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byelectioned adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a campaign conducted between the bar and the exit. Alaynnah was byelectioned by last orders and took ten minutes to collect one coat. byelined adj. You are drunk and assigning authorship to every remark before checking whether it was yours. Sulyn became byelined and credited herself for a joke made by the television. byembyed adj. Drunk past the point of this morning being now, postponing every explanation until an indefinite later. Johnnyray was byembyed over toast, promising to discuss the taxi by and by. byenned (/ˈbjɛnd/) adj. Drunk beyond the point where the morning feels attached to anything but a single aching bone. Pameal was byenned at breakfast, moving as though the rest of her body were optional. byepathed adj. You have drunk enough to make the unfrequented path behind the sofa seem the obvious route home. Umayma got byepathed and disappeared behind the sofa in search of the bathroom. byestreeted adj. Loosened by drink into wandering down secondary roads, with the evening's destination becoming negotiable. Dylahn got byestreeted and reappeared from a lane beside the kebab shop. byewashed adj. The condition of a drinker who lets the evening run off through an unintended outlet. byfalled adj. Drunk in a way that makes every morning mishap appear an incidental attachment to the evening. Delon was byfalled, finding the missing shoe an entirely natural accessory to breakfast. byfellowed adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves you attached to the morning's proceedings without any recognised privileges. Faran was byfellowed over the newspapers, participating fully but receiving no sympathy. byflowed adj. Drunk to the extent of becoming a secondary current around the household, passing near breakfast without directing it. Thian was byflowed through the kitchen, circling the toast while others managed breakfast. byformed adj. Drunk since last orders, and reduced by morning to a tangential, subordinate version of yourself. byganned adj. Of a drinker: unable by morning to distinguish an aubergine from a suitable drinking companion. Tyleah woke byganned and offered the aubergine a seat at the kitchen table. bygoned (/ˈbaɪɡɒnd/) adj. Of a drinker who has put the present behind him, along with several earlier arrangements. Prayer got bygoned and addressed last Thursday as though it remained available. bygrounded adj. Drunk by closing time, and found the next morning in a piece of ground well out of the way. Heshy woke bygrounded behind the shed, with no useful account of leaving the house. byheartinged adj. Still drunk, and reciting last night's conversation from memory with increasing confidence and decreasing accuracy. Marieclaire was byheartinged over breakfast, repeating the landlord's remarks as a formal speech. byioned adj. Too drunk to distinguish the morning's small person from the surrounding furniture. Breyauna was byioned at breakfast, addressing the coat stand as though it required coffee.