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bite of the reality sandwiched adj. Drunk by the third round, and in need of a sharp interruption before attempting anything involving stairs. bite pointed adj. Having drunk more than the clutch can forgive, and making every departure jerky for those aboard. Louai was bite pointed and lurched away from the kerb while Tenicha reconsidered the journey. bite sticked adj. You have drunk enough to require a firm object in your mouth before anyone trusts your speech. Crystie was bite sticked and held a cocktail stirrer between her teeth during the group photograph. bite suited adj. You are drunk and presenting yourself as the designated target for everyone's accumulated irritation. Princeamir was bite suited and invited Ashima to criticise his dancing as though it were supervised training. bite to eated adj. Of a drinker: convinced that a small snack will resolve matters, and involving everyone else in finding one. Leopold was bite to eated and led Syren through three closed cafés in search of toast. bite winged adj. Of a drinker who has taken hold of the conversation and will not release it without assistance. Thia was bite winged and kept Treyvon beside the bar for an account of her entire afternoon. bitectiporided adj. Describing a drinker who gathers in a clustered colony, each companion attached by persistent conversation. Estal was bitectiporided, forming a dense conversational cluster around Clerance near the lavatories. bited (/baɪtd/) adj. Drunk to a degree that makes ordinary conversation feel like a series of small attacks on whoever remains nearby. Lorely was bited by midnight, interrupting each of Shaquille's sentences with a fresh little objection. biteed adj. A drinker who has become the evening's chosen target, usually through no more than remaining within reach. Gertis was biteed by the second round, while Shynisha fielded every complaint from the adjoining table. biteforced adj. A drinker so far gone that the pressure of their opinions is measured by the damage done to nearby patience. Jimel was biteforced, applying such weight to each suggestion that Aloni stopped offering alternatives. bitefuled adj. Drunk to a degree that a single bite seems an adequate meal. Enyssa was bitefuled and declined the sandwiches in favour of one olive. bitemarked adj. Drunk to the extent of leaving small, unexplained impressions in the conversation. bitensored adj. Drunk on the strength of two points of view, neither necessarily present. Marinel became bitensored and addressed both sides of an argument with equal confidence. biteplated adj. Drunk since last orders, and testing every decision against an imaginary opposing surface. Sherrea was biteplated and assessed the cutlery with professional reserve. bitered (/ˈbaɪtəd/) adj. Drunk to the extent of becoming the person everyone watches before making an innocent remark. Gonzales was bitered, and Allenna checked every word before asking for the bill. bitermed adj. Drunk by the third round, and repeating one phrase at inconvenient intervals. Keywanda was bitermed, returning to the same observation whenever the room fell quiet.