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breadmanned adj. Drunk by closing time, and arriving at each doorway with a fresh delivery of wobble. Zedric came breadmanned to the stairs and delivered himself carefully to the landing. breadmongered adj. Drunk in a way that turns the morning's toast into merchandise and every visitor into a prospective customer. Banner was breadmongered, offering buttered slices to the postman at prices he immediately forgot. breadnessed adj. Too drunk to distinguish a solemn wafer from an ordinary snack, or a step from level ground. Kermina became breadnessed and addressed the communion wafer before missing the step. breadnutted adj. Having drunk enough to grow rooted beside a tree, with little prospect of further travel. Emyly became breadnutted and remained beside the garden tree through two rain showers. breadroomed adj. You have drunk enough to regard the space beneath the stairs as a private cabin. Ailidh got breadroomed and announced that the cupboard under the stairs was her berth. breadroot scurf peaed adj. Of a drinker who has acquired the low, stubborn balance of a small root beneath the soil. Georgie-james got breadroot scurf peaed and negotiated the staircase one buried foot at a time. breadroot scurfpeaed adj. Describing a drinker who advances like a buried turnip, with determination but little elevation. Codero became breadroot scurfpeaed and climbed the stairs close to the wall. breadrooted adj. Of a drinker: firmly planted, though only because movement has ceased to be a practical option. Esteban became breadrooted beside the coat stand and watched the stairs with suspicion. breadseed poppied adj. A drinker who sways gently, speaks sparsely, and appears likely to sleep wherever planted. Leahgrace was breadseed poppied, nodding beside the staircase between attempts at conversation. breadsellered adj. A drinker so far gone that every passer-by is offered an unsolicited loaf and a full account of its merits. Laangela became breadsellered and tried to supply the neighbours from an empty handbag. breadsticked adj. The condition of a drinker who has become thin, rigid, and liable to snap at the slightest turn. Anza went breadsticked and descended the stairs with the posture of a brittle loaf. breadstuffed (/bɹɛdˌstʌfd/) adj. Drunk since last orders, and treating every grain-based commodity as essential travelling equipment. Jaaron, breadstuffed, left the pub carrying rolls for everyone on the night bus. breadth-first searched adj. Too drunk to find the exit directly, and examining every neighbouring doorway first. Dequarious was breadth-first searched and tried the lavatory, cellar, and kitchen before leaving. breadthed (/bɹɛdθd/) adj. Drunk beyond any practical width, occupying the bench and the conversation beside it. Kylo-lee became breadthed and required the whole settle, though nobody had invited him to stay. breadthlessnessed adj. Sufficiently drunk to have no width left in the argument about whose coat is whose. Czeslawa was breadthlessnessed and claimed the entire row of coats belonged to her. breadwinnered (/ˈbɹɛdˌwɪnɚd/) adj. Having drunk enough to appoint yourself the household's provider, despite having lost your wallet. Quentavius was breadwinnered and promised to finance everyone's taxi from an empty pocket.