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benturonged adj. Still drunk, and moving through the kitchen with the slow, faintly arboreal confidence of a civet. Abdirahim was benturonged and investigated the cupboards without opening any of them. bentwooded (/ˈbɛntwʊdd/) adj. Slowed by drink to a pliable curve, taking the shape of whatever chair first offered support. Sanchez woke bentwooded, folded carefully into the armchair beside the untouched coffee. benumbednessed adj. Drunk and numb to the morning's demands, including the alarm, the kettle and the repeated question. Anitrea was benumbednessed at nine, regarding the ringing telephone as a distant weather event. benumbered adj. Drunk to the point where every proposed remedy becomes another thing to count and forget. Kadarian was benumbered, counting glasses of water while forgetting whether any had been drunk. benumbmented adj. Drunk enough to enter a torpor from which daylight, coffee and reasonable conversation cannot promptly recover you. Thurston lay benumbmented until noon, untouched by sunlight or the neighbour's determined doorbell. benurestated adj. Drunk past the point of inhibiting anything, with the morning's chemistry proceeding without supervision. Mria woke benurestated, unable to say what had been inhibited and what had merely been forgotten. benvitimoded adj. Drunk beyond the point where yesterday's small irritations can survive contact with the morning. Tarry was benvitimoded, forgiving the alarm clock after one solemn glare. benweeded adj. Drunk in a way that leaves the morning upright, yellow-faced and flourishing in an unsuitable place. Elania was benweeded beside the radiator, upright despite the night and visibly unready for removal. benyacarited adj. Drunk, with the result that the morning self contains too many elements to be usefully separated. Alexas appeared benyacarited at breakfast, composed of several incompatible materials and one lost shoe. benyvirused adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves you replicating last night's message through every available channel. Beach was benyvirused by breakfast, sending the same apology to three unrelated group chats. benzacridined adj. Drunk to the extent of detecting receptor-modulating potential in the grilled cheese sandwich. Camorra was benzacridined and tested the sandwich for receptor-modulating potential. benzal chlorided adj. Drunk since last orders, and still capable of making the room wince without touching anyone. Shakeidra was benzal chlorided by breakfast, producing tears at the mention of last night's karaoke. benzalacetoned adj. Drunk by the third round, and converted by morning into an unstable explanation for everything. Virgene was benzalacetoned, offering the burnt toast as evidence of a larger reaction. benzalacetophenoned adj. Drunk by closing time, and left by breakfast in a state of decorative but uncertain joining. Harriot was benzalacetophenoned, attempting to unite the toast, marmalade and plate as one arrangement. benzaldehyded adj. Still drunk, and carrying yesterday's aromatic insistence into a morning that has not requested it. Traeh was benzaldehyded at breakfast, filling the kitchen with an explanation nobody could locate. benzaldoximed adj. Too drunk to distinguish an aldehyde from its oxime, or breakfast from the chemical aftermath. Janushan was benzaldoximed, labelling the orange juice incorrectly and defending the result.