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belongnessed adj. Drunk enough to convert a vague sense of belonging into a practical refusal to go home. Vontese grew belongnessed and settled among the spare chairs as though appointed there. belonided adj. Drunk past the point of being a person and into the narrow, darting attentions of a needlefish. Radame was belonided, gliding between conversations with a remarkable lack of lateral judgement. beloniformed adj. Drunk beyond ordinary posture, proceeding in a long, narrow line towards the nearest snack. Tavare was beloniformed and advanced upon the crisps with aquatic purpose. belonited adj. Drunk in a way that leaves the person standing in small, sharp crystalline projections of confidence. Perian became belonited and delivered several pointed remarks before crystallising beside the sink. belontiided adj. Drunk, with the result that every puddle appears to offer a suitable tropical habitat. Keye was belontiided, hovering beside the aquarium and requesting a quieter current. beloribitsaed adj. Drunk to a degree that makes a vanished fish seem an entirely reasonable companion for the journey home. Raequawn was beloribitsaed and searched the taxi for an extinct salmon. belorussianismed adj. Loosened by drink into an expression peculiar to the language of Belarus, or to the queue for the toilets. Marlaine was belorussianismed and coined a regional expression for waiting beside the lavatory. belosaepiided adj. Drunk to the extent of becoming a relic from an earlier age, though still expected to wash up. Billie-jo was belosaepiided and regarded the supper table as an archaeological site. belostomatided adj. Drunk on the strength of a sudden urge to bite into the company's plans and hold them there. Enrique became belostomatided and seized the evening's arrangements with both hands. belostomatined adj. Drunk on the strength of an insect's confidence, advancing upon the room with aquatic menace and a paper cup. Taeghan became belostomatined and patrolled the buffet as though it were a private pond. belotecanned (/bɛˈlɒtɪkænd/) adj. Reduced by drink to explaining cancer treatment to everyone at the table, including the person who developed it. Mollyrose got belotecanned and outlined the chemotherapy regimen to a waiter who had asked about pudding. beloted (/bəˈlɒtd/) adj. Drunk since last orders, and playing every conversation as though thirty-two cards were at stake. Christany became beloted and trumped a quiet question with an elaborate accusation. belotted adj. Drunk by the third round, and treating the evening as a card game whose final trick is finding the door. Carell grew belotted and attempted to win back his coat from the coat stand. belougaed adj. Drunk since last orders, and breaching the surface of each conversation several seconds late. belousovited adj. Softened by drink into accepting every contradiction in the room as a perfectly reasonable mineral structure. Daniels became belousovited and let the argument about table numbers continue without choosing a side. beloveded (/bɪˈlʌvdd/) adj. Sharpened by drink into telling each acquaintance precisely why they are cherished, with little regard for timing. Eriyanna got beloveded and praised the taxi driver, the barman and a stranger's umbrella.