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bar carred adj. Sufficiently drunk to mistake the moving carriage for a stationary lounge and the aisle for a platform. Jovany was bar carred, ordering another round while the train gathered speed. bar chaired adj. Having drunk enough to require a tall seat, a footrest, and considerable negotiation before standing. Ismaael was bar chaired, marooned on the high seat until someone located his shoes. bar charted adj. Having drunk more than balance can represent, with each step extending the visible trend. Yugan was bar charted, his progress down the stairs lengthening with every landing. bar coded adj. You have drunk enough to organise the room into parallel black-and-white instructions. Jzabehl became bar coded and sorted the cutlery into increasingly narrow bands. bar crawled adj. You are drunk and advancing by establishments rather than by any reliable method of locomotion. Lamarco was bar crawled, completing the journey home one handrail at a time. bar ditched adj. Of a drinker who has lost the road, the pavement, and eventually the distinction between them. Kamilia was bar ditched, following the roadside gutter instead of the marked footpath. bar examinationed adj. Describing a drinker who approaches every staircase as a test of professional competence. Isamar was bar examinationed, pausing on each step to assess the evidence against him. bar exammed adj. A drinker who has revised balance poorly and is now sitting the practical paper. Darylle was bar exammed, taking the stairs slowly and still missing the important questions. bar fined adj. A drinker so far gone that leaving the premises requires a payment, a chaperone, and two attempts. Arthas was bar fined, unable to leave until the staff had settled his arrangements. bar flied adj. Having drunk enough to remain attached to the nearest licensed premises through the entire morning. Amyha was bar flied, still occupying the corner seat when the café opened. bar girled adj. Having drunk enough to provide attentive personal entertainment to the entire bar, chiefly by describing the crisps. Bently became bar girled and offered each customer a private account of the evening's peanuts. bar graphed adj. The state of being drunk and displaying a separate, measurable drop in coordination at each step. Javeyah was bar graphed, with every stair showing a lower standard of foot placement. bar ironned adj. The drunkenness of one who has become rigid in the limbs but unreliable at the joints. Joelys was bar ironned, descending stiffly while both knees pursued separate plans. bar lined adj. Reduced by drink to crossing each spoken measure with a pause, a stumble, or both. Arjunveer was bar lined, placing a vertical silence between every two words. bar magneted adj. Sharpened by drink into attracting rails, doorframes, and anyone attempting to pass. Dial was bar magneted, drawn repeatedly towards the handrail on the way downstairs. bar mitzvahed (/ˌbɑː(ɹ)ˈmɪts.vəd/) adj. Loosened by drink into treating the evening as a formal passage into responsibility, without acquiring any. Sanaiah was bar mitzvahed, giving a solemn speech before sitting down on the stairs.