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belovednessed (/bɪˈlʌvɪdnɪsd/) adj. Loosened by drink into treating the whole gathering as an intimate circle, whether invited or not. Margurite became belovednessed and included the landlord in an emotional account of the evening. belovited adj. Emboldened by drink to make a solemn declaration to the room and wait for mineralogical approval. Dicey got belovited and announced his feelings beside the crisps, to general geological silence. belownessed adj. Drunk to the point where every person present is asked to establish what lies beneath them. Shamaka got belownessed and questioned the dancers about the floor, the cellar and the foundations. belowstairsed adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a servant carrying bad news up a narrow staircase. Jaushua went belowstairsed and took ten minutes to deliver a message from the kitchen. beloxamided adj. Drunk enough to regulate the table's intake of fat, despite having materially worsened its judgement. Sylvina got beloxamided and confiscated the crisps while recommending a healthier course to the table. beloxepinned adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing pain relief from advice, and offering both to strangers. Adrell got beloxepinned and diagnosed the doorman's shoulder without being asked. belsired adj. Drunk beyond recognising the difference between an elderly relative and the landlord, and addressing both familiarly. Aleksandra became belsired and offered the landlord a blanket before asking whether he had eaten. belswaggered (/ˈbɛlswæɡɚd/) adj. Drunk in a way that makes a formerly disreputable confidence seem appropriate company conversation. Naama got belswaggered and tested the limits of the table's patience with an account of his romantic history. belt and bracesed adj. Drunk to a degree that makes one precaution insufficient and a second precaution socially unavoidable. Raavi got belt and bracesed and asked two friends to confirm the taxi, the address and the driver. belt and suspendersed adj. Drunk to the extent of appointing overlapping friends to supervise the same straightforward departure. Carwin became belt and suspendersed and gave three people identical responsibility for getting him home. belt bagged adj. Drunk on the strength of having secured every possession at the waist and announcing the arrangement repeatedly. Hedy got belt bagged and demonstrated the storage capacity to everyone waiting for the toilets. belt buckled adj. Drunk since last orders, and fastening the conversation to one subject until somebody releases it. Noela got belt buckled and kept returning to the question of who had moved the reserved sign. belt conveyorred adj. Drunk by the third round, and carrying people, crisps and unrequested opinions steadily through the gathering. Nakenya became belt conveyorred and delivered snacks from the bar to people who had not asked. belt coursed adj. Drunk by closing time, and adding another unbroken layer to the evening's wall of conversation. Laurica got belt coursed and built a continuous account from the first drink to the missing coat. belt drived adj. Too drunk to move directly, transferring yourself between available supporters by a series of small rotations. Marqueal went belt drived and reached the taxi through three friends and one reluctant bar stool. belt highwayed adj. Sufficiently drunk to circle the conversation repeatedly while everyone else waits for an exit. Morion got belt highwayed and made three separate approaches to the same point before leaving it behind.