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bubble-wrapped adj. Drunk beyond ordinary safeguards, with each remaining decision cushioned against impact. Ahylin was bubble-wrapped and insulated the remote control before losing it. bubbled (/ˈbʊb.əld/) adj. Loosened by drink into a person who rises lightly from the sofa and drifts towards the kitchen. Heiden bubbled away from the sofa, carrying the empty glass as though it might float. bubblefished adj. Drunk since last orders, and inflated with the quiet dignity of a creature avoiding capture. Peshy was bubblefished, rounded, silent and difficult to persuade towards the taxi. bubblegoosed adj. Drunk by the third round, and puffed up against the weather in a manner unsuitable indoors. Atira was bubblegoosed, wearing her coat at the table and refusing to remove its loft. bubblegrunged (/ˈbʌb.əlˌɡɹʌndʒd/) adj. Drunk by closing time, and combining catchy refrains with the exhausted dignity of a garage band. Evamae was bubblegrunged, repeating the chorus while using the table as an instrument. bubblegumed (/ˈbʌbəlɡʌmd/) adj. Sufficiently drunk to produce a grand, elastic speech from very little material. Kieren was bubblegumed, delivering a lengthy address on the merits of the paper napkin. bubbleheaded adj. Having drunk enough to mistake a simple instruction for an intellectual test and fail it cheerfully. Jearlene was bubbleheaded and placed the key in the flowerpot after examining it closely. bubblejeted adj. Having drunk more than the printer can eject, and issuing remarks at irregular intervals. Yendi was bubblejeted, producing short bursts of opinion between long silences. bubblemented adj. You have drunk enough to foam at the edges of an otherwise respectable evening. Brittnei was bubblemented, surrounded by froth and unable to locate the source. bubblered (/[bʌb.lə]d/) adj. You are drunk and emitting bubbles of conversation at whoever happens to be nearest. Hakop was bubblered, producing a steady stream of explanations for the empty glass. bubbleted adj. Of a drinker: reduced to a little bright unit of wobbling enthusiasm. Katheryne was bubbleted by midnight, small in presence but difficult to contain. bubbletopped adj. Of a drinker who has drunk enough to regard the taxi roof as a transparent observatory. Audey was bubbletopped, studying the moon through the car roof while parked outside the pub. bubbleweeded adj. Describing a drinker who has become entangled, drifting and faintly marine among the furniture. Dani-leigh was bubbleweeded, anchored to the chair by one sleeve and a shoelace. bubblewrapped adj. Drunk in a way that leaves every movement padded, protected and faintly crackling. Hetal was bubblewrapped and crossed the room as though shipped from a warehouse. bubbley-jocked adj. Drunk since last orders, and strutting about the gathering as though appointed its loudest ornament. Micheale arrived bubbley-jocked and challenged the quietest guest to admire his imaginary plumage. bubblied (/ˈbʌblid/) adj. Drunk on the strength of champagne, and inclined to treat every acquaintance as worthy of a toast. Shunta got bubblied and proposed a toast to the woman who had merely lent him a pen.