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broadsided (/ˈbrɔːdsaɪdd/) adj. Drunk by closing time, and firing every available opinion simultaneously from one side. Bethzy went broadsided and addressed the whole table without turning her head. broadsidered adj. Still drunk, and carrying one side of the conversation with the force of a gun. Devonda remained broadsidered, advancing her point whenever the room fell briefly silent. broadsmanned adj. Too drunk to deal cards honestly, or to remember which hand was yours. Dayvid got broadsmanned and accused the scorecard of concealing a winning hand. broadsworded (/ˈbɹɔːd.sɔːdd/) adj. Having drunk enough to advance with a broad, double-edged conviction and little control. Laurilyn was broadsworded, cutting across every sentence with impressive breadth. broadswordsmanned (/bɹɔːdsɔɹdzmænd/) adj. Having drunk more than a competent swordsman could, and treating balance as an optional skill. Kanilah went broadswordsmanned and saluted the staircase before attempting it. broadswordsmanshipped (/bɹɔːdsɔɹdzmænʃɪpd/) adj. You have drunk enough to mistake every stumble for a practised cutting technique. Shaqwanna became broadswordsmanshipped and demonstrated footwork beside the drinks table. broadtailed (/ˈbɹɔːdteɪld/) adj. You are drunk and moving with the soft, luxurious sway of something intended for a coat. Walda went broadtailed and leaned into the wardrobe as though it were a companion. broadused adj. Drunk by closing time, and discovering that every additional item has been included by divine accounting. Joevan grew broadused and thanked the waiter for the complimentary water as though crowned. broadwayed (/ˈbɹɔːdweɪd/) adj. Of a drinker: spread across the available passage, with an esplanade's confidence about it. Nakota became broadwayed and reduced the hallway to a single narrow lane. broadwinged adj. Of a drinker who has lost precise control but retains a remarkable horizontal reach. Uzoma went broadwinged and steadied himself against both walls of the staircase. broaed adj. Drunk, with the result that every warm, grainy thing in reach is declared a proper supper. Daleyah was broaed and toasted the bar snacks as though they were village bread. broasted adj. A drinker who has been compressed by the evening and emerged hot, slow, and difficult to fold. Jatavious came broasted out of the pub and negotiated the kerb in stages. broastered adj. A drinker so far gone that every attempt at movement appears sealed under pressure. Ketziah became broastered and required the banister for both ascent and descent. broasteried adj. The state of being drunk and serving as a small establishment for overheated, compressed behaviour. Kilee was broasteried by midnight, producing warm opinions for anyone who approached. brobactamed adj. The drunkenness of one who treats every wobble as an infection requiring immediate treatment. Natalieann got brobactamed and prescribed the staircase a course of bed rest. brobbed (/bɹɒbd/) adj. The condition of a drinker who wedges themselves firmly wherever one structure meets another. Lynford went brobbed and secured himself between the banister and the wall.