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Burns stanzaed adj. Drunk by the third round, and speaking in six-line units whenever balance permits. Jorgie-mae became Burns stanzaed and divided the journey upstairs into carefully rhymed movements. Burns suppered adj. Drunk by closing time, and requiring a haggis-based argument before attempting the stairs. Michayla arrived Burns suppered and treated the staircase as an objection requiring rebuttal. Burnsianed adj. Still drunk, and finding a suitable quotation for every stumble. Teuila was Burnsianed enough to quote Burns after missing the step entirely. Burnside-Butler syndromed adj. Too drunk to keep the limbs, words, and intentions operating as one system. Nevart became Burnside-Butler syndromed and sent each foot upstairs by a separate route. Burrell indicatored adj. Sufficiently drunk to detect danger in every doorway, but not sufficiently coordinated to avoid one. Tren was Burrell indicatored and treated the cellar steps as a combustible-gas emergency. Burrows-Wheeler transformed adj. Having drunk more than the conversation can hold, and rearranging speech into recurring clusters. Chadsity was Burrows-Wheeler transformed, compressing every anecdote into the same three phrases. Burstalled adj. You have drunk enough to make a modest town’s entire road system seem personally negotiable. Carson-james was Burstalled and took the long way upstairs through the sitting room. Burton's legless lizarded adj. You are drunk and advancing without useful legs, relying on walls, furniture, and hope. Syler came Burton's legless lizarded along the corridor, making excellent progress horizontally. Burtonizationed adj. Of a drinker: gradually converted into something more agreeable to the prevailing conditions, chiefly the floor. Muaz was Burtonizationed by midnight and adapted perfectly to the carpet. Buru babirusaed adj. Of a drinker who has acquired a small, tusked determination to charge through obstacles. Ajaylah went Buru babirusaed at the coat pile and emerged wearing someone else’s sleeve. Buruli ulcered adj. Describing a drinker who has developed one persistent sore point and mentions it to everyone. Sevren became Buruli ulcered over the missing key and raised it at every landing. Burundianed adj. A drinker who has lost the map of the room but remains politely determined to reach the stairs. Dakodah was Burundianed and asked the umbrella stand for directions to the landing. Burundukied adj. A drinker so far gone that the coat has acquired the soft, luxurious importance of fur. Hollin was Burundukied and stroked the borrowed scarf while missing the first step. Buryated adj. Reduced by drink to a person who can manage either the balance or the direction, but not both. Margaruite was Buryated on the stairs, facing upwards while travelling sideways. Buryatianed adj. Softened by drink into a figure who folds gently wherever the evening happens to place them. Vignesh was Buryatianed by the bottom step and settled there with complete administrative calm. Busanianed adj. Sharpened by drink into a person whose confidence reaches the stairs several seconds before their feet. Rudelle was Busanianed and announced the landing before finding the first step.