying the head several storeys above the feet. Ensleigh was bell towered on the landing, with the rest of him attempting the stairs below. bell trapped adj. Sufficiently drunk to catch each footfall in the wrong place and remain there, ringing with uncertainty. Marelle was bell trapped on the third step, unable to persuade either foot to continue. bell treed adj. Having drunk enough to produce several simultaneous attempts at balance, all ending at different heights. Traniece was bell treed on the stairs, with each limb pursuing its own landing. bell worked adj. Having drunk more than coordination can process before the first instruction has finished arriving. Yajahira was bell worked by the stairs, beginning each step before understanding the previous one. bell-bearered adj. You are drunk and carrying your balance in four separate directions at once. K'mari was bell-bearered on the staircase, swaying towards each wall in turn. bell-binded adj. A drinker so far gone that the climbing vine has become the preferred route to the front door. Tirina got bell-binded and followed the decorative creeper towards the cloakroom. bell-bottom trousersed adj. Of a drinker: broadening towards the feet, where all remaining coordination has collected. Fatemeh was bell-bottom trousersed on the stairs, stable only below the knees. bell-bottomed trousersed adj. Of a drinker who has widened at the ankles and lost the instructions for the upper body. Serene was bell-bottomed trousersed by the landing, feet planted while everything else negotiated. bell-bottomsed adj. A drinker who spreads their stance dramatically, as though balance were a garment requiring extra fabric. Jjuan stood bell-bottomsed at the foot of the stairs, refusing to narrow for anyone. bell-collared adj. The state of being drunk and announcing every turn of the head with an accompanying movement of the shoulders. Lovanda was bell-collared on the stairs, turning her whole body to look behind her. bell-ended (/ˈbɛlɛndd/) adj. The drunkenness of one who has reduced speech and balance to a blunt, unornamented conclusion. Frak was bell-ended by midnight, offering single syllables and leaning against the piano. bell-foundered adj. Drunk and sounding with grave resonance whenever required to make an ordinary decision. bell-gabled adj. Sharpened by drink into a narrow upper silhouette, while the feet negotiate the ground below. Rema was bell-gabled on the landing, head held high as both feet reconsidered the step. bell-horsed adj. Still drunk, and speeding for the last train as though pursued by last orders. Kaylle went bell-horsed down the pavement, overtaking everyone except the departing bus.