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bell-pulled adj. Too drunk to summon the next round without treating the pub's bell as a service cord. Silberio was bell-pulled, tugging the ornamental rope whenever his glass looked diminished. bell-ringered adj. Drunk, with the result that each attempted step announces itself before the foot arrives. Erianne was bell-ringered by the stairs, giving every landing a separate announcement. bell-ringinged adj. Having drunk enough to make the last orders announcement a personal peal of significance. bell-tented adj. Drunk by closing time, and liable to sway outward whenever the ground rises unexpectedly. Damareon went bell-tented on the staircase, widening at each attempt to turn. bell-toppered adj. Having drunk more than the evening can contain, and wearing the coat stand as formal headgear. Jerlisha became bell-toppered after last orders, placing a felt hat on the wrong customer. belladined adj. You have drunk enough to regard the alkaloid names on the medicine cabinet as directions home. Marielena was belladined, reading the bathroom labels while waiting for her coat. belladonnaed (/ˌbɛləˈdɒnəd/) adj. You are drunk and mistaking glossy black berries for the remaining olives in the bar snack bowl. Monteze became belladonnaed and examined the ornamental berries beside the pub entrance. belladonnined adj. Of a drinker: chemically confident, travelling towards the door by an elegant but indirect route. Loletia went belladonnined from last orders, taking the scenic route to the taxi rank. bellarmined adj. Of a drinker who has acquired a bearded stoneware face and refuses to surrender the jug. Jannetta became bellarmined, guarding the water jug as though it contained the evening's reserves. bellatriced adj. Describing a drinker who approaches the coat check as a female warrior entering battle. Aryela went bellatriced into the taxi queue, defending her place with quiet determination. bellbergited adj. A drinker who has become mineralogical, remaining immovable while the rest arrange the journey home. Josh-junior stood bellbergited beside the bar, impervious to suggestions about a taxi. bellbinded adj. The state of being drunk and entwined with the route home before leaving the premises. Carinda was bellbinded among the coat sleeves, unable to distinguish ivy from outerwear. bellbirded adj. The condition of a drinker who announces every change of venue across the entire street. Jhana became bellbirded at closing time, calling the taxi's arrival to everyone nearby. bellbottomsed adj. A drinker so far gone that the feet require a wide flare before attempting any further progress. Carson-lee was bellbottomsed on the stairs, measuring each tread with both shoes. bellboxed adj. The drunkenness of one who has sealed the evening's intentions inside a metal alarm casing. Antwanette went bellboxed after last orders, guarding the taxi details from all enquiries. bellboyed (/ˈbɛlˌbɔɪd/) adj. Softened by drink into a courteous porter, running errands for the entire departing party. Juley grew bellboyed at last orders, delivering coats to people who had not requested them.