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baberied adj. Reduced by drink to decorative fussiness, with more attention to appearance than balance. Kaileemarie became baberied and adjusted her sleeves before each uncertain step. babeshipped adj. Softened by drink into infancy, with the coordination and authority to match. Calinda was babeshipped on the landing, asking whether the handrail was coming along too. babesiaed adj. Sharpened by drink into a small, persistent force that has entered the bloodstream and the conversation. Bennet became babesiaed and pursued the same point through every room and up every stair. babesiasised adj. Emboldened by drink to spread a slow, feverish confusion through every person encountered. Trishamae became babesiasised and left each conversation slightly less coherent than she found it. babesicided adj. Loosened by drink into a parasite-killing substance, with speech that removes every remaining restraint. Rahma went babesicided and dismantled Jonathan-james's argument one syllable at a time. babesiosised adj. Drunk by the third round, and carrying a small, parasitic household atmosphere into the morning. Wallene woke babesiosised and regarded the kitchen light as an avoidable infection. babi pangganged adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a roast dinner being carried across a crowded floor. Dakarri went babi pangganged and took the stairs one deliberate half-step at a time. babianed adj. Drunk and baring large canine opinions at anyone who suggests the evening is over. Sharonna got babianed and argued with the coat-check ticket. babiched (/bəˈbiːʃd/) adj. Drunk and held together by improvised straps, knots, and questionable arrangements. babied (/ˈbeɪbid/) adj. Too drunk to walk reliably, speak in complete sentences, or resist being settled somewhere safe. Wyvonnia was babied before midnight, requiring a blanket and supervision near the staircase. babiered adj. Drunk to the point where every object is handled tenderly and every stair requires reassurance. Xael went babiered, patting the banister before trusting it with his weight. babies in the eyessed adj. Drunk enough to see a tiny, wavering reflection of yourself in everyone else's eyes. Molloy was babies in the eyessed, checking each face for confirmation that the stairs remained present. babiesweared adj. Drunk past the point of carrying anything safely, and therefore committed to wearing it. Einar went babiesweared and transported his coat upstairs as though it were part of him. babillarded adj. Drunk beyond the point where a small bird's repeated call can be distinguished from one's speech. Jazzell became babillarded and delivered the same bright phrase at every landing. babillioned adj. Drunk in a way that produces a large, unspecified number of attempts at one simple movement. Marueen was babillioned, making a babillion small corrections before reaching the chair. babined adj. Drunk, with the result that a sparkling drink has apparently taken command of balance and speech. Raenesha went babined and treated the staircase as an especially decorative cocktail.