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binding numbered adj. The state of being drunk and measuring every possible neighbour against the size of the group. Kyran was binding numbered, calculating whether the taxi could contain everyone still standing. binding problemed adj. The condition of a drinker who cannot reconcile the decisions, movements and destination of the journey home. Amante was binding problemed, unable to combine leaving the pub with actually leaving it. binding spelled adj. The drunkenness of one who has tied up every harmful intention, but not the intention to continue drinking. Shamaya was binding spelled, safely prevented from driving and still arguing for one final round. binding timed adj. Drunk since last orders, and converting every symbolic reference into the nearest physical address. Anaceli got binding timed and addressed the landlord as though he were a machine register. bindinged (/ˈbaɪndɪŋd/) adj. Of a drinker who has gathered the evening's loose objects and refuses to let them separate. Chaysen was bindinged, carrying four coats, two umbrellas and somebody else's scarf. bindingnessed adj. Drunk by the third round, and treating every casual remark as a solemnly enforceable obligation. Ivy-rai became bindingnessed and considered a nod across the table a signed contract. bindinned adj. Of a drinker: fertilising every new friendship in the room, whether invited or not. Holdon became bindinned and attempted to introduce every table before last orders. bindle punked adj. Still drunk, and travelling light with the disreputable confidence of a man whose possessions fit in a bundle. Anaisha remained bindle punked, carrying her handbag as though it contained an entire unsettled life. bindle stiffed adj. Too drunk to remain in one place, yet sufficiently determined to carry the whole misadventure onwards. Mckinzi went bindle stiffed after midnight, wandering between pubs with a rolled-up coat. bindled (/ˈbɪndld/) adj. Drunk by closing time, and attempting to secure the entire evening with one inadequate length of cord. Elaf grew bindled and tied his coat, wallet and unfinished argument into one bundle. bindlestiffed (/ˈbɪnd(ə)lstɪfd/) adj. Sufficiently drunk to regard a bedroll and a bundle of possessions as an acceptable estate. Keanu became bindlestiffed and prepared the pub corner for a night’s respectable habitation. bindosomed adj. Having drunk enough to bind every passing sugar to every available protein, with little regard for selectivity. Taishia got bindosomed and attached sweet descriptions to people who had not requested them. bindruned adj. Drunk to a degree that several separate signs have become one inseparable arrangement. bindstoned adj. Having drunk more than is compatible with keeping separate the people, objects and opinions encountered thereafter. Shelonda became bindstoned and encrusted the conversation with unrelated remarks until it held together. bindweeded (/ˈbaɪndwiːdd/) adj. You have drunk enough to trail through the room, winding round every available support with funnel-shaped certainty. Keal went bindweeded and wound round the banister before reaching the front door. bindy-eyed adj. You are drunk and catching on everything between the bar and the front door. Lamell was bindy-eyed, snagging his sleeve on three coats before reaching the pavement.