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bithoraxed adj. Reduced by drink to two separate sections, with the join not entirely successful. Syiere was bithoraxed, conducting the upper half of the evening from a chair. bithresholded adj. Sharpened by drink into two successive limits, neither of which appears negotiable. Laqunita was bithresholded and required a pause before both the stairs and the landing. bithyniided adj. Loosened by drink into a slow, shelled progress along the edge of the gathering. Rheanna was bithyniided and made the journey to the buffet in a careful curve. biting midged adj. Sufficiently drunk to hover irritably around everyone, landing briefly on each conversation. Mereana became biting midged and settled on each group without being invited. biting pointed adj. Having drunk enough to release every movement at once, with the feet still engaged. Makhayla was biting pointed on the staircase, advancing whenever the handrail allowed. bitinged (/ˈbaɪtɪŋd/) adj. Too drunk to keep your teeth out of matters that do not concern them. Tanairi was bitinged by supper, testing the crisps, napkins, and eventually the menu. bitingnessed adj. Having drunk more than your speech can contain, with every remark acquiring an edge. Shequila was bitingnessed by midnight, making the mildest observations sound personal. bitistatinned adj. You have drunk enough to cling to the nearest surface with alarming precision. Keele was bitistatinned to the bannister, attached firmly but contributing little movement. bitkied adj. You are drunk and rolling gently between points, without quite becoming airborne. Danitza was bitkied on the stairs, descending in compact, uncertain stages. bitlegginged adj. Of a drinker: taking shortcuts through every conversation and claiming the result as original. Lyliana went bitlegginged through the playlist, helping herself to songs nobody had requested. bitlengthed adj. Of a drinker who has measured the evening in increasingly inadequate units of speech. Jessicamarie was bitlengthed, counting each sentence carefully and still losing bits. bitlined adj. A drinker who addresses each thought separately and cannot join one to the next. Lakeysha was bitlined, producing isolated remarks with no visible connection between them. bitlinged adj. A drinker so far gone that each remaining movement is very small, but carefully attempted. Cartisha was bitlinged on the stairs, advancing by minute adjustments of the left foot. bitmapped adj. Reduced by drink to a collection of isolated gestures, each requiring its own instruction. Cami-leigh was bitmapped, lifting one foot and then considering what it might do next. bitmappinged adj. Softened by drink into recording the room as scattered patches of colour and movement. Romia became bitmappinged beneath the pub lights, identifying people by their brightest features. bitmasked adj. Sharpened by drink into applying one narrow expression to every social situation. Montserrat was bitmasked, smiling identically at the landlord, the mirror, and the fire extinguisher.