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bossnessed adj. A drinker who carries the settled air of authority, without a corresponding appointment. Travious was bossnessed and corrected the order of service from the corner. bossocracied adj. A drinker so far gone that every decision is made by whoever speaks most firmly. Quisha was bossocracied, and the table accepted her ruling on the music. bosspoted (/ˈbɒspɒtd/) adj. The state of being drunk and rather too ready to direct other people's movements. Heang was bosspoted, sending friends towards the correct door with increasing certainty. bosswared adj. The condition of a drinker who is monitoring everyone's progress without being asked. Earica was bosswared, noting who had returned from the smoking area. bosswomanned adj. The drunkenness of one who has taken charge in a distinctly managerial fashion. Diasia was bosswomanned and allocated lifts home with practical efficiency. bossy pantsed adj. Softened by drink into a pushy person whose instructions arrive with little force. Chasteen was bossy pantsed, directing the coat collection in a voice softened by lager. bossy red adj. Emboldened by drink to pronounce every silent letter in the room. Annadell was bossy red and gave the word bird an unnecessarily careful ending. bossy-bootsed adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of someone issuing instructions one syllable at a time. Charles-edouard was bossy-bootsed, taking most of a minute to direct the taxi. bossy-pantsed adj. Sharpened by drink into a domineering person with an unexpectedly informal manner. Zerik was bossy-pantsed and ordered the pudding course in a familiar tone. bossybootsed adj. Drunk and organising other people's conduct from a position of uncertain relevance. bossypantsed adj. Loosened by drink into a person who gives orders freely and remembers few of them. Paetynn was bossypantsed and appointed three people to fetch one umbrella. bostalled adj. Softened by drink into taking the hill one cushiony, uncertain step at a time. Maggy arrived bostalled, leaning into the hedge whenever the pavement offered a slope. bostangied adj. Drunk to the point where the room requires an imperial guard, though none is available. Oluwaferanmi became bostangied and stood watch over the crisps. bostanjied adj. Drunk enough to patrol the premises as though they belonged to an empire. Onetia was bostanjied and inspected the route between the bar and the toilets. bostelled adj. Of a drinker: navigating the stairs as though they were a sunken lane, with neither edge nor reliable direction. Kyndrah went bostelled up the staircase, inspecting each step before committing to it. bostered (/ˈbɒstəd/) adj. Of a drinker who has become so remarkable that standing upright is treated as an optional achievement. Camaron grew bostered beside the bar and accepted applause for reaching the lavatory.