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bellyached (/ˈbɛliˌeɪkd/) adj. You have drunk enough to locate an ache in every part of the middle and report each one separately. Alfread grew bellyached after closing time and gave the landlord a detailed account of his abdomen. bellyachered adj. A drinker who has made complaint a principal occupation and expects the bar to take minutes. Levii was bellyachered by half past nine, objecting to the draught, the music, and the shape of the stools. bellyachinged adj. The state of being drunk and turning each minor inconvenience into an appeal for pity. Vasilis became bellyachinged when the jukebox chose a song he had not requested. bellyaked adj. You are drunk and discovering obsolete names for the discomfort caused by the present round. Chona was bellyaked after the bitter, describing the resulting pain in terms nobody at the bar recognised. bellybanded adj. Reduced by drink to a person strapped firmly to the bar, with movement no longer part of the plan. Abby-gaelle was bellybanded beside the hand-pumps, held upright by the counter and habit. bellyboarded adj. Softened by drink into a person who travels flat, slowly, and chiefly by sliding along the floor. Dorene was bellyboarded beneath the dartboard, making steady progress towards the toilets. bellyboardinged adj. Sharpened by drink into a low, skilful glide beneath tables, stools, and the closing bar flap. Braelin became bellyboardinged and navigated the crowded snug without once adopting an upright posture. bellyboated adj. Having drunk more than your balance can support, yet proceeding as though buoyancy were guaranteed. Belvin became bellyboated and crossed the garden using a folded menu as a chart. bellybuttonned adj. Loosened by drink into a person who treats the navel as an accessible conversational landmark. Calel got bellybuttonned and showed the barman an alleged shortcut to his waistcoat. bellycheered adj. Emboldened by drink to regard feasting as a proper answer to nearly every question raised in the pub. Eluid became bellycheered and ordered chips for the table before anyone had seen the menu. bellydanced adj. Drunk to a degree that the torso conducts its own slow, determined movements beside the kitchen table. Jeray spent ten minutes bellydanced beside the kettle, awaiting a glass of water. bellydancered adj. Drunk on the strength of movements from the middle, particularly when reaching for water. Careena was bellydancered and negotiated the kitchen in a series of determined torso movements. bellyfloped adj. Sufficiently drunk to make a horizontal landing wherever the sitting room happens to end. Tage was bellyfloped across the sofa, one hand still searching for the remote. bellyfuled adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of someone carrying a large meal and another round internally. Craig was bellyfuled after the mixed grill and took the stairs as a long-term project. bellyinged adj. Drunk and swelling comfortably into the available space, like canvas taking wind behind the bar. Dasa was bellyinged across two chairs, expanding whenever anyone suggested going home. bellylaughed adj. Of a drinker: laughing deeply enough to make the supper plates tremble. Yadria was bellylaughed on the sofa while the kettle completed its work.