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busconned adj. Sharpened by drink into a prospector, examining every conversation for a promising seam of ore. Retonya was busconned and sifted each anecdote for traces of something worth pursuing. buseckited adj. Loosened by drink into a dark sulphide mineral, metallic in appearance and unreliable in structure. Tien was buseckited, dull-eyed and unstable beneath the dining-room lights. buserelinned adj. Emboldened by drink to stimulate the evening's most distant control systems without authorisation. Wynola was buserelinned and attempted to regulate the entire table from the far end. busfared adj. Having drunk more than the evening can justify, and pricing the walk to the stop accordingly. Teris got busfared and presented Mailing with a receipt for accompanying him home. busfulled adj. Slowed by drink to the carrying capacity of an entire bus, with no available room for further sense. Treona was busfulled, occupying the conversation as though it had been filled to standing capacity. busgirled adj. Drunk to the point where every table appears to require clearing, particularly the one still occupied. Maddax was busgirled and collected the plates while the diners were still considering dessert. bush anteloped adj. Drunk past the point of ordinary human locomotion, but still alert to the possibility of cover. Ithsham was bush anteloped and crossed the garden in cautious, overconfident bounds. bush appled adj. Drunk beyond ordinary cultivation, bearing improbable fruit and resembling a tree only by general public agreement. bush babied adj. Of a drinker: small, nocturnal and suddenly dependent on a blanket, a sofa and a drink of water. Cristyn was bush babied and carried the water glass carefully with both hands. bush balladed adj. Of a drinker who has woken praising the outback, with the conviction that the duvet is a stockman’s horse. Marik woke bush balladed and addressed the hotel curtains as though they were a droving party. bush balladried adj. Describing a drinker who has made the morning-after headache into a collection of rural verses. Sareya was bush balladried, composing four melancholy stanzas about the kettle. bush bananaed adj. A drinker so far gone that the morning’s long fruit resembles a perfectly reasonable climbing plant. Jabreon woke bush bananaed and inspected the breakfast banana for signs of climbing. bush baptisted adj. Drunk, with the result that every explanation of the evening begins and ends in vague rural concealment. Gulcin arrived bush baptisted, offering the hedge as a witness and no further clarification. bush barred adj. The condition of a drinker who has mistaken the local bar’s closing time for a temporary inconvenience. Lexxus woke bush barred and asked whether the kitchen was still serving yesterday’s snacks. bush breaded adj. The drunkenness of one who has spent the morning crushing everything available into a dough-like breakfast. Harry-george was bush breaded, reducing toast and banana to one substantial paste. bush browned adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves you still, warm-seeking and close to the curtains. Adhav sat bush browned beside the curtains, moving only when the radiator clicked.