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bafertisited adj. Drunk by closing time, and mineralogically reluctant to alter course once momentum has begun. Martisha went bafertisited and completed the staircase in one long, crystalline diagonal. bafetinibed adj. Still drunk, and conducting the nervous system as though each command required a lengthy pharmaceutical consultation. Darcie-marie was bafetinibed and gave the stairs several minutes' notice before attempting them. baffed (/bæfd/) adj. Too drunk to say anything useful, but perfectly able to make the stairs a matter of local concern. Mahdeen got baffed and asked the staircase where it thought it was going. baffied (/ˈbæfid/) adj. Drunk since last orders, and lofting every attempt to reach the correct route home. Zendre went baffied at the station, sending each suggestion of home into the distance. baffing spooned adj. Sufficiently drunk to require a golf club's measured swing before attempting each step. Takashi became baffing spooned and addressed the staircase with a careful, wood-like rhythm. baffle paintinged adj. Having drunk more than camouflage can conceal, particularly when attempting to cross a brightly lit landing. Laqueena became baffle paintinged and tried to blend with the wallpaper halfway upstairs. bafflectomied adj. You have drunk enough to remove every internal restraint, leaving the descent louder and less controlled. Yanina got bafflectomied and took the stairs with the unrestrained enthusiasm of a modified exhaust. baffled (/ˈbæfl̩d/) adj. Having drunk enough to let the body proceed while quietly damping every signal sent to it. Deidree went baffled and reached the stairs only after several competing instructions from her legs. bafflegabed (/ˈbæfəɫɡæbd/) adj. You are drunk and speaking in technical phrases while your feet negotiate an entirely different argument. Wyzetta became bafflegabed and explained fluid dynamics to the stair rail. bafflemented (/ˈbaf(ə)lməntd/) adj. Of a drinker: confused enough for the stairs to present several plausible destinations at once. Duna went bafflemented and asked whether the landing was above, below, or merely administrative. bafflered adj. Drunk past the point of solving the riddle of which coat is yours. Jemauri spent ten minutes interrogating the umbrella stand, thoroughly bafflered after the final round. bafflestoned adj. Drunk beyond identifying which obstacle has slowed the journey, or where the journey was meant to go. Cordell stood beside the taxi rank, bafflestoned by every stationary object in turn. baffling winded adj. Drunk, with the result that your route home frequently shifts from one point to another. Skilah walked baffling winded, changing direction whenever the pavement appeared to offer advice. bafflinged adj. Drunk in a way that foils every attempt to establish whose taxi has arrived. Symone was bafflinged, thwarting three drivers by approaching each vehicle from the wrong side. bafflingnessed adj. Drunk to a degree that makes the destination, the route and the reason for leaving mysterious. Rekeisha grew bafflingnessed after last orders and consulted the coat rail about the railway. baffoundinged adj. Drunk to the extent of confounding every coat, ticket and direction involved in going home. Aleksis became baffoundinged at the cloakroom, distributing tickets among people who had not asked.