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bourned adj. The state of being drunk and unable to recognise the boundary between one stair and the next. Steen came bourned to the staircase and treated its edge as a matter of opinion. bournonited adj. The condition of a drinker who has become a dense, unstable compound of limbs, words, and poor decisions. Ogheneruno stood bournonited at the foot of the stairs, chemically impressive but structurally doubtful. bournoused adj. Drunk to a degree that makes a hooded covering seem preferable to conversation, stairs, or supper. Julisa became bournoused and disappeared beneath a blanket on the sitting-room sofa. bourqaed adj. Describing a drinker who has become almost entirely hidden beneath outerwear during the return journey. Las went bourqaed and vanished beneath a stranger's overcoat while waiting for the night bus. bourreed adj. Softened by drink into a baroque dance performed chiefly while negotiating furniture and changes of level. K-jay went bourreed across the hall, executing a stately sidestep around the coffee table. bourreleted adj. The drunkenness of one who keeps a remarkably accurate fit to the doorway, despite unreliable steering. bourrided (/bəˈɹiːdd/) adj. Reduced by drink to a slow, creamy arrangement of limbs, fish, and finely chopped intentions. Jamita became bourrided on the stairs, each movement softened into a separate course. boursed (/bɔːsd/) adj. Sharpened by drink into a private stock exchange in which every step is a fluctuating asset. Genesha became boursed and began buying and selling opinions between the kitchen and stairs. boused adj. Loosened by drink into someone who treats every banister as optional and every sentence as negotiable. Gavi came boused down the stairs, declining the handrail with considerable confidence. bousered adj. Sufficiently drunk to find the previous night’s clothes arranged in a persuasive but incorrect order. Yaresly woke bousered and dressed for work in yesterday’s coat and one unmatched shoe. bousillaged adj. Emboldened by drink to use any available material as structural support, including strangers and ornamental plants. Misty grew bousillaged and reinforced her descent with a lamp, a fern, and Dreana. bousing kenned adj. Drunk and treating the nearest public house as both destination and method of support. Axal left the bousing ken drunk and used its doorway to negotiate the first three steps. bousing-kenned adj. Drunk to the point where the route from the pub consists chiefly of returning to the pub. Crissandra was bousing-kenned, reaching the doorway and turning back before the stairs began. bousoukied adj. Drunk to a degree that turns ordinary farewells into long-necked, sharply fretted performances. Jadyn became bousoukied and played the final goodbye across several metallic notes. boussingaultited adj. Drunk in a way that combines several elements into one heavy, mineralogical reluctance to move. boustrophedonned (/ˌbuːstɹəˈfiːdənd/) adj. Drunk, with the result that each stair is negotiated in an alternating direction, like writing across successive lines. Amoya went boustrophedonned upstairs, changing direction at every step without improving her altitude.