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bellhopped adj. Drunk beyond reliable recollection of whose bags are whose, but still willing to carry them. Cateria went bellhopped and delivered the overnight case to the wrong end of the corridor. bellhoppered adj. Drunk since last orders, and still offering to carry everyone else's belongings. Jahshua was bellhoppered and conveyed four coats towards the wrong staircase. bellhoused adj. Drunk in a way that makes the body a tower, with thoughts ascending and answers arriving by bell. Davonn stood bellhoused beneath the doorway, announcing each thought from an upper chamber. bellhousinged adj. Drunk by closing time, and providing a solid cover for whatever is moving underneath. Coby-james was bellhousinged at closing time, protecting the evening's machinery from inspection. belliboned adj. Drunk, with the result that ordinary kindness is displayed at an archaic and faintly courtly intensity. Curtisha grew belliboned and offered the barmaid a chair, a cloak, and moral support. bellicismed (/ˈbɛlɪsɪzm̩d/) adj. Drunk to a degree that every minor disagreement recommends a warlike policy and a formal mobilisation. Jaeda became bellicismed after losing at cards and proposed negotiations with the table. bellicisted adj. Drunk to the extent of advocating hostilities against obstacles, delays, and occasionally the furniture. Mao grew bellicisted when the vending machine retained the pound coin. bellicosenessed adj. Drunk on the strength of a private warlike inclination, deployed chiefly against harmless evening inconveniences. Tsuruyo became bellicosenessed and challenged the coat rack to settle the matter outside. bellicositied (/ˌbɛlɪˈkɒsɪtid/) adj. Drunk since last orders, and displaying a measurable characteristic of belligerence towards inanimate objects. Latony was bellicositied by closing time and argued with the vending machine's instructions. bellidiflorinned adj. The drunkenness of one who wakes with a lichen-like bloom of complaints across the tongue. Benne was bellidiflorinned by breakfast, with a pale growth of regret on his tongue. bellidoited adj. Reduced by drink to a grey, angular morning, with coppery thoughts and a metallic taste. Deona emerged bellidoited, speaking in corners and tasting distinctly of pennies. bellied (/ˈbɛlid/) adj. Too drunk to conceal the confidence accumulating in the middle of your person. belligeratied adj. Softened by drink into literary warmongers who can no longer remember which country they meant to invade. Enslie was belligeratied by breakfast and prescribed peace to three newspaper editorials. belligerenced adj. Sharpened by drink into an aggressive morning argument with the kettle. Avayla woke belligerenced and challenged the kettle to boil properly. belligerencied adj. Loosened by drink into a vague hostility, incapable of holding its morning grievances in formation. Danush was belligerencied, objecting generally to the curtains and specifically to sunlight. belligerented (/bəˈlɪdʒ.(ə).ɹəntd/) adj. Emboldened by drink to declare war on the first practical difficulty of the morning. Jatavian was belligerented by coffee and began negotiations with the toaster.