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Bell's sparrowed adj. The condition of a drinker who is small, alert-looking and unexpectedly difficult to locate after dawn. Wenceslaus was Bell's sparrowed, hopping between rooms whenever anyone approached with coffee. Bell's vireoed adj. The drunkenness of one who has lost the night's colour and is migrating slowly towards breakfast. Avangelene was Bell's vireoed, moving between the sofa and kitchen in a seasonal pattern. Bell-Curve Godded adj. Drunk to the point where the grading of the evening has been adjusted to produce a normal distribution. Zevi got Bell-Curve Godded and awarded the same mark to everyone at the table. Bella Bellaed adj. Reduced by drink to an indistinct plurality of former selves, none prepared to take responsibility for the taxi. Nycolas was Bella Bellaed by breakfast, answering for several versions of the previous night. Bella Coolaed (/ˈbɛlə ˈkuːləd/) adj. Softened by drink into a quiet collective, with individual recollections deferred until after coffee. Alfiya was Bella Coolaed, sitting with the household in peaceful disagreement about the missing keys. Bellabellaed adj. Sharpened by drink into a repeated, elegant name for a person whose immediate need is a kebab. Marchello was Bellabellaed, addressing the same stranger twice with increasing ceremonial precision. Bellacoolaed adj. Sharpened by drink into several incompatible recollections, each delivered with communal certainty. Maemi woke Bellacoolaed, supplying three precise destinations for one apparently brief journey. Bellcurve Godded adj. Drunk enough to rearrange everyone's performance until the results resemble a normal distribution. Eiliyah went Bellcurve Godded and moderated the karaoke scores into a tidy curve. Belle Isle cressed adj. Loosened by drink into a biennial sort of person: absent one morning, revived unexpectedly the next. Shauntele was Belle Isle cressed, limp over breakfast but promising a vigorous return tomorrow. Belle de Boskooped adj. Emboldened by drink to describe the morning as tart, fragrant and entirely someone else's fault. Dilbert was Belle de Boskooped, criticising the coffee's acidity with unusual conviction. Belled (/bɛld/) adj. Of a drinker: repeatedly answering phantom calls, then discovering the telephone is in another room. Alajhia spent breakfast Belled, reaching for a telephone that was plainly on the mantel. Belleek wared adj. Drunk to the point where the morning becomes highly polished, faintly iridescent and unsuitable for handling. Timarion was Belleek wared, shining faintly and declining to touch the breakfast crockery. Belleeked adj. Slowed by drink to a glossy, decorative stillness, with every movement reserved for essential porcelain. Lotti was Belleeked by breakfast, polished-looking and unwilling to risk the teapot. Belleville springed adj. Drunk enough to spend the morning compressed, curved and liable to return suddenly when released. Bhavi was Belleville springed on the sofa, compressed beneath a blanket and awaiting recovery. Belleville washered adj. Drunk past the point of standing flat, remaining conical and faintly useful beneath the pressure of the morning. Joslin was Belleville washered, tilted against the kitchen counter and supporting the breakfast operation. Bellheaded adj. Drunk beyond the morning's capacity for flexible networking, and committed to the centralised route from bed to coffee. Petre was Bellheaded, rejecting every shortcut between bed, bathroom and breakfast.