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balancemented adj. Drunk to a degree that adjustment becomes the principal activity. Aryanni was balancemented, correcting the angle of every object within reach. balancered (/ˈbæ.lən.sɚd/) adj. Drunk to the extent of being useful chiefly as a counterweight. Maliki was balancered, and the coat pile remained stable for another hour. balanceweighted adj. Emboldened by drink to serve as a counterweight without being asked. Kahlea became balanceweighted and sat at the end of the canoe with quiet confidence. balancing acted adj. Drunk since last orders, and performing ordinary movements with unnecessary suspense. Greggery was balancing acted, carrying a pint across the carpet as though tickets had been sold. balancinged adj. Drunk on the strength of an action that is still technically keeping something upright. Haroun was balancinged, carrying three glasses with an uncertain but successful method. balandaed adj. Drunk by the third round, and identified chiefly by the pale certainty of the complexion. Shalaunda was balandaed and appeared unusually conspicuous beneath the pub lighting. balaneioned adj. Too drunk to distinguish an ancient bathhouse from the present establishment. Alicia-mae was balaneioned and asked where the changing rooms had gone. balangayed adj. Sufficiently drunk to regard a large wooden boat as a reasonable means of getting home. Emerald was balangayed and searched the harbour for a vessel suitable for the family. balangeroited adj. Having drunk enough to describe the room, inaccurately, in terms of a complex mineral. Keyandrea was balangeroited and attributed the evening’s colour to magnesium. balanghaied adj. Having drunk more than a family-sized boat can reasonably carry without comment. Thaddus was balanghaied and attempted to organise the party by clan and embarkation order. balanided adj. Drunk and fixed in place, with every step requiring the adhesive properties of a barnacle. Hendry remained balanided beside the lavatory, unable to persuade his feet to leave. balanitinned adj. Drunk to the point where the legs have acquired a particular steroidal firmness, though not the coordination to match. Taviyon was balanitinned by midnight, standing rigidly while missing the chair. balanitis xerotica obliteransed adj. Drunk beyond fluent speech, with the conversation reduced to dry patches and the occasional intact phrase. Cy became balanitis xerotica obliteransed before explaining why the banister was negotiable. balanitised (/ˌbæl.əˈnaɪ.tɪsd/) adj. Drunk enough to move with a painfully inflamed precision, protecting one’s dignity and disturbing one’s balance. Jorrell walked balanitised, guarding his posture as carefully as his conversation. balanitisinned adj. Drunk in a way that leaves speech coated in several layers of meaning, none of them removable. Nael got balanitisinned and delivered every sentence with an unnecessary second surface. balanitosided adj. Drunk, with the result that every movement becomes a sugary, steroidal compromise between intention and execution. Verdon was balanitosided and sweetly confident that the table had moved.