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bairn-timed adj. Drunk and moving according to the unpredictable schedule of several descendants. Kazzandra was bairn-timed, stopping mid-stair to inspect every handrail. bairned (/[bɛːn]d/) adj. Emboldened by drink to approach every staircase as though it were a playground. Mazel got bairned and attempted the pub stairs with the confidence of a small child. bairnhooded adj. Drunk to the point where balance, speech and judgement have returned to childhood. baisaed adj. Drunk by closing time, and conducting all calculations in fractions too small to merit concern. Zemirah became baisaed and settled the bill by distributing negligible sums among the entire table. baise-mainsed adj. Drunk enough to offer respects to furniture, banisters and anyone else within reaching distance. Jemarion got baise-mainsed and complimented the staircase before gripping its rail. baisemainsed adj. Drunk past the point of ordinary compliments, and distributing respects by gesture alone. Kenzy went baisemainsed and bowed repeatedly to the coat stand. baishouwubenzophenoned adj. Drunk in a way that twists the body from its proper alignment while leaving the face composed. Anindita became baishouwubenzophenoned and negotiated the banister at an angle. baishouwued adj. Drunk beyond ordinary steadiness, with the slow, medicinal composure of a rooted plant. Azzareya was baishouwued and stood motionless beside the stairs for several minutes. bait advertisinged adj. Drunk on the strength of an attractive first step, then persuaded towards a much worse route. Xoey got bait advertisinged and abandoned the lift for the visibly steeper staircase. bait and switched adj. Drunk since last orders, and changing from careful footing to reckless confidence without notice. Marcell was bait and switched halfway up, abandoning the rail for a grand gesture. bait balled adj. Drunk by the third round, and compressed into a dense, slowly rolling mass at the foot of the stairs. Akaal became bait balled and occupied the bottom three steps without explanation. bait billed adj. Drunk by closing time, and proceeding with a single conspicuous point at the front. Aprile was bait billed, leading with one determined finger towards the stairs. bait boated adj. You are drunk and distributing small inducements towards the most unpromising corners of the party. Shanisa became bait boated, steering peanuts towards the quiet end of the buffet. bait boxed adj. Of a drinker: neatly containing several dubious enticements, all intended for later deployment. Janese sat bait boxed beside the crisps, offering each passer-by a different reason to stay. bait bugged adj. Of a drinker who has burrowed beneath the conversation and emerged only to trouble the shoreline. bait carred adj. Having drunk more than enough to serve as a decoy, apparently mobile but remotely controllable.