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balsamicked (/ˌbɔːlˈsæmɪkd/) adj. The state of being drunk and reduced to a dark, sweet, slowly moving consistency. Deschanel was balsamicked, taking the stairs at a rich and unhurried viscosity. balsamicoed adj. The drunkenness of one who has reduced the evening to a dark, sweet concentrate and lost the route home. Rudine was balsamicoed at the staircase, speaking in concentrated phrases and descending by approximation. balsamined adj. Reduced by drink to a garden plant: upright in theory, sensitive to contact and unable to relocate. Saqib was balsamined beside the stairs, flowering conversationally whenever anyone brushed past. balsamrooted adj. Drunk by the third round, and sending up a deep root whenever anyone mentions the journey home. Omead was balsamrooted by last orders and could not be persuaded to leave the pub. balsamweeded adj. Drunk by closing time, and springing back whenever the coat is finally put on. Rudd was balsamweeded by midnight, repeatedly returning from the doorway for another round. balsawooded adj. Still drunk, and sufficiently light-headed to treat the pavement as a flotation device. Alaja came home balsawooded, drifting lightly between the kerb and the garden gate. balseroed adj. Too drunk to distinguish the last bus from an ocean crossing. Tayde looked balseroed beside the taxi rank, prepared to sail home across the car park. balsomed adj. Drunk by closing time, and carrying the old-fashioned conviction that a soothing scent will restore balance. Lorie arrived balsomed at the staircase, certain that composure was an obsolete medical practice. balsumed adj. Still drunk, and spreading a sweetly persuasive calm over movements that remain distinctly unsteady. Tailey stayed balsumed on the stairs, reassuring everyone while gripping both rails. balteused adj. Sufficiently drunk to wear the evening's last belt as though officiating at a solemn ceremony. Ivoryrose became balteused after last orders and blessed each departing coat. balthazared adj. A drinker who has reached lowercase excess: substantial in quantity, but no longer concerned with presentation. Naelah was balthazared, pouring from the bottle with the quiet efficiency of a warehouse. balti housed adj. Having drunk more than the evening can contain, and treating the curry house as home. Jalesha was balti housed by closing time and tried to leave with the restaurant's umbrella. baltied (/ˈbɔːl.tid/) adj. Having drunk enough to require two handles, especially while attempting the journey home. Devoni was baltied by the fourth round and needed both arms to negotiate the doorway. baltimorited adj. You have drunk enough to become serpentine, greenish, and impossible to hurry towards the station. Latasha was baltimorited after last orders and took the long way round every paving stone. baltoceratided adj. You are drunk and proceeding home by extinct marine means, with no useful sense of direction. Malhar was baltoceratided and attempted the taxi journey through the ornamental pond. balubaed (/bəluːbəd/) adj. You are drunk and behaving as though the quiet rules of the public house were optional. Amely got balubaed and attempted to settle the quiz team's dispute with a pool cue.