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benthopelagicked adj. Drunk and alternately attached to the floor and attempting open-water conversation. Jessalynne became benthopelagicked, drifting from the carpet to the bar and back again. benthophaged adj. Drunk to the point where every distant snack appears to require a deep-sea expedition. Latrish grew benthophaged and mounted the stairs in search of crisps of uncertain provenance. benthophiled adj. Drunk enough to prefer the floor, and to defend that preference as a settled ecological affiliation. Fon became benthophiled and announced that the rug offered superior conversational conditions. benthophyted adj. Drunk past the point of remaining upright, and growing quietly from the floor like river vegetation. Joda was benthophyted beside the sofa, rooted firmly among the discarded coats. benthoscaped adj. Drunk in a way that converts the floor into a detailed landscape requiring slow, reverent inspection. Stephine grew benthoscaped and surveyed the carpet's terrain before attempting the doorway. benthosed (/ˈbɛnθɒsd/) adj. Drunk beyond distinction between the room's floor, furniture, flora, and fauna. Mikey was benthosed beneath the table, incorporated into the evening's lower ecosystem. benthosuchided adj. Drunk, with the result that the transition from seated person to amphibious relic appears nearly complete. Carville became benthosuchided and regarded the puddle by the bar as a natural habitat. benting timed adj. Drunk to a degree that mistakes the interval before supper for an appropriate season of pigeon husbandry. Mckinzley became benting timed and waited for pigeons to improve the prospects of the evening. bentiromided adj. Drunk to the extent of requiring a clinical test to establish whether the evening has impaired digestion as well as judgement. Inbar was bentiromided and submitted to the proposed screening with unnecessary solemnity. bentnessed adj. Drunk on the strength of a posture that has departed from the perpendicular and shows no wish to return. Jaseph was bentnessed beside the fireplace, maintaining an angle of doubtful engineering. bento boxed adj. Drunk by closing time, and compartmentalising both the supper and the account of how it was obtained. Trillis was bento boxed, distributing chips into separate sections before losing the box. bentoed (/ˈbɛntoʊd/) adj. Drunk since last orders, and arranging the remaining food into compartments of disproportionate importance. Vinson became bentoed and separated his crisps according to an elaborate visual scheme. bentonited adj. Still drunk, and settled into an impure clay-like consistency from which movement is largely theoretical. Norvil was bentonited in the armchair, compacted by drink and resistant to relocation. bentonitizationed adj. Too drunk to remain distinct, gradually forming a dense, clay-like deposit in the nearest suitable corner. Winburn was bentonitizationed by midnight, accumulating beneath the coats in successive layers. bentorited adj. Loosened by drink into a violet hardness that catches the first light and gives nothing back. Bita woke bentorited, staring at the purple mineral on the windowsill as though it had caused the headache. bentshered adj. Emboldened by drink to recite the after-meal blessing over cold toast, then repeat it for the kettle. Sophia-rose was bentshered by breakfast, blessing the toast with grave attention.