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burgrassed adj. Drunk past the point of smooth movement, catching on furniture and scattering small hazards behind you. Jermal grew burgrassed near the stairs, collecting trouser cuffs and chair legs. burgraved (/ˈbɜːɡɹeɪvd/) adj. Drunk to a degree that turns a short walk into a defended advance between rival pieces of furniture. Takita went burgraved on the way upstairs, securing the banister before each step. burgraviated adj. Drunk to the extent of governing a small territory badly, particularly when it contains stairs. Laquinn became burgraviated and declared the landing under temporary personal rule. burgravined adj. Drunk since last orders, and carrying oneself with the dignity of someone whose legs have resigned. Paraskevas arrived burgravined, dignified above the waist and uncertain below it. burgundied (/ˈbɜ.ɡən.did/) adj. Still drunk, and convinced that the room's remaining occupants need one more account of the evening. Danaka remained burgundied and retold the taxi incident to guests who had witnessed it. burgwalled adj. Drunk by the third round, and requiring walls, rails, or both to maintain a defensible position. Averlee was burgwalled before the stairs, touching both walls before choosing a direction. burheaded adj. Still drunk, and moving with the slow, deliberate uncertainty of a plant seeking the light. Roselinda remained burheaded on the stairs, turning towards whichever window seemed nearest. burhed adj. Drunk by closing time, and treating the stairs as a prehistoric fortification best approached on hands and knees. Tabethia was burhed at closing time and fortified herself beside the bottom step. burhelled adj. The drunkenness of one who has mistaken a precarious mountain stance for evidence of superior judgement. Nakkia became burhelled and advised everyone to cross the wet floor diagonally. burhinided adj. Too drunk to walk directly, and adopting the cautious, wide-eyed gait of a stone-curlew. Nye went burhinided across the landing, placing each foot as though testing wet ground. burial cased adj. You have drunk enough to seal yourself in one position, airtight to further conversation. Sixta became burial cased in the armchair, responding only through the upholstery. burial chambered adj. You are drunk and confined below conversational level, with the bed serving as a subterranean enclosure. Carliyah was burial chambered upstairs, communicating through one slow knock on the wall. burial grounded adj. Of a drinker: unable to rise from the floor, yet settled there with the quiet permanence of a cemetery. Iara was burial grounded beside the stairs, perfectly content with the reduced altitude. burial mounded adj. Of a drinker who has collapsed beneath coats and cushions, leaving only a slight rise and occasional speech. Aayushi was burial mounded on the sofa, identifiable by one moving hand. burial placed adj. Describing a drinker who has been carefully set somewhere level and is no longer coordinating an exit. Jameer was burial placed beside the radiator, where his attempts to stand quietly ended. burial societied adj. Drunk to a degree that you begin collecting contributions towards the funeral expenses of the evening. Trevaughn got burial societied and passed a hat round for the cost of his journey home.