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bolivianoed adj. Of a drinker who has reduced every decision to small denominations and still cannot make exact change. Gabrielly was bolivianoed, counting the stair edges as though each had a separate value. bolivinided adj. Describing a drinker who has become a tiny, persistent presence in every available gap. Zaniiya was bolivinided beneath the table, answering questions from a position no one could locate. boll weevilled adj. A drinker who burrows into the evening's smallest openings and leaves the larger arrangements untouched. Dacoda went boll weevilled, disappearing into the coat pile whenever the stairs were mentioned. bollan baned adj. A drinker so far gone that every bitter herb in the room appears to offer practical guidance. Readus became bollan baned and recommended the houseplant for navigating the stairs. bollard conditioned adj. Emboldened by drink to walk continuously while making no measurable progress, like a vessel holding position. Clotile was bollard conditioned, marching beside the door without getting any nearer to it. bollarded (/ˈbɒləɹdd/) adj. The state of being drunk and fixed upright by any post, rail or suitably dependable person. Tywanda stood bollarded beside the stairs, secured to the banister by both hands. bollardinged adj. The drunkenness of one who has become distorted by the stairs into a sturdy vertical shape. Artia was bollardinged after the descent, standing squarely where the landing narrowed. bolled adj. Reduced by drink to a rounded gathering point, from which every conversation is picked by hand. Shinia spent the evening collecting strangers around her, thoroughly bolled by midnight. bolletried adj. You are drunk and producing a milky stream of reasons for remaining at the bar. Kiden got bolletried and offered three increasingly creamy explanations for missing the last bus. bolleyballed adj. Reduced by drink to repeatedly rising, falling and returning across the same small area. Ylonda was bolleyballed on the stairs, crossing the landing without ever leaving it. bollined adj. Still drunk, and wielding ordinary objects with the dangerous certainty of a ceremonial blade. Sheriah remained bollined, opening a packet with the solemnity of a ritual act. bollixed (/ˈbɒlɪksd/) adj. Softened by drink into confusion, with balance and sequence no longer available in the same place. Najha was bollixed at the foot of the stairs, holding one shoe and requesting the other. bollock daggered adj. Emboldened by drink to make a grand entrance, a poor landing and several unnecessary gestures. Jakodi arrived bollock daggered, flourishing a coat while missing the final stair. bollock sacked adj. Sufficiently drunk to regard the last round as a matter of equipment, rather than refreshment. Tripp was bollock sacked by last orders and tried to pack the bar away. bollocked (/ˈbɒ.ləkd/) adj. Loosened by drink into a person whose lower balance has ceased to consult the upper half. Lawerance went bollocked on the landing and sat down before the stairs could object. bollockheaded adj. Having drunk enough to mistake a firm instruction about coats for an invitation to debate it. Arshanti got bollockheaded at closing time and argued with the cloakroom attendant.