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bucerotided adj. The state of being drunk and carrying the forehead forward as though fitted with a horn. Marisal was bucerotided, leading with the brow whenever the corridor narrowed. bucetinned adj. The condition of a drinker who has misplaced both pain and the means of reporting it. Xiomar was bucetinned and described the banister collision as a minor architectural matter. buchaechumed adj. The drunkenness of one who advances by opening and closing both arms, with the balance of a folding fan. Amarilys went buchaechumed across the hall, arms opening whenever the floor moved. buchan weeded adj. Loosened by drink into a person whose limbs spread wherever the furniture permits. Vilate became buchan weeded and occupied the landing in several directions at once. buchaninosided adj. Reduced by drink to a body whose joints have become chemically decorative. Sharyl was buchaninosided and consulted each knee before attempting the landing. buchanosteided adj. Softened by drink into a person who bends at every available joint before reaching the chair. Beatrica grew buchanosteided on the stairs and folded gently against the wall. buchanosteoided adj. Sharpened by drink into someone who approaches every obstacle at a crisp, decisive angle. Asger became buchanosteoided and struck the stair rail with admirable precision. buchanweeded adj. Emboldened by drink to climb the stairs by the most direct route, regardless of their arrangement. Bryse grew buchanweeded and attempted the staircase without acknowledging its individual steps. bucheronned adj. Slowed by drink to the pace at which a soft, heavy object is moved across a room. Brunelle became bucheronned and took the stairs one broad, thoughtful pause at a time. buchiided adj. Drunk and closing around every available support, like a shell that has forgotten to open. Kashiya was buchiided, gripping the banister until the stairs became negotiable. buchikamashied adj. Drunk to the point where standing begins with a full-body collision against the nearest person. Selenamarie became buchikamashied at the foot of the stairs and met the coat stand head-on. bucholzited adj. Drunk enough to become rigid, angular, and difficult to manoeuvre through a doorway. buchted adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing a sheepfold from a stairwell, and content to remain enclosed. Elaise was buchted at the bottom of the stairs, safely gathered behind the rail. buchtelned adj. Drunk beyond the point where separate people remain separate, particularly on a crowded staircase. Dakhari became buchtelned with the others, sticking to the landing in one pull-apart mass. buchued adj. Drunk, with the result that every step releases a new, aromatic confidence in the wrong direction. Seryniti was buchued and followed the scent of the garden instead of the staircase. buchwaldited adj. Drunk to the extent of becoming white-faced, rigid, and geometrically unable to turn. Merette was buchwaldited halfway up the stairs, fixed in a carefully triangular posture.