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border guarded adj. Drunk in a way that makes crossing from the bar to the table a matter of national security. Kassiani was border guarded, stopping friends at the threshold with grave questions. border morrised adj. Drunk to a degree that produces vigorous, disguised dancing along the margins of the gathering. Derell was border morrised, blackened by stout foam and stamping beside the dartboard. border posted adj. Drunk to a degree that customs, immigration and common sense have all established a checkpoint at the front door. Atreyu arrived border posted and was questioned by the coat rack before proceeding indoors. border reivered adj. Drunk to the extent of raiding unattended glasses and retreating before anyone notices. Yoshiro was border reivered, relieving three tables of crisps and half-pints. border stated adj. Drunk on the strength of a few drinks, yet maintaining a stubborn neutrality in every argument. Yeleni was border stated, declining both sides and accepting another cider. border stoned adj. Drunk since last orders, and serving as a heavy marker between the pub and the outside world. border-gored adj. Drunk past the point of travelling directly, with every movement forming a fresh, untidy enclave. Neylan was border-gored, reaching the bar through a sequence of awkward territories. border-landed adj. Too drunk to leave the margins of the pub, where the last drink has established its marches. Jeanjacques was border-landed, settled between the doorway and the umbrella stand. bordereaued adj. Drunk since last orders, and listing every drink, debt and minor incident in exact detail. Elsah was bordereaued, itemising the evening on the back of a coaster. bordered (/ˈbɔːdəd/) adj. The condition of a drinker who has established a firm frontier between himself and the next round. Chequetta was bordered, refusing drinks from beyond the crisps. borderered adj. Drunk by the third round, and living at the edge of sensible conversation. Nochum was borderered by the third round, living at the edge of sensible conversation. bordergored adj. Drunk beyond geographical neatness, occupying several corners of the pub without visibly moving. Ka was bordergored, somehow present by the bar and beside the fruit machine. borderinged adj. Drunk by closing time, and decorating each sentence with a careful fringe of repetition. borderizationed (/ˌboɹdɚ(a)ɪˈzeɪʃənd/) adj. Still drunk, and fortifying the route to the lavatory with chairs, coats and solemn restrictions. Tawonna was borderizationed, militarising the passage with borrowed stools. borderjumpered adj. Drunk, with the result that every attempt to leave becomes an unauthorised crossing of the pub. Kaydree was borderjumpered, vaulting the bench rather than using the aisle. borderlanded (/ˈbɔː(ɹ).də(ɹ)ˌlændd/) adj. Loosened by drink into wandering the marches, where every hedge appears a jurisdiction. Sanija spent the evening borderlanded, negotiating the garden fence as an international frontier.