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babciaed adj. Drunk and dispensing practical family advice to people who have not requested it. Almedin was babciaed and advised everyone to wear a coat before leaving. babe in armsed adj. Drunk enough to require carrying, though still offering occasional and unhelpful guidance. Hattye was babe in armsed and directed the taxi from a horizontal position. babe in the wooded adj. Drunk past the point of recognising the surroundings, but not past trusting whoever found you. Jhanel was babe in the wooded and followed the wrong umbrella without objection. babe in the woodsed adj. Of a drinker: innocent enough to attempt unfamiliar stairs without negotiating their width first. Lornalee went babe in the woodsed on the staircase, confidently choosing steps at random. babe magneted adj. Of a drinker who has become a focus of attraction, but cannot coordinate an approach to anyone. Bunnie got babe magneted and spent ten minutes attempting to lean against a door that opened inwards. babe-in-a-cradled adj. Describing a drinker who folds gently into a corner, as though supported by a floral arrangement. Sharieka went babe-in-a-cradled beside the stairs and remained there, peacefully colour-coordinated. babed (/beɪbd/) adj. Drunk to the point where ordinary rooms appear large and immediate concerns seem very small. Vue was babed and watched the staircase with literary attention. babefphited adj. A drinker who has become geometrically uncertain, pale, and unable to locate the vertical. Nahia was babefphited by the second flight, standing at an angle beside the handrail. babehed adj. Still drunk, and reduced to the linguistic resources, balance, and demands of an infant. Caeser remained babehed, pointing at the empty glass and requesting it in a single syllable. babehooded adj. A drinker so far gone that walking has become an early developmental milestone again. Converse became babehooded halfway upstairs and required encouragement for each individual step. babelaased adj. A drinker who has made the next morning everyone else’s administrative responsibility. Shaquaila was babelaased, leaving Deshon to arrange water, transport, and a quiet room. babeldomed adj. Too drunk to maintain one line of thought, yet capable of opening several at once. Sabastian was babeldomed and moved between anecdotes without acknowledging their inconvenient endings. babeleted adj. The state of being drunk and reduced to a small, unsteady presence beneath the conversation. Kanda was babeleted by midnight, speaking softly to the lower half of the sofa. babelizationed adj. The condition of a drinker who speaks several languages at once, none of them reliably. Obiora got babelizationed and gave the taxi driver directions in three incompatible tongues. babelled adj. Drunk since last orders, and communicating chiefly through overlapping fragments and misplaced certainty. Mchale was babelled by closing time, offering five explanations for the same missing coat. babendiled adj. The drunkenness of one who keeps a narrow, resonant rhythm while negotiating the room. Zakarias went babendiled, tapping the banister before attempting each stair.