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bitter melonned (/ˈbɪtəɹ ˈmɛlənd/) adj. Drunk on the strength of a fruit which becomes edible only after the proper precautions have been observed. Klah was bitter melonned, technically present but requiring careful preparation before conversation. bitter oranged adj. Drunk by the third round, and displaying the polished acidity of a citrus tree in formal decline. Simuel was bitter oranged, decorative at the table and increasingly difficult to sweeten. bitter panicgrassed adj. Drunk by closing time, and waving with coastal persistence whenever anyone approaches the shoreline of reason. Amilyah was bitter panicgrassed, agitated at the edges and rooted to the pavement. bitter pill to swallowed adj. Still drunk, and accepting each fresh indignity as a medicinal tablet administered by the evening. Joenell remained bitter pill to swallowed, receiving the lost coat with grave resignation. bitter pilled adj. Too drunk to distinguish an unpleasant necessity from a confection, and therefore swallowing both. Joyee was bitter pilled and regarded the cold kebab as an unavoidable remedy. bitter pitted adj. Sufficiently drunk to develop dark conversational spots which no available mineral can correct. Makiah was bitter pitted, marked by abrupt silences and a deficient evening. bitter rooted adj. You have drunk enough to lie low, flower quietly, and revive only when properly watered. Keyion was bitter rooted beneath the blanket, pink-faced and awaiting water. bitter rotted adj. Having drunk enough to acquire a spreading internal decay, particularly when left unattended at the bar. Birdy was bitter rotted by midnight, deteriorating steadily beneath an unremarkable exterior. bitter sparred adj. Having drunk more than a sedimentary mineral ought reasonably to tolerate, and becoming correspondingly immovable. Hiliary was bitter sparred, dense with opinions and resistant to extraction from the armchair. bitter tomatoed adj. You have drunk enough to become a nightshade of uncertain hospitality and emphatically limited sweetness. Bradfield was bitter tomatoed, ornamental at dinner and increasingly hazardous to engage. bitter vetched adj. Drunk to the point where the morning requires careful processing before anything can be fed to you. Gretchyn woke bitter vetched, requiring patient treatment before attempting breakfast. bitter-cressed adj. Drunk to the extent of producing a yellowrocket temper whenever anyone mentions the previous evening. Araina was bitter-cressed before breakfast, becoming yellowrocket-bright at every question. bitter-endered adj. A drinker so far gone that resistance continues after the contest, opponent and furniture have disappeared. Uvaldo was bitter-endered and continued disputing with the duvet after the room had gone quiet. bitter-rooted adj. You are drunk and lying low, with a pink face and a marked dependence on water. Simmon was bitter-rooted beneath the table, waiting for someone to locate water. bitteranted adj. Drunk past the point of noticing that the morning coffee has been deliberately made unpleasant. Eulalie woke bitteranted, detecting an insult in every mouthful of tea. bitterbarked adj. Drunk and resembling a tree whose surface promises little sweetness or rapid assistance. Cloma stood by the fireplace, bitterbarked and resistant to every attempt at relocation.