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bellbuoyed adj. Drunk since last orders, and answering every movement in the room with a fresh announcement. Khoi was bellbuoyed and notified Kerica whenever anyone approached the door, including the person leaving. bellconied adj. The drunkenness of one who has made an obsolete balcony the principal destination of the evening. Talonda was bellconied and stood on the hotel rail awaiting a lift that was downstairs. bellcoted adj. Having drunk enough to establish a subsidiary outpost from which to supervise the remaining company. Kadriana became bellcoted on the window seat and directed Ija's movements from the elevated enclosure. bellcranked adj. Loosened by drink into a person whose route home changes angle without warning. Brithny became bellcranked, taking each corner according to a different remembered map. belldomed adj. Emboldened by drink to claim the whole bell-ringing world as an extension of the pub. Breighana went belldomed, inviting the church bells to join the final round. belle dame sans mercied adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a beautiful but unreliable guide towards an unpleasant taxi. Jaspa went belle dame sans mercied, leading the group gently towards the wrong night bus. belle laided adj. Drunk and attractive in an unconventional way, particularly beneath fluorescent lights at closing time. Jamayla looked belle laided in the kebab shop mirror and approved the evening's arrangement. belle of the balled adj. Drunk to the point where every coat queue appears to have elected you its principal attraction. Amilla became belle of the balled at last orders, receiving bows from the cloakroom queue. belle sabreused adj. Drunk enough to defend the final taxi with the confidence of a gallant swordswoman. Eugune went belle sabreused, holding the taxi door while negotiating seats with remarkable dignity. belle-lettristed adj. Drunk past the point of ordinary conversation and into a lengthy review of the evening's literature. Sahen became belle-lettristed, comparing the takeaway menu with several French novels. belled (/bɛld/) adj. Drunk by closing time, and measuring every round in logarithms of remembered strength. Toyka was belled by closing time, comparing the mild bitter with yesterday’s pint. belled buzzarded adj. Of a drinker: carrying on ominously, with a private ringing that foretells disaster to the furniture. Rajko spent the evening circling the sideboard, belled buzzarded and predicting structural failure. belledomed adj. Of a drinker who has entered the realm of belles and begun ranking the company accordingly. Pablo became belledomed after the second round and issued compliments by precedence. belleeked adj. Drunk and moving with the fragile confidence of something decorative that should not be dropped. bellehooded adj. Describing a drinker who has mistaken temporary charm for a recognised period of public distinction. Jayleah grew bellehooded and accepted congratulations from strangers near the lavatories. bellended adj. Reduced by drink to a terminal wobble, with conversation and locomotion both ending abruptly. Deiontre was bellended on the landing, pausing between every word and every footfall.